#teramachi

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Temples on the high street: Kyôto Teramachi and Shinkyôgoku

A typical Japanese covered high street, right? Yes, there are lots of shops left and right, but this is Kyôto, a millennial capital and centre of cultural and religious tradition in Japan. So what happens when a modern high street encounters a centuries-old temple, bearing in mind that it would be very bad form to ask the priests to sell up?

Well you leave the temple alone and build around it. So, in between the big name drugstores, Animate, clothes shops and cafés lined with the street's signature bricks and tile floor, here's the entrance to Seishin-in, with traditional wooden doors and tile roofing. It is also just visible in the first picture - see if you can notice it.

Seigan-ji is easier to spot, further illustrating the contrast. Online maps show that this temple even has a cemetery in the middle of the next block, completely encircled by shopping streets and businesses.

It's a similar situation for Tenshô-ji, though, this far up the high street, the commercial tissue becomes less dense. These temples seem a bit larger and own more land. Still, we've gone from a towering, mineral, covered street in the top photo, to an open path with low buildings and plenty of vegetation, with no transition.

These scenes of coexistence fascinated me when I first visited Kyôto in 2016, with a hotel in this area, so it was great to see them again on my brief return to the city in 2023. More fascinating still is the fact that one of these "just off the high street" temples is not only very old, but hugely historically significant... and I'm yet to mention it!

[lierrelearns]

I didn't get the best picture of the sign, so there may be errors in the transcribed Korean text.

新京極 北は三条通から南は四条通に至る約五百メートルのこの通りを新京極通といい、通り各平安京の最も東に位置した東京極大路(現在の寺町通)の東側に新しく造られた通りであることに由来する。 天正年間(一五七三〜一五九ニ)、豊臣秀吉が市中の多くのを寺院を寺町通に集めたことに伴い、その境内が縁日の舞台として利用され、周辺は見世物や催し物を中心に発展するようになった。 明治五年(一八七ニ)、このことに注目した京都府参事槇村正直は東京還都で衰えていた市民の士気を盛り上げるべく、寺院の境内を整理して、そこに新たな通りを造った。新京極通の誕生である。 明治十年(一八七七)頃には芝居座、浄瑠璃、寄席などの興行場や飲食店などの多くの店舗が建ち並び、明治三十年代には東京の浅草、大阪の千日前とともに、日本の三大盛り場として知られるようになった。 現在も、修学旅行性をはじめとする多くの観光客や買物客でにぎわう、京都を代表する繁華街である。 上方落語の始祖・安楽庵策伝が住職を務めた誓願寺、和泉式部の寺として知られる誠心院や、西光寺、蛸薬師堂妙心寺、安養寺、善長寺、錦天満宮、染殿院という由緒ある七つの寺院と一つの神社が通りの歴史を今に伝えている。 京都市

Shinkyogoku Shinkyogoku-dori street, which is approximately 500 meters long, runs between Sanjo-dori Street in the north and Shijo-dori Street in the south. The name Shinkyogoku (literally means the new edge of the capital) was given because it was constructed on the east side of Higashi Kyogoku Oji (literally means means the boulevard on the eastern edge of the capital), which is presently called Teramachi-dori. The Japanese warrior commander Toyotomi Hideyoshi relocated a number of temples from other places in town to Teramachi-dori Street. The precincts of the temples were used as stages of fairs then, and the vicinity of Termachi-dori Street developed as an area focusing on shows and events. In 1872, Kyoto Vice-Governor Masanao Makimura gave an eye to the area. He rearranged the precincts of the temples and built the new street in order to enliven the morale of the residents of Kyoto that had declined as a result of the relocation of the capital to Kyoto. This is how Shinkyogoku-dori Street was born. Around 1877, numbers of facilities, such as playhouses, Joruri theatres (traditional Japanese puppet theatres), variety halls, and restaurants lined the streets. Later, this area along with Asakusa in Tokyo and Sennichimae in Osaka came to be known as the three greatest entertainment quarters in Japan. Still now, Shinkyogoku-dori Street is a busy street representing Kyoto and crowded with a large number of tourists and shoppers including students on school excursions. There are seven historic temples and a shrine that pass down the history of the area. Kyoto City

(Chinese)

