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Oct. 10, Wed.
Marutamachi-dori
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Marutamachi-dori, which cuts east west across Kyoto, ran along the south side of Chodoin, the administrative center of the Heian palace. Little of the buildings remain, but the street has many spots that evoke the Heian culture. At the western end of this 8.5-kilometer street, we find Arashiyama-Sagano, one of Kyoto's major tourist locations. This area was a secluded retreat for Heian aristocrats, and the fine mountains remain unchanged. Along Marutamachi-dori, we will visit a shop where you can try on a 12-layered kimono or other garments worn by aristocrats during the Heian Period. We also dine on the New Year's feast that only high-ranking nobles ate.
Enjoy this trip along Marutamachi-dori and experience Heian dynastic culture.
Presenter:
Sachiko Hattori
Cross-cultural Communications Consultant
Hattori was actually born and raised along Marutamachi-dori. After graduating from Doshisha University in Kyoto, she worked as an in-flight attendant for Japanese, Swiss and Dutch airlines. But she wanted to put her experience in customer service to good use, so she established her own company in cross-cultural communications. Raised on Kyoto hospitality, Hattori assists and promotes Japan to visiting dignitaries, and instructs businessmen on Japanese culture and manners to help them avoid any potential work conflicts due to misunderstandings.
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MAPPING Marutamachi-dori
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Tenryu-ji
Torin-in
Saiho-ji
Site of Chodoin and Daigokuden
Trolley Train and Hozugawa Boat Ride
Heian Jingu
Shigureden, the hall of Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
Kuroda Shozokuten
Nakajima Zougan
Kyoto Hanga Museum
Daikaku-ji
Kyoryori Rokusei
Hokongo-in
Okazaki Jinja
Tenryu-ji
As its name implies, Tenryu-ji - a World Heritage Site - is a temple of heavenly dragons. A commanding dragon is painted on the ceiling of the lecture hall. Behind the pond is Ryumon-no-taki, a composition of boulders representing an ancient Chinese legend about a dragon.
http://www.tenryuji.com
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Saiho-ji
Also a World Heritage Site, Saiho-ji is commonly called moss temple. Moss covers the garden with indescribable dignity. Visits to the garden are by appointment only. When visiting the temple, you will be required to transcribe part of a sutra.
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Trolley Train and Hozugawa Boat Ride
Enjoy the seasonal beauty of the mountains on a trolley-train ride from Sagano, and take a boat down Hozugawa for a thrilling view of the mountains from river level.
http://www.sagano-kanko.co.jp
http://www.hozugawakudari.jp/
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Shigureden, the hall of Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
Waka is a form of Japanese classical poetry that consists of five lines of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables, respectively. Within this syllabic constraint, poets skillfully craft waka loaded with profound imagery and sentiment. This museum's theme is Hyakunin Isshu, a compilation of waka. Experience this artistic pastime of the Heian aristocrats.
http://www.shigureden.or.jp/multilingual/en.html
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Nakajima Zougan
Inlay is a method of decoration used around the world. Kyoto inlay differs to other methods in that delicate patterns are carved in black lacquer. This handiwork makes a good souvenir of Kyoto. Reserve your place in an inlay workshop.
http://www.nakajima-zougan.jp
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Daikaku-ji
This ancient temple, which has deep ties with the imperial household, has been famous since times of old for admiring the beautiful harvest moon. The moon hangs in the sky, reflected on the surface of Osawa Pond within the temple complex. Ride the pleasure boat and gracefully experience for yourself this subtle and profound world that enthralled Heian aristocrats.
http://www.daikakuji.or.jp/
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Hokongo-in
Hokongo-in is a temple of beautiful flowers, throughout the year. It is especially famous for the lotus flowers, which bloom in summer. The main Buddhist statue is of Amida Nyorai and is representative of Buddhist statues made in the late Heian Period. Its lotus petal carvings are impressive.
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Torin-in
Torin-in is an old sub-temple within the Myoshin-ji temple complex. Twice a week, the temple holds shojin-ryori cooking classes. Shojin-ryori is a vegetarian cuisine that does not use meat, according to the Buddhist teachings. Participants learn to cook the dishes from the head priest and dine on their creations while admiring the garden.
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Site of Chodoin and Daigokuden
Plaques and stone monuments marking the sites of Chodoin and Daigokuden - the centers of Heian government and diplomacy - are located at the Senbon-Marutamachi intersection. Stand here to feel history.
http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/index_e.html
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Heian Jingu
Located in the Okazaki area of Marutamachi-dori, Heian Jingu was built in 1895 in commemoration of the 1,100th anniversary of Heiankyo. It is modeled on the Chodoin and Daigokuden and reconstructed to five-eighths its original size.
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Kuroda Shozokuten
What did the Heian aristocrats wear? Kuroda Shozokuten, located south of the Imperial Palace Park, will satisfy your curiosity. Try on the 12-layered kimono, which was reproduced after meticulous research, or clothes worn by civil servants. Even the ornaments are authentic in their detail.
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Kyoto Hanga Museum
This woodblock-print museum holds over 4,000 rare woodblock prints, such as ukiyoe prints, and Japan's oldest print, which dates to approximately 1,300 years ago. Another work worth seeing is the Mahamayuri, which was overprinted more than 1,200 times. The museum shop sells various items bearing woodblock-print designs, such as gift boxes.
http://www.kyoto-matsukyu.jp/info/
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Kyoryori Rokusei
This restaurant shot to fame for creating the most compact bento lunch box, teoke-bento. In fact, you can enjoy a course of dishes that reproduces the cuisine eaten by the Heian high aristocracy at New Year. This simple cuisine, which brings out the best of each ingredient, is said to be the origin of Kyoto cuisine. You, too, can dine like a Heian aristocrat.
http://www.rokusei.co.jp/information/index.html
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Okazaki Jinja
This shrine was built when Heiankyo was established in 794 to protect the eastern direction. Many wild rabbits once inhabited in this area, so this shrine is rare in that it has guardian rabbits as messengers of the local god. After 1,200 years, Okazaki Jinja still protects the city and its citizens from the east.
http://www.okazakijinja.jp/
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