| Gion today has many bars in addition to chaya (teahouses) and ryotei (traditional Japanese restaurants), and thus the traditional townscape has been disappearing; the streets lined with houses with lattice doors, however, remind one of the area's past elegance and dignity. |
現在は茶屋、料亭のほかにバーも多く、昔のおもかげは薄らいだが、格子戸の続く家並みには往時の風雅と格調がしのばれる。 |