Mapping Kyoto Streets - 2012/05/09 - Karasuma-dori

May 9, Wed.
Karasuma-dori

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Karasuma-dori is a 6.6 km street running north-south through Kyoto's shopping and entertainment area. At first glance, it looks modern, but the past is woven into the crevices of this charming street. Karasuma-dori has been constantly changing its appearance since the beginning of the Heian Period, 1,200 years ago. Today, it is Kyoto's business street with a commercial building where Kyoto's tradition and the latest designs meld, a well-established shop that sells elegant incense, a temple where you can hear the dragon roar, and other unique spots waiting to be discovered. Enjoy this trip along Karasuma-dori.

Presenter:
Hiroki Sato
Radio Personality,
Alfa Station, Kyoto

Born in Hokkaido, Sato has lived in Kyoto for 37 years. While enrolled in the Department of British and American Studies at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, he took leave to work at the Japanese Embassy in Kenya. On graduating, Sato taught English before becoming a radio personality for the Alpha Morning Kyoto show at FM Kyoto (Alfa Station).
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MAPPING Karasuma-dori

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Kyoto Station Building
Kyoto Tower
Higashi Honganji
Tanji Renshodo
First Cabin
Cocon Karasuma
Karacho Shijo Karasuma Shop
Tawawa
Kyoto International Manga Museum
Shoyeido
Kyoto Imperial Palace Park
Kongo Noh Theater
Tawaraya Yoshitomi
Shokokuji

Kyoto Station Building
One of Western Japan's transport hubs, Kyoto Station is used by an average of about 180,000 people, every day. The imposing, futuristic station building has become a new sightseeing spot, which houses a hotel, department stores, restaurants and a theatre.

http://www.kyoto-station-building.co.jp/index.htm

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Kyoto Tower
Kyoto Tower, built to liven up the town, is 131m high - the tallest building in Kyoto. The observation deck offers a stunning, 360-degree panoramic view of Kyoto.

http://www.kyoto-tower.co.jp/kyototower/

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Higashi Honganji
Higashi Honganji temple was founded in 1602. Shinran, founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, preached about his thoughts on the equal salvation by Buddha, and these have been handed down to the sects' many believers, today.

http://higashihonganji.or.jp/

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Tanji Renshodo
Candles sold at this Japanese candle maker, established 70 years ago, are handmade using vegetable material so only soot is produced as they burn.

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First Cabin
Capsule hotels are budget accommodation unique to Japan. First Cabin's interior is modeled on a plane's interior - compact and luxurious - with many amenities within the tight spaces.

http://first-cabin.jp/store_kyoto-karasuma/

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Cocon Karasuma
World-famous architect, Kengo Kuma, wanted to capture both the present and the past when he designed the renovations for this commercial building, originally built in 1938, and make it a symbol of Kyoto.

http://www.coconkarasuma.com/

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Karacho Shijo Karasuma Shop
Karacho have been making Chinese paper printed with traditional patterns for about 400 years. The Cocon Karasuma shop stocks interior goods and decorations, and novelty goods made from Chinese paper.

http://www.karacho.co.jp/

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Tawawa
Enjoy a sumptuous, healthy lunch made with Kyoto vegetables grown locally at this restaurant that was once a green grocer.

http://www.kyo-tawawa.co.jp/restaurant/

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Kyoto International Manga Museum
The manga museum was established to promote the Japanese manga culture and preserve it for future generations. Visitors can read the thousands of manga jammed onto the shelves of The Wall of Manga to their hearts' content. The building itself is renovated elementary school, and traces of its school days are everywhere.

http://www.kyotomm.jp/english/

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Shoyeido
This shop, which stocks various aromas, has only made incense since its establishment in 1705. Shoyeido holds monthly sessions where neophytes can learn to appreciate monko (lit. listening to incense).

http://www.shoyeido.co.jp/

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Kyoto Imperial Palace Park
Kyoto Imperial Garden, which shows visitors various faces throughout the seasons, is the city's central park ­- a recreation spot for citizens. It is also the location of the former imperial palace.

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Kongo Noh Theater
This theater is the home to the Kongo School of traditional Noh drama. Compared to other Noh schools, the Kongo School employs more movement and is known as mai-kongo (lit. dancing Kongo). It is a dynamic traditional style of Noh with a magnificent and elegant image.

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Tawaraya Yoshitomi
Tawaraya Yoshitomi is a well-established confectioner dating back to 1755. The Confectionary Museum beside the shop covers the history of Japanese confectionary. The sugar confectionary art made solely of ingredients used in Japanese confectionary is worth a look.

http://www.kyogashi.co.jp/

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Shokokuji
The lecture hall at the center of the temple precincts towers over the surrounding buildings. On its ceiling is a painting of a coiled dragon, called Banryuzu, painted in the late 16th century by Kanou Mitsunobu, the son of lauded artist, Kanou Eitoku. Here, they say you can hear the dragon roar.

http://www.shokoku-ji.jp/

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