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  • 1. Who performs annual public dances in Gion along with maiko?
A) Students
B) Musicians
C) Actors
D) Geisha
  • 2. How many geisha districts in Kyoto perform annual public dances?
A) Only two
B) Three
C) All five
D) Ten
  • 3. When do the oldest annual public dances in Kyoto date back to?
A) The Kyoto exhibition of 1872
B) World War II
C) The Edo period
D) The Meiji restoration of 1868
  • 4. What is the literal translation of Miyako Odori?
A) Cherry Blossom Dances
B) Geisha Spring Festival
C) Dances of the Old Capital
D) Autumn Leaves Celebration
  • 5. What alternative name is sometimes used for the Miyako Odori?
A) Spring Awakening
B) Capital Festival
C) Gion Music Festival
D) Cherry Blossom Dances
  • 6. Which group stages the Miyako Odori?
A) Kyoto Municipal Board
B) Gion Higashi geisha
C) Kaisei students
D) Gion Kobu geisha
  • 7. In what year does the history of Miyako Odori date to?
A) 1872
B) 1953
C) 1936
D) 2010
  • 8. During which month do the Miyako Odori dances run each year?
A) April
B) November
C) May
D) October
  • 9. The Miyako Odori dances coincide with the height of which season?
A) Cherry blossom season
B) Autumn leaves season
C) Summer festival season
D) Winter snow season
  • 10. What is the Japanese word for cherry blossom mentioned in the text?
A) Odori
B) Sakura
C) Kobu
D) Miyako
  • 11. What kind of seating is available for cheap tickets at the Miyako Odori?
A) Reserved VIP chairs
B) Standing room only
C) Tatami mats on the floor
D) Private balconies
  • 12. What activity is sometimes included beforehand with reserved seats at the Miyako Odori?
A) A guided walking tour
B) A traditional dinner
C) A geisha makeup tutorial
D) A small tea ceremony
  • 13. What is the name of the dance held by Gion Higashi in early November?
A) Gion Odori
B) Miyako Odori
C) Kobu Odori
D) Sakura Odori
  • 14. Around what natural scenery is the Gion Odori held?
A) Autumn leaves
B) Snow-covered mountains
C) Blooming lotus ponds
D) Cherry blossoms
  • 15. Which board of education operates public elementary and junior high schools in Kyoto?
A) Kyoto Municipal Board of Education
B) Gion District Board of Education
C) Japan National Board of Education
D) Kansai Regional Board
  • 16. Which schools are Gionmachi Kitagawa and Gionmachi Minamigawa zoned to?
A) Gion Public Academy
B) Kaisei Elementary and Junior High School
C) Kyoto Central School
D) Sakura Elementary School
  • 17. Who wrote the novel 'Memoirs of a Geisha', which is largely set in Gion?
A) Kenji Mizoguchi
B) Mineko Iwasaki
C) Gran Turismo
D) Arthur Golden
  • 18. Where did Mineko Iwasaki live and conduct business as a geisha?
A) Tokyo District
B) Kaisei
C) Gion Higashi
D) Gion Kobu
  • 19. What is the title of Mineko Iwasaki's autobiography mentioned in the text?
A) Gion Music Festival
B) Geisha of Gion
C) Sisters of the Gion
D) Memoirs of a Geisha
  • 20. Who directed several films set in Gion, including 'Sisters of the Gion'?
A) Kenji Mizoguchi
B) Arthur Golden
C) Kyoto Municipal
D) Mineko Iwasaki
  • 21. In what year was Kenji Mizoguchi's film 'Sisters of the Gion' released?
A) 1953
B) 1936
C) 2010
D) 1872
  • 22. What is the Japanese title for the film 'Sisters of the Gion'?
A) Gion bayashi
B) Miyako odori
C) Gion odori
D) Gion no kyōdai
  • 23. In what year was Kenji Mizoguchi's film 'A Geisha' released?
A) 1936
B) 2010
C) 1872
D) 1953
  • 24. What is an alternative title for the 1953 film 'A Geisha' by Kenji Mizoguchi?
A) Cherry Blossom Dances
B) Gion Music Festival
C) Dances of the Old Capital
D) Sisters of the Gion
  • 25. What is the Japanese title for the film 'A Geisha' aka 'Gion Music Festival'?
A) Gion bayashi
B) Miyako odori
C) Gion no kyōdai
D) Gion odori
  • 26. Which video game features part of the Gion area as a photo travel landscape?
A) Kyoto Racing 2010
B) Gran Turismo 5
C) Memoirs of a Geisha Game
D) Sakura Drift
  • 27. In what year was the video game featuring the Gion area released?
