①■史〇1Omiya Traﬃc Park■

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Nagasakaguchi

史〇4Kita-kuKamiyagawa River③■④■

Daitokuji
TempleKuramaguchi
Teranouchi(Temple District)

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Kamigyo(Nouth part ofcity of Kyoto)⑤■ 〇9
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Kitanosha
ShrineOharaguchi⑥Kugemachi(residential area
for court nobility)
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Dairi
(ImperialPalace) Kojinguchi■

Kamigyo-ku

Kitano JuniorHigh School

Jurakudai
Residence⑦■

Bukeoshiro■⑨(The castle built
for the residence ofthe 15th Muromachi Shogun)■Teramachi(Temple District)⑩⑪■

Myokakuji
Myokenji Temple
Temple史〇8⑫■Kamogawa River■⑧Tojiji
TempleNakagyo-ku

Awataguchi

Honnoji
TempleShimogyo(South part ofcity of Kyoto)

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Honkokuji
TempleFushimiguchi

Shimogyo-ku■⑰⑱■
Honganji⑳⑲■ ■㉑･㉒ Temple■Tanbaguchi㉓■㉔■
Takedaguchi㉙■Toji
TempleTobaguchi

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Hokoji
Temple―Walking The Odoi Earthwork Historical Sites and Its Other Remains―
Having uniﬁed the country, Toyotomi Hideyoshi undertook some massive remodeling projects in Kyoto,

Odoi

including the creation of temple districts, rearranging streets and residential areas and the building of a castle
palace, Jurakudai, with the work culminating, in 1591, in the construction in just a few months of the Odoi, alarge-scale earthwork, comprising an earthen rampart and moat, which encircled Kyoto. Today, much of theearthen rampart has been leveled and the moat ﬁlled in, but the remains can bevisited and images of yesteryear conjured up, so why not walk the Odoi

Kyoto Gyoen National Gardenearthwork!

Enmachi Sta.

Marutamachi St.

Takeyamachi St.

Nishinokyo Hara-machi
Nakagyo-ku(Ichigoroinari Shrine)

11Oike St.

11 Nakagyo-ku

Mibufuchida-cho

Awataguchi

Karasumaoike Sta.

Kyotosiyakushomae Sta.

Kyoto City subway Tozai Line

Nishinokyo Kasadono-cho
Anekoji St.

25 Koinari-cho Shimogyo-ku

28 Gono-cho Shimogyo-ku

Sanjo St.

Nishiojisanjo Sta.

Rokkaku St.

Hankyu Railway Kyoto LineSt.

vera Riugojo

KiyomizSta.

■Shosei-en
GardenDotemachi-dori Shichijo-agaru, Shimogyo-ku
The 2007 excavation conﬁrmed a layer
containing remains from the early Edo era,
which could be earthen rampart.

Kaizan Park■oShichij23■Umekoji ParkKankiji-cho Shimogyo-ku

28

FY2015 and FY2017
27 Theexcavations found a stone-built■Sujin Park

water channel joining up
Uchihama (a berthing point on
the inside of Odoi earthwork)
and Takasegawa Canal.

JR Tokaido Main LineraNa
Line

Takeda-kaido Rd.

Kujo Sta.

Kujo St.

■SakuraChildren's Park34

30 Minami-ku

31 Minami-ku

32 Minami-ku

Nishikujo Toriiguchi-cho

33 Nishikujo Kasuga-cho Minami-ku

34 Nishikujo Kasuga-cho Minami-ku

The FY2009 study detected the basesection of the earthen rampart and foundsome remaining banking soil in thecentral section.

The FY2014 excavation conﬁrmed themoat (more than 8.5 meters wide), andunearthed earthenware and wooden
implements.

The FY1991 excavation conﬁrmed that themoat (14 meters wide, 2.5 meters deep)runs parallel to the east side of Aburanokoji
St. and unearthed many wooden implements.

The FY1991 excavation found that themoat is shallower at this site than at thesite on the north side.

The FY1980 excavation conﬁrmed the moat (17.5meters wide, 2 meters deep) here and unearthed
many wooden implements.

The FY1984 excavation discovered the moat (20meters wide, 1.5 meters deep) running in thesouth-east direction at north of the intersectionof Aburanokoji St. and Kujo St. Many wooden
implements from the Edo era were unearthed,notably including a wooden tablet withprobably Portuguese written on it.

Nishikujo Kitanouchi-cho

Nishikujo Toriiguchi-cho

Shinmachi St.

Sujaku Shokai-cho

Karasuma St.

20 Shimogyo-ku

Muromachi St.

1Kｍ

Nishinotoin St.

500ｍ

Aburanokoji St.

0ｍ

33

Toji Sta.

Rajomon Ruins

Takedaguchi■Kasuga Park

Kintetsu Railway Kyoto LineTojiguchi

Kyo-no-Nanakuchi

32

Fushimiinari Shrine
Otabisho

Kyoogokokuji
Temple（Toji）

Mibugawa St.

