Nijō Street

Nijō Street (二条通 にじょうどおり Nijō dōri) is a major street that crosses the center of the city of Kyoto from east to west, running for approximately 3.5 km from Shirakawa Street (east) to the Nijō Castle (west).[1]

Intersection of Nijō Street and Kiyamachi Street, facing west.
Kyoto City Zoo.
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art.
Nijō Castle.

History

Current day Nijō Street corresponds to the Nijō Ōji of the Heian-kyō, which according to records had a total wide of 51 meters (actual road section 43.8 meters wide), being the second widest road of the time, after the Suzaku Avenue.[2]

During the Edo period it was a drugstore district with the approval of the Tokugawa shogunate[3] and to this day some of these businesses still remain in the area.[1]

From 1895 to 1926, a tram operated by the former Kyoto Electric Railway ran on the street, between Teramachi Street and Jingū Michi Street.[1]

Present Day

Nowadays the section west of Teramachi Street becomes a narrow one-way road.[2] An important number of cultural, art and education related institutions are located in the vicinity of the street as well.[2]

Relevant Landmarks Along the Street[2]

References
  1. "通りの達人 二条通 ～ そうだ 京都、行こう。～". そうだ 京都、行こう。 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. "二条通 京都通百科事典". 京都通百科事典 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  3. "知っているようで知らない京都の魅力再発見！ 「京の町あるき」一条通から九条通まで - クラブログ ～スタッフブログ～｜クラブツーリズム". clublog.club-t.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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