Gion
Gion is Kyoto's geisha district, with hostesses in colorful kimonos often sighted on the wooden Tatsumi Bridge, or amid upscale Japanese restaurants and boutiques on Hanamikoji Street. Gion Corner hosts traditional Kyomai dances, while Kennin-ji Temple is known for its Zen garden and Yasaka Shrine has seasonal festivals in a lantern-lit courtyard. Nightlife ranges from quiet sake bars to buzzing, pub-like izakayas.
People born in Gion (First 49 people) - Page 11
Amandina Lihamba
Tanzanian actor
Ginés Jesús Hernández
Cristóbal Gabarrón
Spanish painter
Jose Maria Lopez Pinero (José María López Piñero)
Spanish physician
Akhmadali Askarovich Askarov
Soviet-Uzbek archaeologist
Isḩoķhon Ibrat
Author
Diana Antonova
Russian water poloist
Togolok Moldo
Poet
Tursunbek Chyngyshev
Former Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan
Aida Salyanova
Justice
Marat Zhanteliyev
Actor
Ernar Aidar
Ulyana Trofimova
Uzbekistani gymnast
Kumushkhon Fayzullaeva
Uzbekistani weightlifter
Farrukh Raimov
Mai Thuc Loan
Vietnamese king
Dang Tat
William Reeve
Actor
Lars Kjædegaard
Danish writer
Sabit Mukanov
Kazakh poet
Veniamin Soldatenko
Soviet athlete
Yevney Buketov
Soviet author
Andrea Santana
Film director
Alima Mahama
Member of Parliament of Ghana
Dahiru Usman Bauchi
Maxwell Khobe
Former Chief of the Defence Staff
Robyn Donald
Writer
Lorine Chia
Musical artist
Carlo Morganti
Italian football player
Marco d'Oggiono
Italian painter
Luca Marelli
Italian association football referee
Lorenzo D'Anna
Italian football manager
Ileana Piazzoni
Politician
Daniele Cavaliero
Italian professional basketball player
Sergio Ferrari
Italian football player
Ezio Tettamanti
Italian football player
Veronica Tentori
Politician
Penehupifo Pohamba
Namibian educator
Frans Kapofi
Namibian Politician
Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana
Former Minister of Justice of Namibia
Iipumbu Shiimi
Minister of Finance of Namibia
Nikolay Kovalev
Olympic athlete
Nurbek Egen
Kyrgyz film director
Tamara Dadasheva
Musical artist
Imran Usmanov
Author
Osmonbek Artykbaev
Member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan
Janarbek Akayev
Member of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan
