Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district, located around Shijo Avenue between Yasaka Shrine in the east and the Kamo River in the west. It is filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses), where geiko (Kyoto dialect for geisha) and maiko (geiko apprentices) entertain.
Gion attracts tourists with its high concentration of traditional wooden machiya merchant houses. Due to the fact that property taxes were formerly based upon street frontage, the houses were built with narrow facades only five to six meters wide, but extend up to twenty meters in from the street.
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Private and Public transportation (unless specified on the guide's profile)
Attraction entry tickets¹
Food and drinks
Insurance (travelers are recommended to purchase their own insurance)
Other expenses not mentioned
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Lunch break
Itineraries (with guides) longer than 4 hours must have a lunch break. Decide with your guide the best place for it. Eating in Japan is an experience itself. Enjoy it!
Duration: 1h00min
Purchase Notice
After the itinerary is booked, the guide will have 48 hours to review the itinerary and accept it. If the guide doesn't respond within 48h, the purchase will be automatically canceled.
Itinerary changes may be suggested by the guide to fit both parties.
Due to force majeure factors such as traffic and weather, the itinerary may change and attractions may be cancelled.
Cancelation policy
Cancelation fee
The cancelation fee will be calculated based on Tokyo local time.
8 day(s) prior to selected date
0%
2 to 7 days prior to selected date
30%
1 day prior to selected date
50%
0 days prior to selected date
100%
Reminders
Please arrive at the designated location 15 mins prior to departure, as the tour will be delayed and might increase the final time, resulting in extra fees by the guide.
Please arrive at the meeting place on time. If you are late for the meeting time, it will be regarded as voluntary abandonment, and there will be no refund or compensation.
Travelers who leave the tour group and withdraw from the tour activities after the tour activity has started cannot request a refund of the tour fee.
If the traffic conditions are relatively congested, the return time may be delayed. Depending on the road conditions on the day, the departure time and route of each sightseeing location may be adjusted.
No refund will be given for changes in the itinerary and cancellation of attractions due to force majeure factors such as traffic and weather.
Infants under the age of 3 who do not occupy a seat do not need to be added. One adult can bring one infant under the age of 3.