Shichihonmatsu St.

The FY1982 excavation found the moat (20 meters wide)running in the east-west direction. A modern sewer pipe
has been laid along the middle section.

Kyo-no-Nanakuchi

3130

Kawaramachi St.

Toji St.

JR Tokaido Shinkansen

Takakura St.

The FY2006 excavation noted that thesedimentary layer at the site tilted fromwest to east, enabling an estimation ofwhere the west shoulder of the moat
would have been. And, the FY2016
excavation discovered the east shoulderof the moat.

Hachijo St.

JR史世

With the capital moving to Heian-kyo(present day Kyoto), the control ofstate-sponsored temples in Kyoto(including Toji and Saiji Temples) wasoﬃcially turned over to the monk Kukai
in 823. The 21st of every month, in theprecinct of Toji Temple, a market is held,
which is aﬀectionately known as“Kobo-san” (Kobo Daishi is anothername for Kukai).

■Kaikoji Parkay Main Line hukuji Sta.
Keihan Railw
To

Kyoto Sta.

■Hachijo Children's Park

Karahashisaiji Park■
Saijiato19-3 Sujaku Donokuchi-cho Shimogyo-ku

292625The FY1993 excavation (distributionsurvey) on part of the former SanʼinLine at JR Kyoto Station conﬁrmed asedimentary clay layer at a point
three meters under surface groundlevel, which could be the moat.

Sta.

Shiokoji St.

Omiya St.

西大路駅

23

Inokuma St.

19-2 Sujaku Donokuchi-cho Shimogyo-kua.
yotonishi StUmekoji K

The FY1982 excavation
conﬁrmed the east
shoulder of the moaton the east side of aroad running northsouth. Therefore themoat had been ﬁlled
in and the road laid
on top.

19-3

19-2

gawchima

Higashi Hongan-ji
Temple24

Takasegawa Canal Commemorative
Stone Post
Takasegawa was constructed byToyotomi Hideyoshi as a canal
to carry building materials from
Fushimi for the construction ofHokoji Temple. This spot is markedwith an explanation plaque andcommemorative stone post todenote it as the point where boats
were turned around.

Shichijo St.

19-1 Sujaku Donokuchi-cho Shimogyo-ku

KamoKawara

Teramachi St.

21 22Fushimiguchi■Rokujoin Park

Higashitamamizu-cho Shimogyo-ku
The 2002 excavation found a layer of river ﬂood
sediment from a time before Shosei-en Garden
was built and a layer containing some remains,with one part from an era unknown, which
conceivably could be the earthen rampart
before its course was changed.

The Oﬃcial name is Shinshu
Honbyo, the head temple of theShinshu Otani sect. This temple's
present land was donated by
Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1602 to Kyonyo,
who opposed his father Kennyo, the11th head, about Osaka Honganji
Temple - thus, Honganji was split
into east (higashi) and west (nishi),with Kyonyo becoming the 12th
Head of Higashi Honganji.

20

Gokomachi St.

19-1

Kyo-no-Nanakuchi

Takasegawa Canal

Nishi Honganji
TempleNishishinyashiki■ Children's park

Fuyacho St.

17 18

Tominokoji St.

n Line■Kosaka park

Yanaginobanba St.

15 16

Sakaimachi St.

a.

JR Sanʼin Mai

The Oﬃcial name is Ryukokuzan
Hongwanji Temple, the head templeof the Shinshu Honganji sect. It wasdeveloped in the time of Rennyo
the Restorer (1415-1499), the 8thhead, temple land was transferred
to Wakayama and Osaka, ﬁnally
Toyotomi Hideyoshi donated thepresent temple land when Kennyo
was the 11th head in 1591.

HonkokujiTemple

名Iemitsu, the 3rd Tokugawa shogun,
donated this land to Sennyo, the 13th
Head of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, whothen had the garden landscaped under
the guidance of Ishikawa Jozan. Thegardenʼs decorative island set in theIngetsu-chi pond is said to be theremains of the Odoi rampart.

Gojo Sta.

Tanbaguchi St

Chudoji St.

Bukkoji Temple
Takakura St.

Manjuji St.

Gojo St.

■ChudojiChildren's Park

This is the head temple of the
Bukkoji school of the Jodo Shinshu
sect, and its honoriﬁc preﬁx is
Shibutanisan. The temple received
the name “Amida Bukkoji” from
Emperor Godaigo. In 1586, at therequest of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, thetemple moved to its current site.

Ainomachi St.

Tanbaguchi

Higasinotoin St.

Kyoto City Subway Karasuma Line

Muromachi St.

Shinmachi St.

Nishinotoin St.

Ogawa St.

Aburanokoji St.

Samegai St.

Matsubara St.

