The geisha quarter developed as an area with scores of restaurants and drinking holes. Visitors came from all over to witness the district’s lively songs and dances, and were greeted with attentive care by geisha and maiko. The “Kamogawa Odori” is a traditional dance and drama, performed by geisha and maiko in Pontocho, a famous section of Kyoto’s geisha district. Beginning in 1872, this performance has run for over a hundred years and is set within a stunningly decorated stage.

Date May 1st to 24th , 2008
Time 12:30, 14:20, 16:10 (each performance runs for about an hour and fifteen minutes)
Place Sanjo Ohashi Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
Addres 527 Chayamachi,Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

Access 5 min walk from city bus Kawaramachi Sanjo stop, Keihan railway Sanjo Station, Tozai subway line Keihan Sanjo Station
Tel 075-221-2025
Entrance fee fJPY4300 (special seats with tea service), JPY3800 (special seats), JPY2000 (general seats)
※ Reservations can be made at the JR Tickets Offices of JR West and JR Central. Please note that you can only reserve the 4,300yen tickets with included tea ceremony using this service.