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).[2]
History
editThe street corresponds to the Sanjō Ōji street of the Heian-kyō, being at that time 30 meters wide.[3] During the Muromachi period the Sanjō Bridge was constructed in order to facilitate the crossing of military horses.[2] During the Edo period the Sanjō Bridge became the final point of the 53 stations of the Tōkaidō, being separated from Edo by a distance of 490 km.[4] After the Meiji period several western style buildings were constructed along the street, many remaining to this day.[2]
Present Day
editNowadays the street is a popular destination for both locals and visitors, as it hosts a large number of stores, shops, cafes and restaurants, as well as many historical buildings. It is also part of the route of the Kankō-sai procession part of the Gion Matsuri, held the 24th of July every year.[3]
- Lake Biwa Canal
- Keage Station
- Keage Incline
- Nanzen-ji temple
- Sanjō Keihan Station
- Sanjō Bridge
- Kamo River
- Shikyōgoku Street
- Teramachi Street
- Art Complex Building (1928), currently GEAR (theatre show) venue
- Niwaka Building by Ando Tadao
- The Museum of Kyoto
- Building of the former Kyoto office of the Bank of Japan (1906)
- Nakagyō-ku ward post office (1902)
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT) Kyoto Branch
- Building of the Shinpukan (1926)
- Sanjō shopping street(三条商店街)
- Shimadzu Corp. headquarters
- Toei Kyoto Studio Park
- Arashiyama
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "三条通 京都通百科事典". www.kyototsuu.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ a b c "Oʂނ̂b--zƎqin KYOTO--JIAs". jia-kyoto.org. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ a b "京のまちづくり協議会|三条通について". 京の三条まちづくり協議会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ "京都三条通界隈|三条通(さんじょうとおり)、京都文化博物館、三条大橋、東海道五十三次・京都観光コース・ざ・京都は京都観光や祭り行事の情報満載のポータルサイトです。". www.the-kyoto.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-07.