#geisha district

[redsamuraiii]

My Japan Trip : Gion

[aishiteru-kenshin]

Maiko of Miyagawa-chou District, Kyoto, Japan | Nobuhiro Suhara

[fuad-ramses-73]

Geisha Koyakko 1910s da Blue Ruin 1 Tramite Flickr: Koyakko (小奴) was a talented dancer in the Shinbashi geisha district of Tokyo. After the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 she succeeded to the professional name of Hanayagi Sumi (花柳寿美) and went on to modernize traditional dance-drama. A motion picture was later made of her career.

[dummy-kanji]

Two Maiko Girls from Ponto-cho 1961 por Blue Ruin 1 Por Flickr: A photograph by Burt Glinn, in the Japan issue of “Holiday” magazine, October 1961.

[eligy]

おはよう日本！~Kanazawa~ | pt. 5

[takemebacktokanazawa]

I love this restaurant in Gion, Kyoto! "Issen-Yoshoku". It only has one food item on the menu but it's a really fun and unique place! https://en.japantravel.com/kyoto/tasting-gions-issen-yoshoku/16828 http://www.issen-yosyoku.co.jp/index.html

[redsamuraiii]

Higashi Chaya District, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture by nabecam

Looks like the play scene from Memoirs of a Geisha.

[redsamuraiii]

Honnōji Hotel (2017)

The scene that encapsulate what I felt walking down the streets of Kyoto, it’s a place that felt like time stood still as if you’ve step into a different era. And you’ll be more appreciative of the surroundings when you know some history about it.