Located in the heart of the Gion district, this shrine is a feast for the senses. As you approach, you’ll pass through a bright red gate that ... the temple’s pretty gardens, ponds, and winding paths ...

Kodaiji Temple is a fun and educational place if visiting Kyoto with kids ... The 1,350-year-old shrine hosts the Gion ...

KYOTO--Tourism officials here are offering premium seats for 400,000 yen ($2,870) each that provide an up-close view of the traditional Gion Festival’s massive float parade on July 17.

It was a little more than 25 years ago that I first walked the streets of Gion, the centuries ... were not even here when my Kyoto-born wife (whom I met in a temple my first month in the city) ...

KYOTO--A geisha community here will put on its annual “Gion Odori” dance performance in November for the first time in three years. The Gion Higashi Kabukai association, based in one of Kyoto ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...

Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri, which began over 1,000 years ago, as he unravels the mystery of the decorations and meets the foreign volunteers.