Yesterday, NHK aired a program called "Hideyoshi and the Secrets of Kyoto."
So, here’s a story about the streets of Kyoto.
Walking straight ahead ...which makes me wonder, “What exactly is the front facing?”
When I looked into it, I found two theories.
Both are shrines and temples with deep connections to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Taiko.
The shrine is Toyokuni Shrine, and the temple is Hōkō-ji.
After his death, Hideyoshi was enshrined as a deity under the name Toyokuni Daimyojin.
Since it faces Toyokuni Shrine head-on, it’s called Omote-dori.
The second theory is that it refers to the front facing the Great Buddha Hall of Hōkō-ji Temple, located north of Toyokuni Shrine.
This Great Buddha Hall was founded by Hideyoshi, and
I hear it was three times the size of the Great Buddha at Tōdai-ji Temple in Nara.
Hideyoshi’s wealth is truly impressive.
Yamato-ōji Street from all the way to ,
Kikaku-tei, Higashi Hongan-ji , Nishi Hongan-ji and other locations.
The Kikaku Residence and Fumon-dori is also known as Nakajuzuya-machi-dori.
The photo shows the Maebashi Bridge spanning the Kamogawa River on Maebashi-dori