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Kyoto Shinkyogoku Shopping Street
Kyoto Shinkyogoku Shopping St, Kyoto
Covered arcade of temple-lined lanes turned bustling shopping street, where ancient graves sit beside modern storefronts.
This guide to Kyoto's Shinkyogoku Shopping Street opens at a stone grave tucked beneath the arcade's glass roof, marking the medieval court poet Izumi Shikibu. It follows the street's rise from cleared temple grounds after Kyoto lost the emperor to Tokyo in 1868, when governor Makimura Masanao carved a fresh commercial strip through the old precincts. Look for the shopfronts squeezed against centuries-old temple walls as you walk the arcade.
Audio guides are written and narrated by AI.