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Temples on the high street: Kyôto Teramachi and Shinkyôgoku

A typical Japanese covered high street, right? Yes, there are lots of shops left and right, but this is Kyôto, a millennial capital and centre of cultural and religious tradition in Japan. So what happens when a modern high street encounters a centuries-old temple, bearing in mind that it would be very bad form to ask the priests to sell up?

Well you leave the temple alone and build around it. So, in between the big name drugstores, Animate, clothes shops and cafés lined with the street's signature bricks and tile floor, here's the entrance to Seishin-in, with traditional wooden doors and tile roofing. It is also just visible in the first picture - see if you can notice it.

Seigan-ji is easier to spot, further illustrating the contrast. Online maps show that this temple even has a cemetery in the middle of the next block, completely encircled by shopping streets and businesses.

It's a similar situation for Tenshô-ji, though, this far up the high street, the commercial tissue becomes less dense. These temples seem a bit larger and own more land. Still, we've gone from a towering, mineral, covered street in the top photo, to an open path with low buildings and plenty of vegetation, with no transition.

These scenes of coexistence fascinated me when I first visited Kyôto in 2016, with a hotel in this area, so it was great to see them again on my brief return to the city in 2023. More fascinating still is the fact that one of these "just off the high street" temples is not only very old, but hugely historically significant... and I'm yet to mention it!

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Past Perfect: Teramachi Shopping Arcade

Deep in the heart of Kyoto, two streets form the heart of Kyoto’s shopping districts: the eastern street known as Shinkyogoku; and the western street known as Teramachi. If it’s souveniers you’re after, Shinkyogoku is the way to go. Anything you need to bring back home to family and friends are right there. Teramachi, on the other hand, have more bookshops, galleries, and clothing stores. If you…

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I didn't get the best picture of the sign, so there may be errors in the transcribed Korean text.

新京極 北は三条通から南は四条通に至る約五百メートルのこの通りを新京極通といい、通り各平安京の最も東に位置した東京極大路(現在の寺町通)の東側に新しく造られた通りであることに由来する。 天正年間(一五七三〜一五九ニ)、豊臣秀吉が市中の多くのを寺院を寺町通に集めたことに伴い、その境内が縁日の舞台として利用され、周辺は見世物や催し物を中心に発展するようになった。 明治五年(一八七ニ)、このことに注目した京都府参事槇村正直は東京還都で衰えていた市民の士気を盛り上げるべく、寺院の境内を整理して、そこに新たな通りを造った。新京極通の誕生である。 明治十年(一八七七)頃には芝居座、浄瑠璃、寄席などの興行場や飲食店などの多くの店舗が建ち並び、明治三十年代には東京の浅草、大阪の千日前とともに、日本の三大盛り場として知られるようになった。 現在も、修学旅行性をはじめとする多くの観光客や買物客でにぎわう、京都を代表する繁華街である。 上方落語の始祖・安楽庵策伝が住職を務めた誓願寺、和泉式部の寺として知られる誠心院や、西光寺、蛸薬師堂妙心寺、安養寺、善長寺、錦天満宮、染殿院という由緒ある七つの寺院と一つの神社が通りの歴史を今に伝えている。 京都市

Shinkyogoku Shinkyogoku-dori street, which is approximately 500 meters long, runs between Sanjo-dori Street in the north and Shijo-dori Street in the south. The name Shinkyogoku (literally means the new edge of the capital) was given because it was constructed on the east side of Higashi Kyogoku Oji (literally means means the boulevard on the eastern edge of the capital), which is presently called Teramachi-dori. The Japanese warrior commander Toyotomi Hideyoshi relocated a number of temples from other places in town to Teramachi-dori Street. The precincts of the temples were used as stages of fairs then, and the vicinity of Termachi-dori Street developed as an area focusing on shows and events. In 1872, Kyoto Vice-Governor Masanao Makimura gave an eye to the area. He rearranged the precincts of the temples and built the new street in order to enliven the morale of the residents of Kyoto that had declined as a result of the relocation of the capital to Kyoto. This is how Shinkyogoku-dori Street was born. Around 1877, numbers of facilities, such as playhouses, Joruri theatres (traditional Japanese puppet theatres), variety halls, and restaurants lined the streets. Later, this area along with Asakusa in Tokyo and Sennichimae in Osaka came to be known as the three greatest entertainment quarters in Japan. Still now, Shinkyogoku-dori Street is a busy street representing Kyoto and crowded with a large number of tourists and shoppers including students on school excursions. There are seven historic temples and a shrine that pass down the history of the area. Kyoto City

