Today we walked the southern Higashiyama walking tour. It's a five kilometer walk through the heart of Kyoto's sightseeing district. We walked Chawan-zaka (teapot lane), Sannen-zaka, (a charming street lined with our wooden houses, traditional shops and restaurants), Ishibei-koji the most beautiful street in Kyoto, Maruyama-Koenig (park) and the Kodai-ji Pagoda. In the evening we headed to Hanami-koji in Gion with the hope of catching a glimpse of a Maiko or Geiko. As it turned out we arrived just as they were going to their next appointments. We saw many, sometimes two or three at a time. However, as a group was walking toward us we asked the client if he would mind if we took a photograph (they are usually very camera shy and difficult to photograph). To our amazement, the client agreed and the
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