Not all interesting tidbits are obvious. Nishiki Tenmangū stands guard at the end of the long market street. a Shinto temple to the god of learning Tenjin. It also hosts a natural spring from which many come to drink you can even bottle it if you want to put in the effort of carrying all those jugs home. It is said that sake brewers and others who rely on pure waters often come here to pray. Matsubara road was the Fifth Great Avenue in the Heian period and home to the fabled battle between warrior monks Yoshitsune Minamoto and Saitō Musashibō Benkei. And finally Sanjō Bridge He of the famous battle between the Shinsengumi, Choshu, and Satsuma samurai (the Ikedaya incident). The scars of swords from that battle still visible today. . . #京都 #錦市場 #日本 #kyoto #japantravels #japan #nishikimarket #kyotoskitchen #matsubarabridge #matsubara #sanjobridge #explorepage #explore #exploreeverything #travel #solotraveling #solotravel #womenwhotravel #igersjapan (at Nishiki Market) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4XkkjFpLG2/?igshid=cy345vqixfbo