(Chinese)

신쿄고쿠 북으로는 산조도리(三条通)에서부터 남으로는 시조도리(四条通)에까지 이르는 약 500m의 이 길은 신쿄고쿠도리(新京極通)러고 하며, 이 도로의 이름은 헤이안큐(平安京)의 가장 동쪽에 위치한 하가시쿄고쿠오지(東京極大路・현재의 데라마치도리(寺町通))의 동쪽으로 새로만들어진 길이라는 뚯에시 유래하였다. 16세기 후반, 도요토미 히데요시(豊臣秀吉)가 시내의 많은 사원들을 대라마치도리로 집결시키면서, 경내에서 재를 올릴 때마다 그 주변에서 공연이나 행사 등이 자주열리며 발전하게 되었다. 1872년, 이 점에 주목한 교토부 참사 마키무라 마사나오(槇村正直)는 토쿄 천도로 침체되어 있던 시민들의 시기를 끌어옵리기 위해 사원의 경내를 정리하여 이곳에 새러운 길을 만글었는데, 이것이 바로 신쿄고쿠더리 탄생의 유래이다. 1877년, 무렵에는 연극극장, 조루리(浄瑠璃: 음악에 맞추어 낭창하는 옛날이야기), 만담 등의 공연장과 음식점 등 많은 점포들이 들어서면서 도쿄의 아사쿠사(浅草), 오사카의 센니치마에(千日前)와 함게 일본의 삼대 번화가로 널리 알려지게 되었다. 요즘도 수학여행 학생들을 비롯해 많은 관광객들과 셔핑객들로 붐비는, 교토를 대표하는 번화가이다. 길가에는 유서 깊은 7개의 사원과 신사 하나가 자리해 있으며, 그 역사를 오늘에 전하고 있다.

寄贈　新京極商店街

Japanese vocab 新京極 (しんきょうごく) Shinkyogoku 三条通 (さんじょうどおり) Sanjoudoori 四条通 (しじょうどおり) Shijō Street/Shijoudoori 平安京 (へいあんきょ) Heian-kyo; ancient Kyoto 東京極大路 (ひがしきょうごくおおじ) Higashi Kyogoku Oji 寺町通 (てらまちどおり) Teramachi Street 造る 作る 天正 (てんしょう) Tenshō era [1573-1592] 豊臣秀吉 (とよとみひでよし) Toyotomi Hideyoshi 寺院 (じいん) Buddhist temple 伴う (ともなう)to be accompanied by, to take with 境内 (けいだい) grounds (esp. of shrines and temples) 縁日 (えんにち) temple festival; day related to a specific deity 見世物 (みせもの) show, exhibition, spectacle 催し物 (もよおしもの) (program of) entertainments, special events, attractions 参事 (さんじ) secretary, councilor 槇村正直 (まきむら・まさなお) Makimura Masanao 還都 (かんと) return of government (esp. Kyoto) 衰える (おとろえる) to become weak, decline, decay 士気 (しき) morale (of troops, team, etc) 誕生 (たんじょう) creation, formation 芝居座 (しばいざ) playhouse, theatre [more common: 芝居小屋 (しばいごや)] 浄瑠璃 (じょうるり) jōruri, a type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen 寄席 (よせ) entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.) 興行 (こうぎょう) show, performance, act 店舗 (てんぽ) shop, store 建ち並ぶ (たちならぶ) to stand in a row (i.e. shops on a street) 浅草 (あさくさ) Asakusa 千日前 (せんにちまえ) Sennichimae 盛り場 (さかりば) busy street, amusement quarters 修学旅行性 (しゅうがくりょこうせい) student on a field trip 繁華街 (はんかがい) business district, shopping district, downtown 上方 (かみがた) Kyoto-Osaka region 始祖 (しそ) founder, pioneer 安楽庵策伝 (あんらくあん・さくでん) Anrakuan Sakuden 住職 (じゅうしょく) chief priest (of a Buddhist temple) 務める (つとめる) to serve (as), fill (the position of) 誓願寺 (せいがんじ) Seigan-ji 和泉式部 (いずみ・しきぶ) Izumi Shikibu 誠心院 (せいしんいん) Seishin-in 西光寺 (さいこうじ)Saikou-ji 蛸薬師堂 (たこやくしどう) Takoyakushido 妙心寺 (みょうしんじ) Myōshin-ji 安養寺 (あんようじ) Anyo-ji 錦天満宮 (にしきてんまんぐう) Nishiki-Tenmangū 染殿院 (そめどのいん) Somedonoin 由緒 (ゆいしょ) history, pedigree, lineage 寄贈 (きぞう) donation, presentation, gift

