Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>After the shock of losing both the emperor and its status as capital in 1868, Kyōto embarked on a series of prestige projects to help revive trade, tourism and its damaged ego.<br>Heian Jingū, the Lake Biwa Canal, the geisha dances and the Jidai Matsuri were all born at this time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeianJingu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeianJingu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B9%B3%E5%AE%89%E7%A5%9E%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>平安神宮</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ayame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E8%8F%96%E8%92%B2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>菖蒲</span></a></p>