신쿄고쿠 북으로는 산조도리(三条通)에서부터 남으로는 시조도리(四条通)에까지 이르는 약 500m의 이 길은 신쿄고쿠도리(新京極通)러고 하며, 이 도로의 이름은 헤이안큐(平安京)의 가장 동쪽에 위치한 하가시쿄고쿠오지(東京極大路・현재의 데라마치도리(寺町通))의 동쪽으로 새로만들어진 길이라는 뚯에시 유래하였다. 16세기 후반, 도요토미 히데요시(豊臣秀吉)가 시내의 많은 사원들을 대라마치도리로 집결시키면서, 경내에서 재를 올릴 때마다 그 주변에서 공연이나 행사 등이 자주열리며 발전하게 되었다. 1872년, 이 점에 주목한 교토부 참사 마키무라 마사나오(槇村正直)는 토쿄 천도로 침체되��� 있던 시민들의 시기를 끌어옵리기 위해 사원의 경내를 정리하여 이곳에 새러운 길을 만글었는데, 이것이 바로 신쿄고쿠더리 탄생의 유래이다. 1877년, 무렵에는 연극극장, 조루리(浄瑠璃: 음악에 맞추어 낭창하는 옛날이야기), 만담 등의 공연장과 음식점 등 많은 점포들이 들어서면서 도쿄의 아사쿠사(浅草), 오사카의 센니치마에(千日前)와 함게 일본의 삼대 번화가로 널리 알려지게 되었다. 요즘도 수학여행 학생들을 비롯해 많은 관광객들과 셔핑객들로 붐비는, 교토를 대표하는 번화가이다. 길가에는 유서 깊은 7개의 사원과 신사 하나가 자리해 있으며, 그 역사를 오늘에 전하고 있다.

寄贈　新京極商店街

Japanese vocab 新京極 (しんきょうごく) Shinkyogoku 三条通 (さんじょうどおり) Sanjoudoori 四条通 (しじょうどおり) Shijō Street/Shijoudoori 平安京 (へいあんきょ) Heian-kyo; ancient Kyoto 東京極大路 (ひがしきょうごくおおじ) Higashi Kyogoku Oji 寺町通 (てらまちどおり) Teramachi Street 造る 作る 天正 (てんしょう) Tenshō era [1573-1592] 豊臣秀吉 (とよとみひでよし) Toyotomi Hideyoshi 寺院 (じいん) Buddhist temple 伴う (ともなう)to be accompanied by, to take with 境内 (けいだい) grounds (esp. of shrines and temples) 縁日 (えんにち) temple festival; day related to a specific deity 見世物 (みせもの) show, exhibition, spectacle 催し物 (もよおしもの) (program of) entertainments, special events, attractions 参事 (さんじ) secretary, councilor 槇村正直 (まきむら・まさなお) Makimura Masanao 還都 (かんと) return of government (esp. Kyoto) 衰える (おとろえる) to become weak, decline, decay 士気 (しき) morale (of troops, team, etc) 誕生 (たんじょう) creation, formation 芝居座 (しばいざ) playhouse, theatre [more common: 芝居小屋 (しばいごや)] 浄瑠璃 (じょうるり) jōruri, a type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen 寄席 (よせ) entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.) 興行 (こうぎょう) show, performance, act 店舗 (てんぽ) shop, store 建ち並ぶ (たちならぶ) to stand in a row (i.e. shops on a street) 浅草 (あさくさ) Asakusa 千日前 (せんにちまえ) Sennichimae 盛り場 (さかりば) busy street, amusement quarters 修学旅行性 (しゅうがくりょこうせい) student on a field trip 繁華街 (はんかがい) business district, shopping district, downtown 上方 (かみがた) Kyoto-Osaka region 始祖 (しそ) founder, pioneer 安楽庵策伝 (あんらくあん・さくでん) Anrakuan Sakuden 住職 (じゅうしょく) chief priest (of a Buddhist temple) 務める (つとめる) to serve (as), fill (the position of) 誓願寺 (せいがんじ) Seigan-ji 和泉式部 (いずみ・しきぶ) Izumi Shikibu 誠心院 (せいしんいん) Seishin-in 西光寺 (さいこうじ)Saikou-ji 蛸薬師堂 (たこやくしどう) Takoyakushido 妙心寺 (みょうしんじ) Myōshin-ji 安養寺 (あんようじ) Anyo-ji 錦天満宮 (にしきてんまんぐう) Nishiki-Tenmangū 染殿院 (そめどのいん) Somedonoin 由緒 (ゆいしょ) history, pedigree, lineage 寄贈 (きぞう) donation, presentation, gift

Korean vocab 북 north 가장 most, best 동쪽 east 위치하다 to be situated, located 형재의 current, present 유래하다 to originate 후반 second half 사원 temple 집결시키다 to assemble 경내 precincts, grounds 주변 surroundings 행사 event, function, ceremony 발전하다 to develop 주목하다 to watch, pay attention 참사 disaster, tragedy 천도 transfer of the capital, moving the seat of government 침체 recession, depression, become stagnant 시민 citizen 정리하다 to organize, put together 탄생 birth, be born 무렵 toward (i.e. toward the end of [time period]) 연국 극장 drama theatre 만담 comic talk, (informal) gag 공연장 theater, venue, auditorium 점포 shop, store 들어서다 to go up, be built 번화가 main road 알려지가 to be well known 수학여행 school trip 비롯해 including? 관광객 tourist 쇼핑객 shopper, customer 붐비다 to be crowded, bustling 대표하다 to represent 길가 roadside, wayside 유서(가) 깊다 to have a long history 자리하다 to be located, be situated in 역사 history

