Gion Lanterns

The laterns at Yasaka-jinja (Yasaka Shrine) in Gion. It’s considered the patron shrine of Gion. All of the names written on the lanterns are sponsors of the Shrine, who are usually wealthy local businesses. So you can actually see lanterns with ‘.com’ written on it sometimes. Kinda ruins it.

Tags: Kyoto, Gion, Lanterns, Shinto Shrine
Uploaded: April 3, 2006

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