Gion cult

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thumb|Hanamikōji Street thumb|Gion Higashi geiko Tsunemomo surrounded by paper lanterns|alt=A geisha with lit paper lanterns behind her. is a district of Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, originating as an entertainment district in the Sengoku period, in front of Yasaka Shrine (Gion Shrine). The district was built to accommodate the needs of travellers and visitors to the shrine. It eventually evolved to become one of the most exclusive and well-known geisha districts in all of Japan. Gion is the Japanese translation (via Chinese Qiyuan) of the Buddhist term Jetavana. Yasaka Shrine, located in th

festival in Kyoto city, Japan

thumb|300px|Mulagandhakuti. The remains of the Buddha's hut at Jetavana.

, also known as or Inadahime (稲田姫、いなだひめ) among other names, is a goddess (kami) in Japanese mythology and the Shinto faith. According to these traditions, she is one of the wives of the god Susanoo, who rescued her from the monster Yamata no Orochi. As Susanoo's wife, she is a central deity of the Gion cult and worshipped at Yasaka Shrine.

Japanese mythical couple

Japanese plague deity, historically conflated with Susanoo

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan