Editing Gion (section)

===Geisha===
[[File:Gion restaurant by vadym777 in Kyoto.jpg|thumb|upright|A typical {{Transliteration|ja|[[kaiseki]]}} restaurant in Gion]]
Gion retains a number of old-style Japanese houses called {{Transliteration|ja|[[machiya]]}}, which roughly translates to "townhouse", some of which function as {{Transliteration|ja|[[ochaya]]}}, or "teahouses", where geisha entertain guests at parties, involving singing, traditional dance performances, drinking games and conversation. Both geisha and {{Transliteration|ja|[[maiko]]}} can be seen travelling throughout the district to attend parties, lessons and various other engagements. A number of dressing-up parlors, known as {{Transliteration|ja|henshin}} studios, will dress tourists up as {{Transliteration|ja|maiko}} or geisha for a fee, allowing them to walk through the streets of Gion and have their photo taken; by law in Kyoto, these tourists are required to dress inaccurately, so as not to impersonate geisha or {{Transliteration|ja|maiko}}.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

Geisha and {{Transliteration|ja|maiko}} both perform in public dance events staged yearly, such as the [[Miyako Odori]]; some also perform dances for tourists at Gion Corner.