A) 2010
B) 1872
C) 1936
D) 1953
  • 28. What feature of Gion is included in the video game Gran Turismo 5?
A) A geisha character skin
B) A hidden music track
C) A photo travel landscape
D) A race track
  • 29. Which Gion district holds a dance around autumn leaves?
A) Kyoto Municipal
B) Gion Higashi
C) Kaisei
D) Gion Kobu
  • 30. Between which dates do the Miyako Odori dances run?
A) March 15 through April 15
B) November 1 through November 30
C) April 1 through April 30
D) October 1 through October 31
  • 31. Which ward of Kyoto contains Gion?
A) Nakagyo-ku
B) Higashiyama-ku
C) Ukyo-ku
D) Sakyo-ku
  • 32. During which historical period did Gion originate as an entertainment district?
A) Sengoku period
B) Meiji period
C) Edo period
D) Heian period
  • 33. Gion originally developed in front of which shrine?
A) Kennin-ji
B) Kinkaku-ji
C) Yasaka Shrine
D) Fushimi Inari Shrine
  • 34. Gion is the Japanese translation of which Buddhist term?
A) Samsara
B) Nirvana
C) Bodhi
D) Jetavana
  • 35. Through which language was the Buddhist term adapted into Japanese as Gion?
A) Chinese
B) Korean
C) Sanskrit
D) Mongolian
  • 36. What is the Chinese source term for Gion?
A) Jingtu
B) Qiyuan
C) Potala
D) Shaolin
  • 37. What local term do geisha in Kyoto use instead of geisha?
A) Oiran
B) Geiko
C) Tayu
D) Maiko
  • 38. How many hanamachi, or geisha districts, does Gion house?
A) Four
B) Two
C) One
D) Three
  • 39. In what year did the two Gion districts split?
A) 1986
B) 1750
C) 1881
D) 1945
  • 40. Which famous street is occupied by Gion Kobu?
A) Shijo Street
B) Nene no Michi
C) Hanamikoji street
D) Shirakawa Street
  • 41. What is Gion Higashi centered on?
A) Its rehearsal hall
B) Yasaka Shrine
C) The Kamo River
D) Kennin-ji temple
  • 42. What has the City of Kyoto done to enhance the historical authenticity of its hanamachi?
A) Installing neon lights on historical buildings
B) Replacing all traditional machiya with concrete structures
C) Relocating overhead utilities underground
D) Paving all streets with modern asphalt
  • 43. Since what year has the city of Kyoto removed electric poles from popular tourist destinations in the area?
A) 1945
B) 2000
C) 1881
D) 1986
  • 44. What are old-style Japanese houses in Gion called?
A) Machiya
B) Hanamachi
C) Minka
D) Ochaya
  • 45. What does the word 'machiya' roughly translate to?
A) Teahouse
B) Townhouse
C) Rehearsal hall
D) Temple
  • 46. What are ochaya?
A) Hotels
B) Rehearsal halls
C) Teahouses
D) Dressing-up parlors
  • 47. What do dressing-up parlors for tourists in Gion are known as?
A) Henshin studios
B) Ochaya studios
C) Machiya galleries
D) Geiko academies
  • 48. Along which major street are many modern entertainment establishments and tourist-oriented spots located?
A) Nene no Michi
B) Shijo Street
C) Shirakawa Street
D) Hanamikoji Street
  • 49. What is another name for Hanami Lane?
A) Nene no Michi
B) Kamo-gawa
C) Ponto-cho
D) Hanami-koji
  • 50. What does Hanami-koji translate to?
A) Geisha street
B) Shrine approach
C) Tea house pathway
D) Flower-viewing lane
  • 51. Which famous establishment anchors the north end of Hanami Lane?
A) Ichiriki Tei
B) Gion Corner
C) Kennin-ji
D) Yasaka Shrine
  • 52. Which major temple is located at the southern end of Hanami Lane?
A) Kennin-ji
B) Ginkaku-ji
C) Kiyomizu-dera
D) Kinkaku-ji
  • 53. Before entering which river does the stretch of the Shirakawa River flow?
A) Yodo river
B) Uji river
C) Katsura river
D) Kamo river
  • 54. Why was the north side of the Shirakawa River previously lined with buildings torn down?
A) To expand Yasaka Shrine grounds
B) Due to a severe flood
C) As a fire-prevention measure in World War II
D) To widen the street for modern cars
  • 55. During which season are the cherry blossoms along the Shirakawa River lit up in the evening?
A) Summer
B) Autumn
C) Winter
D) Spring
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