The completion ceremony for the luxury Imperial Hotel Kyoto, a renovated Yasaka Hall in Gion, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, set to open on March 5, 2026, was held on the morning of December 18, 2025. Representatives from the hotel and the local geisha district attended to celebrate the new beginning of the building, which has long been a beloved Gion landmark.
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