3 landmarks in Nakagyo with verified facts and stories most people walk right past.
~4 min
Nijo Castle
541 Nijojocho, Nakagyo, Kyoto, 604-8301, Japan
historyarchitectureroyalty
Nijo Castle was built to intimidate, and 400 years later it's still working.
~2 min
Nishiki Market
Nakagyo, Nakagyo, Kyoto, Japan
foodiconiclocal-life
Nishiki Market is Kyoto's kitchen — a 400-metre covered shopping street running east-west through the centre of the city that has been the primary wholesale and retail food market for Kyoto since the 14th century.
~2 min
Pontocho Alley
Nakagyo, Nakagyo, Kyoto, Japan
foodnightlifeculture
Pontocho is a single narrow lane — barely wide enough for two people to pass — that runs for 600 metres between Shijō and Sanjō streets, parallel to the Kamo River.
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