Ponto-chō
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Ponto-chō is a historic, narrow alley in Kyoto famous for its traditional teahouses, geisha culture, and atmospheric nightlife along the Kamogawa River.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pontocho | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alley
ⓘ
entertainment district ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Gion district
ⓘ
surface form:
Gion
|
| associatedWith |
Kamo River dining terraces
ⓘ
Kyoto nightlife ⓘ traditional performing arts ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Edo period origins ⓘ |
| follows | Kamogawa River ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kyoto city authorities ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
near Sanjō Station
ⓘ
near Shijō Station ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
geisha district
ⓘ
hanamachi ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
food and beverage services
ⓘ
hospitality industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lantern-lit streets
ⓘ
narrow stone-paved alley ⓘ traditional wooden townhouses ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | 先斗町 ⓘ |
| hasRomanization |
Ponto-chō
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pontocho
|
| hasSeasonalAttraction |
cherry blossom viewing nearby
ⓘ
summer riverside dining ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Japanese script ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric nightlife
ⓘ
bars ⓘ geisha culture ⓘ maiko performances ⓘ narrow alleyway atmosphere ⓘ ochaya ⓘ restaurants ⓘ traditional teahouses ⓘ traditional wooden architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Nakagyō-ku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Kamogawa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | central Kyoto entertainment area ⓘ |
| streetType | pedestrian alley ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| zoningType |
commercial
ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ |