Fortunately, the area’s 17th-century wooden teahouses and restaurants come alive when night falls, and Gion’s guardian shrine Yasaka-jinja is also worth a visit (00 81 075 561 6155; Gion-machi; free).

幸运的是，这片区域的17世纪木构茶馆和餐馆会在夜幕降临之时生机重现，祗园的守卫者神庙八坂神社也是值得一去的（00 81 075 561 6155；祗园町；免门票）。

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Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

属迦得支派的有玛基的儿子臼利。

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He became fond of the name and kept it when he started a Greek-language newspaper called Machi (Combat).

ECONOMIST: Nicos Sampson

Each of four local communities Kita-machi, Higashi-machi, Nishi-machi and Hom-machi creates a parade float that serves at once as a space to worship a deity and as a multi-level puppet theatre.

UNESCO: Culture