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In 1972, this area was the first to be nominated as a historic preservation district in Kyoto, which then became the first legal preservation of urban regions in Japan. [7] The street of Sannenzaka contained many traditional buildings called Kyo Machiya that were meant to endure the changing weather conditions of Kyoto. [ 7 ]
Gojōzaka (五条坂 ごじょうざか Gojōzaka) [1] is a street running from east to west in the vicinity of the Kiyomizu-dera temple, in the city of Kyoto, Japan.The street runs for about 400m from Kiyomizu-zaka Street (east) to the intersection of Gojō and Higashi Ōji Streets (west). [2]
Pages in category "Streets in Kyoto" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Gojō Street;
The slope in 2009. Ninenzaka, or Ninen-zaka (二年坂) is an ancient 150m stone-paved pedestrian road [1] and tourist attraction in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan.The road is lined with traditional buildings and shops, and is often paired with the similar road, Sannenzaka.
Sanjō Street（三条通 さんじょうどおり sanjō dōri [1] ）is a major street that crosses the center of the city of Kyoto from east to west, running from Shinomiya in the Yamashina-ku ward (east) to the vicinity of the Tenryū-ji in Arashiyama (west).
Kawaramachi Street (河原町通, Kawaramachi-dōri) runs parallel to the west bank of the Kamo River on the eastern side of Kyoto, Japan. Its intersection with Shijō Street is called Shijō Kawaramachi and is a leading shopping district of the city.
Maruyama Park (円山公園, Maruyama kōen) is a park in Kyoto, Japan. It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year (April). The park's star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura) which becomes lit up at night. It also becomes busy in the New Year's Eve ...
Aerial photograph in 1946. During the period of the Heian-kyō, it was a narrow street known as Rokujō Bōmon Kōji (六条坊門小路). [1] The road that was formerly known as Gojō Ōji was actually located where Matsubara Street stands today and for this reason, the bridge now known as Matsubara-bashi supposedly was the Gojō Ōhashi of that time.