Standing at the west end of Sanjo Bridge are statues of Yajirobee (彌次郎兵衛) and Kitahachi (喜多八), protagonists in Jippensha Ikku's (十返舎一九 1765–1831) part-comic, part-travelogue "Shank's Mare" (東海道中膝栗毛 "Tokaidochu Hizakurige"-written 1802-22).

The Takase-gawa turns into a river of pink and white petals.

The Takase-gawa turns into a river of pink and white petals.

The Takase-gawa turns into a river of pink and white petals.

just touching
the cherry blossom petals
brings tears
花びらがさわつても出る涙哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1810.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #sakura #桜 #cherryblossoms #blossoms #木屋町 #Kiyamachi #高瀬川 #Takasegawa #haiku

Commodity dealers built storehouses about the 9 registered boat launches (the 1st, Ichino Funairi 一之船入, is preserved), creating neighbourhoods such as Kiyamachi (木屋町 Lumber Yard Town), Kamiyamachi (紙屋町 Paper Dealers' Town) and Ishiyamachi (石屋町 Stonemasons' Town).

#京都 #Kiyamachi

A flat bottomed boat sits on a river of pink petals.

Sakura trees bloom along the Takase-gawa.

Layers of pink petals float on the Takase-gawa.

Fresh green leaves on the willow trees that line the Takase-gawa perfectly compliment the white-pink sakura blossoms.

Up to 100 flat-bottomed boats, known as Takasebune (高瀬舟), could use the 11km route at one time.

From the moment it opened, the Takase-gawa (高瀬川) was extremely popular, even featuring in guide books of the time.

#Kiyamachi #木屋町 #Takasegawa #高瀬川 #Kyoto #京都 #sakura

The great petal shedding begins🌸🤗✨

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #木屋町 #Kiyamachi #sakura #桜 #cherryblossoms #blossoms #kyotoscenes

Oh to be boating on a river of pink...🌸🌸🛶🥰🌸🌸

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #木屋町 #Kiyamachi #sakura #桜 #cherryblossoms #blossoms #kyotoscenes

Statues of Yajirobee and Kitahachi, protagonists in Jippensha Ikku's (十返舎一九 1765–1831) part-comic, part-travelogue "Shank's Mare" (東海道中膝栗毛 "Tokaidochu Hizakurige"-written 1802-22), enjoying the blossoms.

The Takasegawa becomes a river of petals.

The Takasegawa becomes a river of petals.

The Takasegawa becomes a river of petals.

just touching
the cherry blossom petals
brings tears
花びらがさわつても出る涙哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1810.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #sakura #桜 #cherryblossoms #blossoms #木屋町 #Kiyamachi #高瀬川 #Takasegawa #haiku

Commodity dealers built storehouses about the 9 registered boat launches (the 1st, Ichino Funairi 一之船入, is preserved), creating neighbourhoods such as Kiyamachi (木屋町 Lumber Yard Town), Kamiyamachi (紙屋町 Paper Dealers' Town) and Ishiyamachi (石屋町 Stonemasons' Town).

#京都 #Kyoto #Kiyamachi #木屋町 #Japan

A takasebune boat sits on a raft of pink petals.

Kiyamachi, once an area of lumberyards and inns, is filled with beautiful sakura trees.

Fallen petals gather at a small weir, creating layers of pink.

The Takasegawa runs alongside the Kamogawa for much of its length, but is little more than a pretty stream nowadays.

Up to 100 flat-bottomed boats, known as Takasebune (高瀬舟), could use the 11km route at one time.

From the moment it opened, the Takase-gawa (高瀬川) was extremely popular, even featuring in guide books of the time.

#Kiyamachi #木屋町 #Takasegawa #高瀬川 #Kyoto #京都 #sakura

Once connecting the heart of Kyōto to the port of Fushimi, the Takase-gawa (高瀬川) was excavated by Suminokura Ryoi (角倉了以) between 1608-11.
Originally rising beside Suminokura's residence on Kiyamachi-Nijō, at one time the canal stretched all the way to Jujō (十条通).

#Kyoto #Kiyamachi #Takasegawa

🌸🤗✨

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #木屋町 #Kiyamachi #sakura #桜 #cherryblossoms #blossoms #kyotoscenes

Oh to be boating on a river of pink...🌸🌸🛶🥰🌸🌸

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #木屋町 #Kiyamachi #sakura #桜 #cherryblossoms #blossoms #kyotoscenes