Ponto-chō
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thumb|250px|Ponto-chō in the morning thumb|right|Ponto-chō at night thumb|A maiko in Ponto-chō
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- alley
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Nakagyō Ward
- Body of water
- Kamo River
- Image
- Pontocho by Wolfiewolf in Nabeyacho, Kyoto.jpg
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- name in kana
- ぽんとちょう
- Commons category
- Pontocho
- inception
- 1674-00-00
- native label
- 先斗町
- parallel street
- Kiyamachi Street
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- District
- Cultural features
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|Ponto-chō in the morning thumb|right|Ponto-chō at night thumb|A maiko in Ponto-chō
is a district in Kyoto, Japan, known for its and , and is home to many of the city's and traditional tea houses. Like Gion, Ponto-chō is famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ponto-chō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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