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'24.2.24 京都 三条にて

写真展絡みの街ブラシリーズ。ストックあるのでまた出してみるｗ

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Holmes at Kyoto Teramachi Sanjo Vol.13

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古すぎる時計

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スマート珈琲のホットケーキセット。

Hot cake set at Smart Coffee (Teramachi dori, Kyoto)

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Plz show us the kitsune wedding jacket

Well, I honestly don't have any good pictures of me wearing it, and because the back is the prettiest part, I can't really take a selfie in it...

Hang on, I'll pull it out and take a couple photos of it on a chair or something.

So not during our trip this year, but the first time my family went to Japan (and the first time I went back after going to school there) I took my Dad to a part of Kyoto that I hung out in a lot while I was a student there called Teramachi. It's a part of Kyoto that had a lot of Buddhist temples (the name literally means "temple town") after Toyotomi Hideyoshi had them relocated there in the 16th century, and now... it's a covered shopping arcade! But a lot of the temples are still there!

So kind of imagine a shopping mall, but every few stores one of the little lots is actually a 400-year-old Buddhist temple. Like... legit, one of the temples in Teramachi is where Oda Nobunaga died. Some of them are very important buildings! That you can buy donuts next to.

I kind of love the vibe. (And some of the stores selling Buddhist altar supplies and beautiful wooden statues I could never afford!)

Anyway, Dad and I were wandering the street and we saw a store selling embroidered rayon bomber jackets. We were mostly window shopping because they cost a fortune, but I saw one that I really fell in love with.

Now... with my body type, I don't exactly get a lot of clothes shopping done in Japan. But bombers are often worn baggy and unzipped, so I could make it work. And guys, it had the most beautiful design.

There's this idea in Japanese folklore, a fox spirit (kitsune) wedding, or kitsune no yomeiri. You hear people mention it a lot when it's raining while it's sunny out -- you know, the fox spirit takes a bride or whatever. It's what they call a sunshower. Anyway, the idea is that during misty sunshowers (or at night, if you see faraway lights bobbing in the distance) you might see a kitsune wedding procession. Typically humans aren't allowed to attend, but like any kind of fairy story, occasionally humans stumble into them.

Kitsune are known for their illusions, so there are a lot of stories about their weddings appearing (or disappearing) in the mist, humans being led astray, etc.

This jacket has a kitsune wedding embroidered on it and oh!! Guys, it's so beautiful.

My dad knew I was never going to spend (I looked it up) about 40k yen on something for myself, so he ended up buying it for me as a Christmas present. It was late November, so it was perfect timing. ;;

Anyway, like I said, I don't really have any good pictures of me wearing it -- partially because I'm so afraid of wearing it and messing it up! But I know it's stupid to have a jacket that you never wear. Maybe once the cherry blossoms bloom this year in Philadelphia I'll get a friend to take some photos of me in it in Washington Square Park or something.

But I did try to get a FEW photos just so you can understand why I'm so protective over this thing, haha.

[zacharyja]

Friday, June 7, 2024

Kiyomizudera, Sannenzaka, and Ninenzaka

Today began at around 10am, where we showered and got ready for the day. Then we headed out to Kiyomizudera temple, which is my second time here but I wanted to show my sister around since she wanted to see the Temple and the surrounding Sannenzaka area. I appreciated the temple about the same as much as last time I went, and I enjoy this temple a lot because there are a decent amount of things to do at the temple, such as the Otowa waterfall and womb tunnel.

The pagodas are always really nice to see and we went down a different trail this time which led us to the smaller pagoda on the other side across from the main temple area. We were also able to walk up to a different temple, called “Seikan-ji” which was a lot less busy and nearly empty. We also got to see a great view from the top. On the way up to this temple we also coincidentally ran into two other UF students who are on the study abroad trip that started right after mine ended. They also happened to be friends/roommates with my buddy Rich who I met on my study abroad trip. Pretty wild coincidence running into them, and it really makes the world feel much smaller.

After the temple, we walked down through the Sannenzaka area which is always fun, albeit a bit crowded. We even got to see the Yasaka Pagoda, which I am surprised that I didn’t see last time I was here with my class.

