Senbon Street

Senbon Street (千本通 せんぼんどおり Senbon dōri[1]) is one of the major streets running from north to south in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It extends from the Takagamine area of the Kita-ku (north) to the vicinity of Nōso, in the Fushimi-ku (south).[2]

History
Suzaku Avenue of the Heian-kyō, shown in bold vertical line.

The section of present-day Senbon Street located between Nijō and Kujō streets[3] corresponds to the Suzaku Avenue, the central and most important road of the ancient Heian-kyō, which was 84 meters wide and approximately 4 km long.[4] Later, one thousand (千本 senbon) stupas were built as an offering and it is believed that because of this the current name of the street came to use.[1]

Relevant landmarks along the street
Bukkyo University Nijō Campus.
Nijō Station.
Ritsumeikan University, Nijō Campus.
Tanbaguchi Station.
Umekoji Park.
Kyoto Railway Museum.
Stone pillar marking the site of the Rashōmon in Kyoto.

References
  1. "京都観光Navi：千本通". kanko.city.kyoto.lg.jp. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. "千本通　京都通百科事典". www.kyototsuu.jp. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  3. cyber-e (2015-07-08). "「千本通」とは、何が千本なのか？". 京都トリビア × Trivia in Kyoto (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  4. "朱雀大路　京都通百科事典". www.kyototsuu.jp. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
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