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  • Geisha, or geiko as they are called in Kyoto, are traditionally entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners.
    geisha-1.jpg
  • Geisha on the streets of Arashiyama Kyoto - geiko as they are called in Kyoto are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners.
    geisha-3.jpg
  • Geisha on the streets of Arashiyama - geiko as they are called in Kyoto, are traditionally entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child".
    geisha-3.jpg
  • Maiko, an apprentice Geisha, posing along the Tetsugaku-no-Michi or The Path of Philosophy. This two-kilometer path which follows a canal, runs from Ginkaku - ji Temple to Wakaoji-Shrine. Cherry and maple trees line the small canal forming a tunnel of cherry blossoms in the spring and colorful maple leaves in the fall.
    geisha-2.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-6.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-7.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-hair-style.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-2.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-3.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-5.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-1.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-4.jpg
  • Geisha, or geiko as they are called in Kyoto, are traditionally entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners.
    wearing-kimono-3.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-6.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-8.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-10.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-9.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-7.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-4.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-5.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-2.jpg
  • Kyomai or Kyoto style maiko dance, Mai is one of these types of dances from Western Japan, that is influenced by Noh theater. Kyomai is the distinctive Kyoto version of this, expressing courtly gestures of the Tokugawa period.   Odori is another type of Japanese traditional dance that grew out of Kabuki theater.  These performances by maiko and geisha are a popular event at the Miyako Odori held every spring, for the colorful kimono, staging and Kyomai mannered song and dance.
    kyomai-performance-3.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-performance-3.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-performance-1.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-performance-2.jpg
  • Apprentice geisha are called maiko literally "dance child". It is the maiko, with her white make-up and elaborate kimono and hairstyle, that has become the stereotype of a geisha to Westerners. Geiko as they are called in Kyoto (Geisha elsewhere in Japan) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance.
    maiko-performance-4.jpg
  • Among the oiran, the tayu was considered the highest rank of courtesan and were considered suitable for the shogun. Only the wealthiest and highest ranking could hope to patronise them. To entertain their clients, similar to a geisha, the oiran practiced the arts of dance, music, poetry and calligraphy and an educated wit was considered essential to sophisticated conversation. The rise of the geisha ended the era of the oiran. Geisha practiced the common entertainments enjoyed by the people of that time, and were much more accessible to the casual visitor. Their popularity grew rapidly and eclipsed that of the oiran.  Oiran Dochu is a kimono procession common at certain festivals that celebrate old Japan and Edo.
    oiran-1.jpg
  • Among the oiran, the tayu was considered the highest rank of courtesan and were considered suitable for the shogun. Only the wealthiest and highest ranking could hope to patronise them. To entertain their clients, similar to a geisha, the oiran practiced the arts of dance, music, poetry and calligraphy and an educated wit was considered essential to sophisticated conversation. The rise of the geisha ended the era of the oiran. Geisha practiced the common entertainments enjoyed by the people of that time, and were much more accessible to the casual visitor. Their popularity grew rapidly and eclipsed that of the oiran.  Oiran Dochu is a kimono procession common at certain festivals that celebrate old Japan and Edo.
    oiran-3.jpg
  • Among the oiran, the tayu was considered the highest rank of courtesan and were considered suitable for the shogun. Only the wealthiest and highest ranking could hope to patronise them. To entertain their clients, similar to a geisha, the oiran practiced the arts of dance, music, poetry and calligraphy and an educated wit was considered essential to sophisticated conversation. The rise of the geisha ended the era of the oiran. Geisha practiced the common entertainments enjoyed by the people of that time, and were much more accessible to the casual visitor. Their popularity grew rapidly and eclipsed that of the oiran.  Oiran Dochu is a kimono procession common at certain festivals that celebrate old Japan and Edo.
    oiran-2.jpg
  • Attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, Nikko Edo Village is a Disneyesque recreation of the Tokugawa era capital of Tokyo, then called Edo. Edo Village emphasizes entertainment so you won't confuse this amusement park for a museum or anthropological site.
    edo-mura-1.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-3.jpg
  • Tatsueji - Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-8.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-9.jpg
  • Tatsueji Ceiling Fresco- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-7.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-19.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-17.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-3.jpg
  • Tatsueji Temple Gate- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-12.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-11.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-10.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-5.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-6.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-2.jpg
  • Tatsueji Temple Bell- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-1.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-18.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-15.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-14.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-12.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-11.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-9.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-5.jpg
  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
    gio-ji-4.jpg
  • Tatsueji - Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
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  • Gio-ji Temple Garden in Arashiyama Kyoto/  In recent years the temple was left unattended and fell in disrepair until an enterprising nun Chishoni moved in and tidied the grounds. Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow.  The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
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  • Gio-ji Temple Garden was originally a Buddhist nunnery.  An enterprising nun Chishoni had been a geisha before taking the vows as a nun. Giyo-ji is a small hermitage now, and its main feature is its moss garden. A small stream crosses through the garden, allowing different types of moss to grow. The garden is surrounded by a path.  On the northern side, there is a bamboo grove nicely integrated in the composition of the garden as a whole.  Giyo-ji is one of the best moss gardens in Kyoto, after the more famous Koke-dera.
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  • Ninjas at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Anime Characters at Toei Studio Parkor Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Yoshiwara Red Light District at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Ninjas at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Ninjas at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Anime Characters at Toei Studio Parkor Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Japanese Action Heros at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Yoshiwara Red Light District at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Ninja Show at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Yoshiwara Red Light District at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Yoshiwara Red Light District at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Yoshiwara Red Light District at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Ninjas at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Diety of Good Fortune at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Anime Characters at Toei Studio Parkor Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Anime Characters at Toei Studio Parkor Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Japanese Action Heros at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Japanese Action Heros at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Japanese Action Heros at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Ninja Show at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Jidaigeki Behind the Scenes at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Anime Characters at Toei Studio Parkor Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Anime Characters at Toei Studio Parkor Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Japanese Action Heros at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Yoshiwara Red Light District at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Ninja Theater  at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Ninjas at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Jidaigeki Behind the Scenes at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Yoshiwara Red Light District at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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  • Diety of Good Fortune at Toei Studio Park or Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a film set and theme park in Kyoto.  Besides being where Japanese period movies are filmed known as jidaigeki’ or period dramas. The park also features ninja shows, oiron processions, seasonal events, dress-up-like-geisha studios, a haunted house and the ubiquitous shopping.  The park’s buildings are made up of Edo period traditional buildings including reproduction of Nihonbashi Bridge, and now defunct Yoshiwara Red Light District.  The structures are also used as backdrops for filming historical movies or television dramas. 
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