Following this, we went on a hunt for some place to eat lunch, it took a bit to try and find a place as it seems that there’s only really dessert shops and kimono rentals in this area. We stopped along the way at a fresh fruit juice shop, where I ordered a grape/lemon juice and I was a bit taken aback to see that she blended up an entire lemon wedge - rind and all. I was not a big fan of that as it made the drink far too bitter for my liking. After some walking we stumbled upon a random restaurant called “Ivory” which had some lunch specials that caught our eye. The employees were very nice and saw us standing outside pondering if we would be allowed to eat there as the sign outside said they closed in 8 minutes, but an elderly employee came out and told us to come in to eat. I ordered a pork rice bowl, which was essentially deluxe gyudon with a pretty tasty soup on the side.

After lunch we walked back to the Kyoto Kawaramachi area near our hotel and got on the subway to make our way over to the Kyoto Pokémon Center. I think this is my 4th or 5th Pokémon center that i’ve been to so far in Japan and i’m honestly hoping to get those numbers up!! I was excited to see this Pokémon center as I am a big fan of Lugia and Ho-oh and this one in particular has statues of them in the store.

Following our shopping at the Pokémon center, we headed back over to the Kawaramachi area again and hit up a few stores near here before heading back to the hotel to rest for a bit. Once we were re-energized we headed out to walk around Teramachi street and view the local shops. We had a lot of fun window shopping and getting some new clothes from Uniqlo. Once we had built up an appetite we stopped by Coco Ichibanya to grab some katsu curry (i know i’ve had it 2 days in a row i can’t help myself), since Michelle wanted to try it as she is also a fan of Japanese curry.

After dinner, we lounged around the hotel a bit before deciding to go to Round One to play some Maimai. After the first few rounds Michelle was hooked and having a blast attempting the expert level songs which was a lot of fun. After this we hit up Rainbow karaoke, where we then spent the next 2 hours there singing songs and overall having a good time. That mostly concludes our night and I look forward to another fun day tomorrow.

[merpmonde]

History on the high street: Honnô-ji

Similarly to the other examples mentioned in a previous post, a temple sits at the North-East end of Teramachi shopping street, with traditional-style gate and buildings. But this is more than an ordinary temple, as it bears the name of a pivotal moment of Japanese history.

I say "bears the name", because this is not the actual location of the Honnô-ji incident. The original Honnô-ji was built a few kilometres to the South-West, nearer to Shijô (the 4th East-West street South of the castle; the current temple is North of Sanjô, or 3rd street). It was there that, in 1582, Akechi Mitsuhide, a general in the force aiming to unify feudal Japan, rebelled against his leader, Oda Nobunaga. The importance of Oda Nobunaga would be its own series if I had the material, but if you know, you know; I'll concentrate on Honnô-ji.

Akechi's forces laid siege and burned the temple down, and it is widely believed that the trapped Nobunaga committed seppuku - however, his body was never found. Akechi, meanwhile, had underestimated other generals' loyalty to Nobunaga. Toyotomi Hideyoshi swiftly brokered a peace treaty with the lord he was fighting in the West to rush back to Kyôto, and ran Akechi down just two weeks after the coup.

Hideyoshi was accepted as the new leader of central Japan, and went back to expanding westward. He also ordered that Honnô-ji be moved to its current location and rebuilt in 1591. It has, in fact, needed to be rebuilt several times since, each time after fires ravaged the capital. Beyond its function as a Buddhist worship site, the new Honnô-ji includes a mausoleum to Oda Nobunaga, as the decision was made by his successors to honour him there.

I remember passing by this temple in 2016, during my first trip to Japan, a three-week work visit in Kyôto. I had no notions on Japanese history at the time, and it was only a while later that I realised the importance of Honnô-ji. So, as an aside to Gion Matsuri in 2023, I decided I had to go back for a closer look.

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可愛いお香立の入荷です💕7つのチャクラに対応した素敵な色と柄💕丸い方はコースターです💕お部屋のインテリアにも素敵です✨#歩 #京都 #寺町 #歩寺町本店 #歩鞍馬口店 #ayumihandicraft #teramachi #kuramaguchi #kyoto #エスニック https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_wdzLSVh7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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'23.2.26 京都三条にて

@neko-no-oto さん、@masachi さんが出展の合同写真展を見に京都三条の同時代ギャラリーへ出かけました。

去年も同じ時期に来て、京阪三条駅からの道中をスナップしていましたが今年も同様に撮り歩き。去年は3回程度に分けてアップしたのですが、10枚×３回＝30枚･････今ならいっぺんに載せれるやん😳！と駅からランチタイム挟んでギャラリーまでの1時間半余りのスナップ、一気見せしてみました･･。

ダッシュボード占拠してしまってごめんなさいｍ(_ _)m

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Teramachi-dori, Kyoto, Japan, 2012 by Daderot on Wikimedia Commons

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Holmes at Kyoto Teramachi Sanjo Vol.12