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    35°00′13″N 135°46′30″E / 35.003496°N 135.775051°E / 35.003496; 135.775051 Gion (祇園) is a district of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, originating as an entertainment...
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    Gion worship (祇園信仰, Gion shinkō) is a Shinto cult. Originally it revolved solely around Gozu Tenno, but during the Separation of Shinto and Buddhism of...
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    The Gion Festival (祇園祭, Gion Matsuri) is one of the largest and most famous festivals in Japan, taking place annually during the month of July in Kyoto...
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    her life. In 2002, she released her own autobiography, titled Geisha of Gion in the UK and Geisha: A Life in the US. Iwasaki was born as Masako Tanaka...
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    Yasaka Shrine (redirect from Gion Shōja)
    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...
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    Joel Gion (/ɡiːˈɒn/; born 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)) is an American musician, best known as the tambourine player for the psychedelic rock band The Brian...
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    Sisters of the Gion (Japanese: 祇園の姉妹, Hepburn: Gion no kyōdai) or Sisters of Gion is a 1936 black and white Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi...
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    The Machida GION Stadium (町田市立陸上競技場, Machida Shiritsu Rikujō Kyōgijō) is a multi-use stadium in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. It is a.k.a “Nozuta Stadium” (野津田競技場...
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    The Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival (戸畑祇園山笠) is a popular local Japanese festival (matsuri) which takes place annually in Tobata, a ward of Kitakyushu in...
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    Gion Station (祇園駅, Gion-eki) is a train station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka in Japan. Its station symbol is a young male dressed in happi, representing...
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