Hōkan-ji Temple 🏯🌸

Commonly known as the "Yasaka-no-mon" (Yasaka Pagoda), 🏯🌸 it is located next to Kiyomizu-dera Temple. It is a 46-meter high pagoda with a graceful sloping roof. 🏯🌸 It matches perfectly with the streets and the setting sun～ 🌇🌆 Gion 🌺🍃 Gion is Kyoto's largest geisha district, known as the "Hanamachi" or "flower town" of modern Japan's most famous geisha. 🏯🌸 The name originates from the Buddhist term "Jetavana Vihara," which is short for "Gion-shijo." 🏯🌸 Sometimes in the afternoon, you can even catch a glimpse of geisha strolling the streets. 👘🎎 🏯🌸 #HokanjiTemple 🏯 #YasakaPagoda 🌸 #GionDistrict 🌺 #GeishaEncounter 👘