Imadegawa Street (今出川通いまでがわどおり ''Imadegawa'' ''Dōri'') is a major street that crosses the city of

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from east to west, running approximately 7 km from the gate of the

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(east end) to the vicinity of the railway crossing west of the Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station (west end).

History

Present day Imadegawa Street corresponds to the Kitakōji Street of the middle ages.{{Cite web, last=, first=, date=, title=レファレンス事例詳細, url=https://crd.ndl.go.jp/reference/modules/d3ndlcrdentry/index.php?page=ref_view&id=1000155758, url-status=live, archive-url=, archive-date=, access-date=2020-09-02, website=Collaborative Reference Database The name of the street originates from the now non-existent Imadegawa River that used to run on the north side of the street until 1917.

Present Day

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Nowadays Imadegawa Street is located between Itsutsuji Street (north) and Motoseiganji Street (south), and is considered narrow for a major road. The street passes on the north side of the

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and for this reason, the northern gate of the garden receives the name of Imadegawa Gomon. Several universities are located along the street and for this reason its east section is considered a student district.

Relevant landmarks along the Street

* Jōdo-in *

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Shirakawa River The is a river in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The river originates in the foothills of Mount Hiei on the outskirts of Kyoto, through the Geisha district of Gion and eventually ends up in the Kamo River. Its name, which means "white river" in Japa ...

* Yoshida Mountain * Kyoto University * Takano River *

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* Kamo Ohashi Bridge *

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* Kyoto City Kamigyō Ward Office *

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Textile Center * Kyoto City Archeological Museum *

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Train Stations

Subway

Imadegawa Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the closest station to the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Lines * ** (Station Number: K06) Layout The station consists of one underground island pla ...

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* Kitano-Hakubaichō Station * Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station

External links

Ginkaku-ji

Kyoto University

Doshisha University

Kyoto City Kamigyō Ward Office

Nishijin Textile Center

Kitano Tenmangū

References

Streets in Kyoto