and my movements were more elegant and gracious
at the same time. My kimono consultant told me that
the design of kimono is completed when the kimono
is put on a person. That means that the kimono style
is reflected by both one’s appearance and inner beauty.
Traditional buildings, narrow streets, and beau-
tiful streams. In Gion, it was exactly how I imagined
old time Japan. The district is touristy on the surface
but enchanting and mysterious beneath it. People can
usually catch a glimpse of a geisha here. Gion managed
not only to preserve old grace notes but also continu-
ally to generate new ones. More and more wooden
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