Saga-Toriimoto in Kyoto

Saga-Toriimoto in Kyoto

If you walk further to the north from Gioji Temple, you will be in the historical area, named "Saga-Toriimoto". You will see a couple of historical buildings with white clayey walls.

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Many souvenir shops, museums and Japanese restaurants are located along the street. This area is named "Saga-Toriimoto". The area prospered by agricultural and forest industries in the Muromachi Age (1336 - 1573) .

In the Edo Age (1603 - 1868) , many people visited Atago Shrine, located on Mt. Atago to the west. This area also prospered in the Edo Age. As walking down the street, the scenery became countrified.

You will see the entrance of Adashino-Nenbutsuji Temple.

Beyond Adashino-Nenbutsuji Temple, the numbers of souvenir shops, museums and Japanese restaurants became fewer. You will see houses with a straw-thatched roof.

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The Saga-Toriimoto Preservation Museum is located along the street. The museum was originally built as a house in the late nineteenth century. The museum is open for the public and displays the dioramas of Saga-Toriimoto Town and lifestyles of people in the Edo Age, and the Meiji Age (1868 - 1912) .

Near the Saga-Toriimoto Preservation Museum, there is a bridge crossing over Saga-Toriimoto Town. From the bridge, you will see the town view of Saga-Toriimoto.

Tiled roofs along the street are very beautiful. Beyond the bridge, it is in the mountain area. There are also a couple of houses with a straw-thatched roof.

Some of them are Japanese Restaurants. This is "Tsutaya". They serve sweetfish cuisine and "Tofu" cuisine, soybean-curd cuisine, specialty in Kyoto.

At the end of Saga-Toriimoto, there is another Japanese Restaurant. It is "Hiranoya". They also serve sweetfish cuisine and sweetfish "Sushi".

A shop curtain and a scarlet felt mat are very impressive.

Saga-Toriimoto is designated as an important preservation district of historic buildings.
If you further walk from "Hiranoya", you will soon arrive at Otagi-Nenbutsuji Temple.

How to get there
From downtown Kyoto, take a Randen Train to Arashiyama. Change a Kyoto Bus #62 bound for "Kiyotaki" and get off the bus at Toriimoto.

Other Historical Sites near by:
Tenryuji Temple
Sagano Area
Jojakkoji Temple
Gionji Temple
Adashino Area