Trip home page Looking over the Kamo River [Jackson]

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• Gion Corner
• Looking over the Kamo River
• Sophia and some of her friends
• Praying for no more earthquakes
• Praying for no more earthquakes
• Praying for no more earthquakes
• Walking in Gion
• Walking in Gion
• Gion Corner performance center
• School girls greeting us
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• Pontocho (also Ponto-cho) is a small alley with shops and restaurants - and the Kaburenjo theater.
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• This theater is where the Suimeikai is held in March and October. This is a presentation by geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha)
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• Pontocho
• Pontocho scene
• Pontocho scene
• Pontocho scene
• Pontocho scene
• Pontocho scene
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• We were by the theater and saw some maiko and geisha ...
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• Maiko waiting outside
• Maiko waiting outside
• Geisha stepping out
• Whoa! It's raining
• Later, gator
• There she goes
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• Then it started to sprinkle. Before we left, Kitty wanted to get some pictures of the sculptures in the stream along the street ...
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• Sculpture
• Sculpture
• Sculpture
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• Tuesday Oct. 22, page 2: Heian Jinku Shrine
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• Tuesday Oct. 22, page 1: Kiyomizudera