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Stone Routes
The Stone routes ( = Kuruma-michi), also called the Vehicle stones ( = Kuruma-ishi), were a pair of stone-paved "rails" that were placed on either sides of the three main highways leading to Kyoto, Japan, so that the oxcarts could ride on them during the 18th–19th century of the Edo period. Overview Since Kyoto was located in the interior of Honshu island, unlike Tokyo and Osaka, it was difficult to cart materials into the city. During the 18th–19th century during the Edo period, the stone routes were placed on the side of the three main highways leading to Kyoto, so that oxcarts or bullock carts could ride on them, especially useful over the mountain passes when it rained and would have caused muddy conditions. A stone route was typically 2.7 meters (9 shaku Shaku may refer to: * Shaku (unit) * Shaku (ritual baton) * Buddhist surname In East Asian Buddhism, monks and nuns usually adopt a Buddhist surname and a Dharma name, which are combined in the surname-first East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Route At Kansei Temple
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior, except for the liquid outer core and pockets of magma in the asthenosphere. The study of rocks involves multiple subdisciplines of geology, including petrology and mineralogy. It may be limited to rocks found on Earth, or it may include planetary geology that studies the rocks of other celestial objects. Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools in the Earth's crust, or lava cools on the ground surface or the seabed. Sedimentary rocks are formed by diagenesis and lithification of sediments, which in turn are formed by the weathering, transport, and deposition of exis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
