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Gion houses two hanamachi, or geisha districts: Gion Kobu (祇園甲部) and Gion Higashi (祇園東).The two were originally the same district, but split many years ago. Gion Kobu is larger, occupying most of the district including the famous street Hanamikoji, while Gion Higashi is smaller and occupies the northeast corner, centered on its rehearsal h
English: Night aerial view of Chicago and vicinity, from Gary, Indiana, on the right, through Waukegan, Illinois, and Kenosha, Wisconsin in the distance at upper left. The outline of Lake Michigan is prominent.
The now-demolished plant of the White Eagle Brewing Company was in Bridgeport and designed by architect John S. Flizikowski. Victory Monument and Ida B. Wells-Barnett House in Bronzeville Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chicago's Chinatown St. Simeon Mirotočivi, a Serbian Orthodox church located in East Side Greektown Fiesta Boricua on Paseo Boricua ...
Chicago is traditionally divided into the three "sides" of the North Side, West Side, and South Side by the Chicago River. These three sides are represented by the white stripes on the Flag of Chicago. [12] The city is also divided into 50 wards for the purpose of electing one alderman each to the Chicago City Council. These wards have at times ...
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 end of Shijō-dōri (Fourth Avenue), the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.
CHICAGO — One of the country’s oldest holiday traditions will happen in Chicago this week. The 111th City of Chicago Christmas Tree will be lit up Friday night, Nov. 22, during the annual Tree ...
"The haiku in the cartouche describes her longing for her lover: 'By now you must be/ somewhere near Komagata/ A nightingale is singing.'" [4] 2 Chang'e flees to the Moon (Joga hongetsu tsuki) The goddess of the Moon, Chang'e: 3 Rising moon over Mount Nanping (Nanpeizan shogetsu) Cao Cao viewing the Red Cliffs: 4 The Gion District (Gionmachi)
Cheers to Chicago’s culinary scene! It’s never boring. This year, two of the city’s established restaurants took home James Beard awards for emerging chef of the year (Damarr Brown of Virtue ...