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Ponto-chō
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Ponto-chō

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Also known as Pontocho, Pontochō

thumb|250px|Ponto-chō in the morning thumb|right|Ponto-chō at night thumb|A maiko in Ponto-chō

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  • Etymology
  • District
  • Cultural features
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|250px|Ponto-chō in the morning thumb|right|Ponto-chō at night thumb|A maiko in Ponto-chō

is a district in Kyoto, Japan, known for its and , and is home to many of the city's and traditional tea houses. Like Gion, Ponto-chō is famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ponto-chō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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