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	Kyoto Travel: Gion
		To experience the traditional Gion, stroll along Hanami-koji, a street lined by beautiful old buildings, teahouses and restaurants.
		Yasaka Shrine and the Minamiza kabuki theater are some of Gion's other attractions.
		Gion can be reached by bus from Kyoto Station in about 20 minutes.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e3902.html (181 words)

	Gion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gion (祇園 or 祇をん) is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the middle ages, in front of Yasaka Shrine.
		Despite the considerable decline in the number of geisha in Gion in the last one hundred years, it is still famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment.
		However, as it was a geisha district, and as geisha are entertainers, not prostitutes, Gion is not, and never was, a red-light district.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gion (146 words)

	CNN.com - Skateboarder crosses Australia - Nov 26, 2004
		Gion's travels took him from Adelaide on the southern coast of the country through deserts and prairie all the way to Darwin, the most northern town of the continent.
		Gion carried spare parts, water and food in a backpack, slept on the roadside and renewed provisions at gas stations en route.
		Unperturbed, Gion is already planning his next venture: an attempt to go "around the world in 80 days" starting in April 2005, alternating between his skateboard and a specially-designed wind-powered boat, although he says shifting winds make it impossible to predict how long that journey would actually take.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/skateboard.australia (412 words)

	Gion District, Kyoto, Japan
		Gion Festival: The Gion Festival is over 1100 years old and is the most spectacular of the ceremonies involving Yasaka Shrine.
		In 1712, the ochaya of Gion were given licenses permitting Geisha entertainment by the Tokugawa Shogunate.
		While you eat, the bright lights of Gion from the other side of the river reflect in the water, students aim fireworks at each other, lovers stroll etc etc. Not a bad way to spend an evening.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/kyoto/gion.html (3098 words)

	JNTO Website \| Find a Location \| Kyoto \| Gion and Kawara-machis
		The Gion District with wooden lattice windows and Maiko dancers.
		Gion is one of the main districts of Kyoto, and for many people it is the Gion district that comes to mind when they think of Kyoto.
		Gion is a friendly, lively district that preserves tradition as well as incorporating new trends and fashions.
	www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/kyoto/gion_kawaharamachi.html (316 words)

	Festivals & Holidays
		This is the reason why the Gion Matsuri is considered to be a festival of the common people, and not one of the privileged classes.
		Gion Matsuri is an annual festival of Yasaka Jinja (Gion is an old name of this shrine), and it is one of the three biggest local festivals in Japan.
		But among these, Gion Matsuri is the most famous because of its gay atmosphere and long history, reproduced on a grand scale.
	mothra.rerf.or.jp /ENG/Hiroshima/Festivals/54.html (1793 words)

	Kyoto Gion Festival（日本京都祗园祭）
		The ancient capital of Japan, Kyoto （京都） is taken back in time during the Gion festival （祗园祭） by Yasaka shrine (八阪神社, gion was the old name of this shrine.) Gion festival is one of the biggest festivals in Japan.
		It is said that the summer of Kyoto begins with the Gion Matsuri （祗园祭）.
		Gion festival was started in 869 A.D when a bad plague （瘟疫） spread through Kyoto.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2003-07/04/content_359339.htm (342 words)

	Gion Festival
		Gion was the old name of Yasaka shrine.
		Gion festival is one of the biggest festivals in Japan.
		First celebrated in 896, the Gion Festival has grown through the centuries into a celebration that fills Kyoto with color, music and merriment.
	www.1vacation.com /gionftvl.html (181 words)

	Kyoto Shimbun: Events Guide in Kyoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Prior to the parade of floats, the highlight of the Gion Festival, the "yama" and "hoko"(double-decked floats) floats are put together and decorated with beautiful tapestries and material.
		In particular, the streets where the "hoko" are on display are worth a visit as family treasures such as screens and works of calligraphy are taken out of storage and placed on view.
		The Gion Festival is a month-long festival beginning on July 1st when "kippu-iri" or the placing of the names of the "yama"and "hoko" into a box takes place.
	www.kyoto-np.co.jp /kp/english/guide/saijiki/f_gion.html (316 words)

