Known for
Shijo bridge, Kawaramachi and Pontocho.
The river and the shopfronts
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Shijo-dori, Kawaramachi, Pontocho
Shijo and Kawaramachi: the bridge over the Kamo, shopfronts, department stores and the side streets of Pontocho. A day for the city, not for a temple on the hill.

Shijo bridge, Kawaramachi and Pontocho.
Afternoon and evening. In the morning the street has not woken up, and the Higashiyama temples matter more then.
A base if you want the shops and the river outside the door. Kiyomizu from the bridge is already a climb to the east.
Fedor Samorodov · guide
Pontocho is the narrow street just north of the bridge, along the river. The Kawaramachi shopfronts stand on the crossing itself.