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Kawaramachi Avenue (河原町通,Kawaramachi-dōri) runs parallel to the west bank of theKamo River on the eastern side ofKyoto,Japan. Its intersection withShijō Street is calledShijō Kawaramachi and is a leading shopping district of the city.
BothShijō and Kawaramachi Street are protected withsmoking bans.
Located outside ofHeian-kyō and runs almost parallel to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Odoi. It is thought that it was established when the city expanded to the Kamo River in the early Edo Period.
From north to south it extends from Aoibashi Nishizume to Jujō Street. North of Aoibashi Nishizume its name changes to Shimogamo Main Street. South of Jujō Street it curves along the Kamo River and joins with Kuzebashi Street. The stretch betweenSanjō Street and Shijō Street is one of Kyoto's downtown shopping streets.
Because the portion between Shijō Street and Kamijuzuyacho Street runs parallel to the Kamo River bending in a North-North-East and South-South-West direction it naturally intersects with north–south running Teramachi Street and Gokomachi Street.
It is not clear when the excavation began of the eastern end of Heikan-kyo and inner eastern side of Odoi but because Odoi was runs along Kawaramachi Street's western side it is thought to be after the creation of Kawaramachi.[citation needed]
As of 2021, utility poles which had cluttered the street had been removed, restoring the historical feel of Kawaramachi-dōri.[1]
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