Gion

Gion Street

Originally uploaded by neepster.

Last night we got to Kyoto and decided to go to Gion, the district famous for Geisha, the traditional Japanese art persons/courtesans. Gion today is an interesting place, full of a variety of eating establishments and bars. We wandered through Gion marvelling at the streets that looked like they had been there for 400 years (and probably have been) and managed to find a cool place to have a drink. The “ShotBar” as the only English sign described it, was small. Only about 8 people could sit there and drink and we were the only ones there until we left. The proprietor was a nice guy who didn’t speak any English, but let us get a bit rowdy in good humor before we finally had had enough and headed back to the hotel. On the way back, we saw a maiko, an apprentice geisha, clogging across the street in her tall wooden sandals. Way cool. Photos are on flikr.