is a street in

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

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. Originally a path called in

Heian-kyō Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180. Emperor Kanmu established it as the capital in 794, mov ...

, the ancient capital that preceded Kyoto, it lies to the west of and runs north-south from in Kita-ku to in Minami-ku. En route, it is blocked by Higashi Hongan-ji Temple and

Kyoto Station Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the city ...

In 1378, near where

Imadegawa Street 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 Kyoto from east to west, running approximately 7 km from the gate of the Ginkaku-ji (east end) to the vicinity of the ...

now intersects Muromachi Street (),Specifically, at the block now bounded by

Karasuma Street is a major south-north street in central Kyoto, Japan. It is part of Japan National Route 24, National Route 24 and Japan National Route 367, National Route 367. The Karasuma Line subway runs under the street. References

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, Imadegawa Street and Kamitachiuri Street. the third ''

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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the third ''shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was Ashikaga Yoshiakira's third son but the oldest son to survive, his childhood name being Haruō (). Yoshimitsu was ...

established the , a luxurious palace that became the political and cultural center of the country. Today, its location is commemorated by a stone marker in what was its southwestern corner and relics from excavations in the area are held in the of

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. The Ashikaga (Muromachi) shogunate prospered until the

Ōnin War The , also known as the Upheaval of Ōnin and Ōnin-Bunmei war, was a civil war that lasted from 1467 to 1477, during the Muromachi period in Japan. ''Ōnin'' refers to the Japanese era during which the war started; the war ended during the Bunmei ...

(1467–1477), during which Kyoto disintegrated into the two areas Kamigyō and Shimogyō. After the war, Muromachi Street was the only road between them. During the

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, Muromachi Street saw the growth of

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wholesalers, some of which survive today. Each July, districts centered on the intersection between Muromachi Street and Shijō Street () in Shimogyō build

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s () to parade during the Gion Matsuri festival.

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