Kamishichiken (上七軒), pronounced locally as Kamihichiken, is a district of northwest Kyoto, Japan. It is the oldest hanamachi (geisha district) in Kyoto...

towns"): Gion (separated as Gion Kōbu and Gion Higashi) Miyagawa-chō Kamishichiken Pontochō As a hanamachi for geisha, the district of Shimabara is defunct;...

districts of Kyoto: Gion Kobu and Gion Higashi, Ponto-chō, Miyagawa-chō and Kamishichiken. Kyoto previously had six hanamachi, with Shimabara, formerly a red...

held alongside the Kamogawa Odori of Pontochō and the Kitano Odori of Kamishichiken.: 62–63  The Miyako Odori is part of the heart of cultural life in Kyoto...

south of Gion Pontochō, another district on west side of Kamo river Kamishichiken, the oldest district in Kyoto Gion Matsuri, one of the largest annual...

later wrote a well-received book, Geisha, about the experience. Gion Kamishichiken Miyagawacho Shimabara Dalby, L., 2000. Geisha, 3rd ed. Vintage Random...

Dalby 1983 p191 Dalby 1983 p192 Dalby 1983 p272 Dalby 1983 p273 The Kamishichiken district's official site The Ponto-cho hanamachi The Miyako Odori's...

(野点, nodate) is hosted by geiko and apprentice maiko from the nearby Kamishichiken district, where tea and wagashi are served to 3,000 guests by geisha...

a one-way street, quite narrow in some areas. Kitano Tenmagū Shrine Kamishichiken Inazumi Jinja Kyoto HBS Museum Kitano Tenmangu website Inazuma Jinja...

Rivers in Kyoto Kamo River Katsura River Uji River Arashiyama Gion Kamishichiken Nishijin Shijō Kawaramachi Katsura Tourist attractions in Kyoto Museums...