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