Korean vocab 북 north 가장 most, best 동쪽 east 위치하다 to be situated, located 형재의 current, present 유래하다 to originate 후반 second half 사원 temple 집결시키다 to assemble 경내 precincts, grounds 주변 surroundings 행사 event, function, ceremony 발전하다 to develop 주목하다 to watch, pay attention 참사 disaster, tragedy 천도 transfer of the capital, moving the seat of government 침체 recession, depression, become stagnant 시민 citizen 정리하다 to organize, put together 탄생 birth, be born 무렵 toward (i.e. toward the end of [time period]) 연국 극장 drama theatre 만담 comic talk, (informal) gag 공연장 theater, venue, auditorium 점포 shop, store 들어서다 to go up, be built 번화가 main road 알려지가 to be well known 수학여행 school trip 비롯해 including? 관광객 tourist 쇼핑객 shopper, customer 붐비다 to be crowded, bustling 대표하다 to represent 길가 roadside, wayside 유서(가) 깊다 to have a long history 자리하다 to be located, be situated in 역사 history

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カレースパイスも入荷しました!カレーパウダー、カレーが美味しくなるMIXスパイス、バターチキンカレーとビリヤニのスパイスセットも。美味しい季節ですね。 #歩寺町本店 #歩鞍馬口店 #インド #エスニック #india #ayumihandicraft #京都 #kyoto #teramachi #kuramaguchi　#カレー #ビリヤニ #アナン (歩　寺町本店) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbta5R6PtPl/?utm_medium=tumblr

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‘20.8.10 京都寺町 同時代ギャラリー、三条付近にて

@neko-no-oto さん、@masachi さんお二方参加のG28写真展＆街ブラ続編です。写真展会場は戦前に建てられた新聞社屋跡を改装した建物で、外も中もレトロでお洒落。いいギャラリーでした。会場＆展示の雰囲気伝えたくて、ネタバレしない程度に掲載します。8/16まで開催してますよ。

neko-no-otoさんと談笑の後、帰りはおけいはんの三条駅に向かいました。夕方前の太陽が強烈に熱くてカップルは三条大橋の日陰で語らい、鴨川の水面はぎらぎらと夏の日差しを反射していました。

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Honman-ji, Spring 本満寺 by Patrick Vierthaler

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murakami kaishindo

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Small statue of Aizen Myōō (愛染明王) at a cozy temple sanctum nestled among the shops of Teramachi (寺町通) in Kyoto

(Photos taken July 2, 1994)