Sannei-zaka / Ninen-zaka / Ishibei-koji
Sannei-zaka : 2 cho-me, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 3 cho-me, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Ninen-zaka : Masuya-cho, Kodaiji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 3 cho-me, Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Ishibei-koji : Shimogawara-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
One of the most popular tourist routes in Kyoto is the street that runs from Kiyomizu-dera through Sannei-zaka and Ninen-zaka to Kodai-ji.
Sannei-zaka and Ninen-zaka consist of stone pavements and steps lined on both sides with traditional houses of merchants and souvenir shops. The name of Sannei-zaka is said to come from sannei meaning as easy deliveries, because the street corresponds to the approach to the Koyasu Kannon where many people come to pray for easy delivery in childbirth. As the street was built in Daido 3 (808), it is also called Sannen-zaka meaning as three-year hill. Ninen-zaka (meaning as two-year hill) was so named because it is the front of Sannen-zaka, and also because it was built in Daido 2 (807). This area has a long history and the true atmosphere of Kyoto, and there are houses dating back to the late Edo period through the Taisho period.
Ishibei-koji is a small alley connecting Shimogawara-dori and Kodaiji-dori (also known as Nene-no-michi). It is a quiet alley with stone paving and a stone wall, and lined with Japanese style inns and restaurants, creating a graceful atmosphere. Part of the stone pavements in the alley were originally used on the old streetcar tracks around Kyoto.
The area of Sannei-zaka, Ninen-zaka to Koudai-ji is designated Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings.
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Access
Kyoto City Bus : 5 min. walk from Higashiyama Yasui Stop 5 min. walk from Gojozaka Stop 5 min. walk from Kiyomizu-dera
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Children on a school excursion walking toward Kiyomizu-dera.
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