Escape the Kyoto summer heat 🌿 Kibune & Gion Festival night | Japan travel vlog

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Escape the Kyoto summer heat 🌿 Kibune & Gion Festival night | Japan travel vlog

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From the guide “Gion Kyoto Guide: Yasaka Shrine, Performances and Local Etiquette”: Gion is a historic Kyoto district associated with Yasaka Shrine and the culture of geiko and maiko.

The guide goes on: “Compare the main Gion stops”. The shrine and the theatre offer different kinds of visits: Yasaka Shrine is a place of worship with 24-hour worship access, while Gion Corner has scheduled performances at set evening start times.

From the guide “Japan Summer Heat: Build Cooling Breaks into the Day”: Japan’s summer heat is something to plan around, not something to judge from a single temperature number. Build regular drinks, cooling breaks and a simple way to stop the outing into your day.

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