Moreover, the name of Gion, a famous Hanamachi (entertainment area and geisha district in Kyoto), originates from the fact that the area it covers was a Monzen-machi (temple town) built around Yasaka-jinja Shrine, formerly called Gion-sha Shrine.
また、京都の有名な花街である祇園は、もと祇園社と称した八坂神社の門前町であることからその名を得た。