also: みやこおどり
Miyako Odori; Kyoto Gion spring dance
A specific annual dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district. The name is a proper noun referring to this event.
The Miyako Odori is held in Kyoto every April.
Tickets for the Miyako Odori sell out quickly.
The official name of Gion’s spring dance, first staged in Kyoto in 1872. 都 evokes Kyoto as the imperial capital, while をどり is the historical spelling of おどり, “dance.”