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Gion

Coordinates: 35°00′13″N 135°46′30″E / 35.003496°N 135.775051°E / 35.003496; 135.775051

Gion (祇園, ぎおん) is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages, in front of Yasaka Shrine. The district was built to accommodate the needs of travelers and visitors to the shrine. It eventually evolved to become one of the most exclusive and well-known geisha districts in all of Japan. The geisha in the Gion district (and Kyoto generally) do not refer to themselves as geisha; instead, Gion geisha use the local term geiko. While the term geisha means "artist" or "person of the arts", the more direct term geiko means essentially "a child of the arts" or "a woman of art".

Divisions

This neighborhood in Kyoto has five hanamachi (geiko communities. There are five hanamachi in Kyoto): Gion Kōbu (祇園甲部) and Gion Higashi (祇園東), which split many years ago; Kōbu is larger, occupying most of the district, while Higashi is smaller and occupies the northeast corner, centered on its rehearsal hall. 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.

Yasaka Shrine

Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社 Yasaka-jinja), once called Gion Shrine (祇園神社 Gion-jinja), is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri (Fourth Avenue), the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.

History

Initial construction on the Shrine began in 656. The Shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers be sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines; and in 991, Emperor Ichijō added three more shrines to Murakami's list. Three years later in 994, Ichijō refined the scope of that composite list by adding Umenomiya Shrine and Gion Shrine.

From 1871 through 1946, Yasaka Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.

Matsuri

In 869 the mikoshi (divine palanquin) of Gion Shrine were paraded through the streets of Kyoto to ward off an epidemic that had hit the city. This was the beginning of the Gion Matsuri, an annual festival which has become world famous.

Radio Stations - Gion

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FM Nirai Okinawa Contemporary Japan
FM Tachikawa 84.4 Varied Japan
NHK Radio 1 News Japan
FM Shiroishi WITH-s Varied Japan
FM Uruma Oldies,Folk Japan
FREEBIRD RADIO 1 (Classic Rock) Classic Rock Japan
Retro AC GAME MUSIC Streaming Radio Electronica Japan
Soryu's Stream Varied Japan
BAN-BAN Radio Ambient,Talk Japan
Retro PC GAME MUSIC Streaming Radio Experimental,Electronica Japan
ChofuFM 83.8 Varied Japan
T-WAVE (RAKIRAKI Beach Radio) Varied Japan
Ozawa Akikazu's Ozawa Akikazu teki KOKORO Varied Japan
Ohayo Michikami Youzou Sports Varied Japan
Jp-Stream TOSHIBO'S WEB RADIO Varied Japan
FM Mot.com, Fukushima Varied Japan
Radio Shonan Varied,Talk Japan
MBS News Japan
Mumix Piano Varied Japan
Old Stories Of Japan (T-WAVE) Varied Japan
Miyazaki Sunshine FM Varied,Talk Japan
Kuwahara Shohei Sui mo Amai mo Varied Japan
FM Aizu Varied Japan
NHK FM Varied Japan
FM Takamatu 81.5 Varied Japan
NOAS FM Rock,Varied,Talk Japan
OTTAVA Classical Japan
Narumi Happo Gokigensan Varied Japan
Earth Dreaming - Save the glass Earth - Varied Japan
FM GIG 81.8 Varied Japan
NHK World Portuguese News Japan
P-tomu.Comic Jack Varied Japan
Goketsu P Varied Japan
Uwasa no GIG Maizuru Varied Japan
FM Mikky 76.1 Varied Japan
Kosakin DE Waao! Varied Japan
FM CASTLE Oldies,Pop Japan
News Tantei Kyoku Varied Japan
FM NishiTokyo 84.2 Varied Japan
FM Odawara 78.7 News Talk,News,Talk Japan
NHK news News Japan
M Channel from Maizuru Varied Japan
FM senri Varied,Talk Japan
KOCO Radio 79.1 FM Varied Japan
Anime-Q8 Varied Japan
ENDLESS DREAM 7 Varied Japan
FM River, Asahikawa Varied Japan
Go J! Varied Japan
FM Hirakata, Osaka Varied Japan
Hardcore J Pop Japan
Hitsujikai Radio Religious,Christian Japan

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