page_title: Ponto-chō
hierarchical_section_title: Ponto-chō
caption_attribution_description: Pontochō centres around one long, narrow, cobbled alley running from Shijo-dōri to Sanjo-dōri, one block west of the Kamogawa in Kyoto. Today the area, lit by traditional lanterns at night, contains a mix of very expensive restaurants - featuring outdoor riverside dining on wooden patios throughout the summer - geisha houses and tea houses, brothels, bars, and cheap eateries. It has a unique atmosphere - elegance and traditional beauty really do balance with seediness and the slightest hint of danger. 日本語: 先斗町（京都市中京区先斗町四条上る松本町4-157-159-1、京阪四条駅・河原町駅最寄りの日本料理・懐石料理店「みます屋」[1]）
context_page_description: Ponto-chō is a Hanamachi district in Kyoto, Japan, known for geiko and maiko and home to many geiko houses and traditional tea houses. Like Gion, Ponto-chō is famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment.
context_section_description: Ponto-chō (先斗町) is a Hanamachi district in Kyoto, Japan, known for geiko and maiko and home to many geiko houses and traditional tea houses.  Like Gion, Ponto-chō is famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment.
caption: Ponto-chō at night
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