祇園白川へKyoto's Minami Shirakawa area is one of the best preserved streets in the city.
It is adjacent to a tacky part of Gion, but this two-three blocks is indeed gorgeous.
On the left of the photo, the trees with green leaves - the picture was taken in April - line a narrow canal (shira kawa means "white river").
On the opposite side of that are high end inns and restaurants.
On the right side of the photo is a street lined with machiya style Kyoto townhouses. What is most notable about this streetscape is how few telephone wires and poles there are.
Unlike the rest of the city, Minami Shirakawa has had most of the wires laid underground.
Access
From the Shijo Kawabata intersection - where the large Minami-za kabuki theater is - walk towards the hills in the distance east along Shijo Dori. At Yamato Oji Dori, turn left. Walk for several minutes. When you come to a small river, this is it; turn right.
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