A Fun Gion Trip Plan for Girls

Hello everyone!
Today we would like to introduce the spots that we recommend for girls trip.
 

Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Ninenzaka Yasaka Chaya Store

“Starbucks coffee” is a coffee shop chain that is being loved around the world.
This particular store is located at a two-story Japanese house that is over 100 years old.
Here you can enjoy the very well protected good old culture, scenery and tourism of Ninenzaka.
In front of the shop, the indigo colored Starbucks flag will welcome you to the shop.
 

The second floor is the most recommended here!
In addition to sofa seats and table seats, there are three seating spaces where you can take off your shoes and relax at the zashiki space (the parlor), one of Kyoto’s unique culture.
A space full of playfulness, such as the hanging scrolls and the tatami mats with various patterns on its edges.
If you sit on the zashiki space, you can hear the very calming sound of water from the garden outside.
Let’s take a short break before starting your Kyoto journey!
 

Access:

Address: 349 Masuyacho Kodaiji Minamimondori Shimokawara Higashi Iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0826, Kyoto Prefecture
Operating hours: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
 

Hanamikoji Street

Hanamikoji is a road that was developed in the early Meiji era and is the main north–south pedestrian thoroughfare stretching 1 km, passes through the center of Gion.
You can see various expressions of Kyoto with different atmospheres on the north and south side of the street.
In fact, the construction of the stone pavement was completed in 2001, and it was reborn into a more antique and unique townscape.
 

Along the Hanamikoji, there is a facility where you can enjoy modern art such as Gion Kōbu Kaburenjō and Kahitsukan-Kyoto Modern Art Museum.
The museum is famous for having a large collection including the works of Kitaōji Rosanjin, Murakami Kagaku, and Kaoru Yamaguchi.
In addition to pottery, it also stores and displays other works such as Japanese paintings, Western paintings and photographs, and it is one of the few facilities along Hanamikoji street that can be enjoyed even during the daytime, so it is a good idea to stop by during your walk!
 

There are also plenty of shops where you can enjoy lunch, teatime, dinner, and souvenirs hunting, so please come and enjoy your time at Hanamikoji street when you visit Kyoto!
 

Access:

Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto 605-0084

Take the Kyoto City Bus from “Kyoto Ekimae” bus stop and get off at “Gion” and walk 5 minutes
 

Gion Shirakawa

Gion Shirakawa Area runs along the Shirakawa Canal parallel to Shijo Avenue.
The canal is lined by willow trees, high class restaurants and ochaya (tea shops), many of which have rooms overlooking the canal.
It has been designated as a Traditional Building Preservation District in Kyoto, and it is one of the few places where the pre-war townscape remains.
 

Gion Shirakawa is a teahouse town with teahouses lining up on both sides of the road.
It is a very photogenic teahouse district.
 

And Gion is originally a busy place at night.
The Gion Tatsumi Bridge is lit up every night, and the lights of the vermilion lanterns are very glossy and creating the atmosphere of an ancient city.
It would be very nice to visit this place in kimono and take some cool commemorative photos.
 

Access:

Go up Yamato-Oji Street, Sueyoshi-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

About 15 minutes on foot from Keihan Gion Shijo Station
 

Kyōto Minami-za

Minamiza is the primary Kabuki theatre in Kyoto, Japan.
Minami-za is one of the earliest of the seven officially licensed Kabuki theaters built in the Genna period (1615-1623) in the Shijo Kawara area in Kyoto.
You may have seen Kabuki actors before, but have you ever seen a Kabuki show?
 

Minamiza is known as the birthplace of Kabuki and is a place where you can enjoy various performances such as Kabuki and general drama throughout the year, as well as Kyoto’s annual year-end performance, “Kichirei Kaomise Kougyou.”
 

Now that “Super Kabuki” is available, we can enjoy Kabuki shows based on anime and manga that we are already familiar with, so it is very recommended to see the Kabuki shows here!
 

Access:

〒605-0075 Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

・ 3 minutes walk from Hankyu Railway Kawaramachi Station [Exit 1]
・ Keihan Electric Railway Gion Shijo Station [Exit 6]
・ By car (taxi) is convenient from JR Kyoto Station
 

Kinnabe Gion Shijo Store

You can enjoy a delicious meal with chicken and Kyoto’s vegetables on the famous “Kinnabe” restaurant.
 

The washi (Japanese paper) for the washi nabe (pan) used in the Kinnabe is made only for this restaurant, and it has been crafted with its own special work so that only the umami (deliciousness) remains.
The secret of the umami seems to be hidden in this Japanese paper.
The interior of the restaurant is also decorated with the traditional Kyoto fishing equipments to give you the most authentic Kyoto atmosphere!
 

Access:

68 Hakata-cho, 3-chome Yamatooji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
7 minutes from Gion Shijo Station
 

A Fun Gion Trip Plan for Girls

Those were some tourist attractions in Gion that you can enjoy.
Speaking of girls trips, photogenic places where you can feel the history are essential.
It may be a good idea to spend some relaxing time and take a walk around Gion Area to refresh your mind.
You can visit all of the spots we mentioned earlier in one day, so please take a walk around Gion Area while wearing kimono from Kimono Rental Wargo!
 

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