Editing Gion (section)

==Annual events==
[[File:Miyako Odori; cherry dance in Kyoto; 都をどり.jpg|thumbnail|[[Miyako Odori]]]]
The geisha and {{Transliteration|ja|maiko}} of Gion both perform annual public dances, as do all five [[Hanamachi#Kyoto hanamachi|geisha districts in Kyoto]]. The oldest of these date to the [[Kyoto exhibition]] of 1872. The more popular of these is the [[Miyako Odori]], literally "Dances of the Old Capital" (sometimes instead referred to as the "Cherry Blossom Dances"), staged by the geisha of Gion Kobu, which dates to 1872. The dances run from April 1 through April 30 each year during the height of the cherry blossom ({{Transliteration|ja|[[sakura]]}}) season. Spectators from Japan and worldwide attend the events, which range from "cheap" seats on [[tatami]] mats on the floor, to reserved seats with a small [[tea ceremony]] beforehand. Gion Higashi holds a similar dance in early November, around autumn leaves, known as Gion Odori; this is more recent and has fewer performances.