{"id":159,"date":"2021-11-26T14:21:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T05:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gionminami.jp\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:11:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T04:11:47","slug":"about-gion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gionminami.jp\/?page_id=159","title":{"rendered":"About Gion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the following videos, local residents talk about Gion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gion district is famous for its distinct culture like, for example, many of its restaurants still maintaining the principle of not allowing first-time customers or customers without introduction called ichigen-san okotowari. <\/em>As the videos explain, such culture stems from the particularities of the services that the tea houses or restaurants provide and the fact that these shops are private houses as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watching the videos can help you to understand why still many restaurants do not allow first-time customers or why taking photos of Geiko and Maiko is considered to be inappropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n