	Joel Gion didn't want his band to find fame in failure, but that's just what happened, thanks to 'Dig!' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Joel Gion, 34, was throwing a fit backstage at the Metreon's Action Theater, knocking around a pile of bags and purses, shouting, "Where are my f - - cigarettes?" He stomped out of the room and slammed the door.
		This act was partly for the amusement of his new band members, who were sprawled on a nearby couch sipping beer, and partly because he was attempting to re-create the chaotic mood of the evening's entertainment.
		More importantly, with the Dilettantes, Gion no longer shakes the maracas in someone else's shadow but takes center stage as the lead singer and main songwriter, even if with his knit cap and hands in his pockets he looks unusually subdued.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/16/DDGFMC8E5K1.DTL (897 words)

	Keyword Search - VirtualTourist.com
		In that area, there is a Gion Corner which is a preserved area with well-preserved traditional shophouses which are mainly high-end restaurants.
		Dances of Gion Geisha is held during April at Gionkaburenjo near the gay area.
		Gion Matsuri Festival is an annual festival held in Kyoto in July.
	members.virtualtourist.com /vt/ks/?m=0&c=0&s=gion (753 words)

	Dengion Ninhchu, Den Gion Ninh Chu Resort, Dengion ninhchu resort Vietnam, ninhchu beach vietnam
		Den Gion Ninh Chu is an ideal eco-resort with 7ha in area and 5 km eastern far from Phan Rang city, lying on charming and romatic Binh Son – Ninh Chu beach.
		This area is one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam with a weeping willow forest lying along beautiful seashore, which looks like a long green ribbon standing out in warm sunshine all year round.
		Den Gion Ninh Chu Resort is decorated in earthern red tones which is burned in fire.
	www.hotelvietnamonline.com /ninhthuan/dengionninhchu/index.htm (706 words)

	Gion
		Gion flourished in front of Yasaka shrine gate.
		In Gion, there were high-class Japanese-style restaurants, teahouse and Japanese-style hotel a long time ago.
		It is said that side of Gion burnt in Oninnoran.
	homepage.mac.com /tonysilva/arch/sensei/students/swf2005/mina/gion.html (84 words)

	Gion - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
		Gion (祇園 o 祇をん) es un distrito de Kyoto, Japón, originalmente originado en tiempos equivalentes a la edad media occidental, este lugar está ubicado frente al Santuario de Yasaka y es mundialmente famoso por la existencia centenaria de las geishas.
		No obstante la considerable declinación en el número de geishas en Gion en los pasados 100 años, sigue siendo famoso por la preservación de las formas de arquitectura tradicional japonesa, así como de los modos y artes de entretenimiento.
		Hay una creencia errónea acerca de que Gion fue un distrito de prostitución.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gion (251 words)

	Gion festival
		Gion Matsuri 祇園祭, a month long festivity, dates back to the 9th century.
		It’s regarded as one of the three most important festivals in Japan.
		People in uniform carried a heavy carriage with a god on it to Yasaka Shrine in the east end of Gion.
	www.sns.ias.edu /~ian/2005/10-kyoto_gion_festival/gion_festival.htm (169 words)

	Gion (Geisha district)- Kyoto, Japan - VirtualTourist.com
		Yasaka Shrine, a k a Gion Shrine, is famous for one of Japan's largest festivals, the Gion Matsuri.
		Pick the right time and you may be lucky to catch one of the exquisitely attired ladies on her way to an important appointment.
		The Gion district is featured in the 2006 movie Memoirs of a Geisha, and it's still a good place to get a glimpse of these extraordinary specialists.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Kyoto_fu/Kyoto-973793/Things_To_Do-Kyoto-Gion_Geisha_district-R-1.html (871 words)

	Geisha of Gion
		Mineko Iwasaki was the greatest geisha (or geiko) of her day until she left the constricting confines of Gion for an independent life when she was only 29.
		There is much to enjoy here, and not least is the sheer exoticism of a vanishing way of life that is very different to anything the West can offer.
		From her idyllic first three years with her parents and siblings, to her training as a geiko in Gion this is surely the Japan that many people imagine--a place of stylized ritual, cherry blossoms and kimonos--but it is also a whole lot more than that.
	www.myshelf.com /biography/03/geishaofgion.htm (212 words)

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