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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 ]
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).
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;
Cherry Blossom Time in Nakanochō of Yoshiwara by Utagawa Hiroshige, woodblock print, depicting the main street lined with tea houses, 1848-1849. Yoshiwara Night Scene, ukiyo-e painting by Katsushika Ōi Women of the Yoshiwara, photograph during the Meiji period. Yoshiwara (吉原) was a famous yūkaku (red-light district) in Edo, present-day ...
Oike Street (御池通 おいけどおり Oike Dōri [1]) is a major street that crosses the center of the city of Kyoto from east to west, running approximately 4.9 km from Kawabata Street (east) to Tenjingawa Street (west).
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.
Senbon Street (千本通 せんぼんどおり Senbon dōri [1]) is one of the major streets running from north to south in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It extends from the Takagamine area of the Kita-ku (north) to the vicinity of Nōso, in the Fushimi-ku (south).
Ponto-chō as a district is for the most part constructed around a long, narrow alleyway, running from Shijō-dōri to Sanjō-dōri, one block west of the Kamo River.This location is also known as the traditional location for the beginning of kabuki as an art form, and a statue of kabuki's founder, Izumo no Okuni, stands on the opposite side of the river.