Today we had tickets to Miyako Odori, a presentation of geiko and maiko from Kyoto’s Gion district.  since there was no photography allowed,  here is the link so you can see a sample of the performance.

MIYAKO ODORI｜祇園甲部歌舞会 公式ウェブサイト https://share.google/pCUswMhDamLqsgnQz

We also chose to attend the tea ceremony before the performance and found it all beautiful!

The theater has a beautiful garden to visit while waiting

Lovely setting and the performance was elegant and beautiful!

So,  to complete the cultural experience,  we next visited the Samurai and Ninja museum!  it was really a great pairing,  to see what the men was up Togo in the history of Japan!

Samurai were the warriors, following the Shogun. Ninja were like spies,  farmers by day,  ninja by might! 

We ended our day with s walk down philosophers path.   The blossoms here are just a couple days past peak,  so there is pink snow in some places!  but a nice walk!

Tomorrow of to Hiroshima,  with a stop at the White Heron Castle,  Himeji