■Kotoku Park

Kyoto Food Culture Museum
This museum on the 3rd ﬂoorof the Kyoto Seika Center
exhibits materials related tothe culture of food in Kyoto. It
also exhibits artifacts thathave been unearthed fromexcavation sites.

Kawaramachi Sta.

Karasuma St.

Horikawa St.
Iwagami St.

Inokuma St.

Kuromon St.

Takatsuji St.

This is the headquarters of the Nichiren
sect. Emperor Komyo donated this land
at Rokujo Horikawa for the constructionof the temple in 1345. In 1568, it became
the Rokujo Palace for the Shogun
Ashikaga Yoshiaki. In 1591, the southernhalf of the temple lands was ceded toHonganji Temple. And, in 1971, thetemple moved to Yamashina-ku.

Kyo-no-Nanakuchi

The FY2017 excavation
discovered the east
shoulder of the moat.
Whereas, the FY1984
excavation found theeast shoulder of themoat and the basesection of the earthen
rampart.

Bukkoji St.

Mibugawa St.

Bojo St.

15 16 Chudojiminami-cho Shimogyo-ku

Omiya St.

Senbon St.

■Hinoki Children's Park

Karasuma Sta.

Ayanokoji St.

The monk Kaiken of Onjoji
Temple founded this temple as
the headquarters of the Risshu
sect. It is famous for Mibu Kyogen(mimed plays performed bymasked actors), an important
intangible folk culture asset, andfor its connection with theShinsen-gumi (shogunate police).

Igoryo Children's ParkThe 2015 excavation conﬁrmed a boat
entrance and stone wall on the westbank of the Takasegawa Canal.

o Sta.

■Mibu Children's park
Mibudera
Temple17 18 Sujaku Bunki-cho Shimogyo-ku

Shijo St.

Shijoomiya Sta.

■The FY1997 excavation discovered the moat (12.5 meterswide, 1.5 deep) and also unearthed 20 copper coins(money circulating in Edo era) in a stacked state. TheFY2000 excavation at a site directly south of the 1997 one
conﬁrmed the west shoulder of the moat.

Shijo Sta.

Keifuku Railroad
Arashiyama LineThe 2013 excavation conﬁrmed some 60
meters of base section for the rampart in thearea where the course of the Odoi waschanged in the early Edo era, and, at thattime, a moat was not dug.

Nishikikoji St.

Shijoomiya Sta.
Sai Sta.

Teramachi

Takoyakushi St.

Gionshij

The FY2012 excavation found the baseof the earthen rampart and moat. And,
this survey clariﬁed that the earthen
rampart had been built over the basesection that is on top of a two-meter
thick ﬂood sedimentation layer from theNishihorikawa River of the Heian era.

Kiyamachi St.

JR Sanʼin Main LineThe FY2014-FY2015 excavation conﬁrmedthat the Odoi remains at this site involvebanking of about 20 meters wide andone meter high. It also clariﬁed that aslight elevation was built up coredaround the earthen rampart, which, overtime, was buried, so that the elevation
became stacked up by landﬁll. Moreover,the study clariﬁed that the earthen
rampart was built over a sedimentation
layer from the Nishihorikawa River.

The FY1982 excavation
involved making across-section drawingof the Odoi in theeast-west direction.

・・・ Course Ⅳ
・・・ Course Ⅴ
・・・ Course Ⅵ

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How to Envisage
the Odoi※Look at the differences in elevation of thewalking course as you walk and conjure up
an image of what the Odoi must havelooked like some 400 years ago!

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Kyo-no-Nanakuchi(The Seven Entrances)※These are the main roads leading into
Kyoto, commonly known as “Nanakuchi”(the seven entrances).

・・・ Odoi line
Odoi
・・・ historic site(area)

史１ ・・・ Existing
Odoi earthwork
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Alchaedogical
Excavation at Odoi

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Famed cherry
blossom location

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Famed plumblossom location

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Famed maple(momiji) location

史 ・・・ Historic Site
National・・・ Police

名 ・・・ Scenic Beauty

National Site of・・・ Toilets

世 ・・・ Heritage Site
WorldTo Sanjo Keihan■Shindate
Children's Park

Saiin Sta.

Kyo-no-Nanakuchi

Oshikoji St.

Nijojomae Sta.

13 14 Nakagyo-ku

13 14

Nijo St.

Sanjo Sta.

Keystones for Shindate Bridge
At the northeast corner of thisintersection, this bridge wasbuilt in 1922, with two sets ofstone bridge ﬁttings on thenortheast corner and two
more on the northwest corner.

oS

NijNijo-jo Castle

Nijo Sta.

Onmae St.

Nishioji St.

To Uzumasatenjingawa

12ta.

Ebisugawa St.

The oﬃcial name of this castle is Former
Imperial Villa Nijo-jo Castle. It was built
as a hira-jo (a castle built on ﬂat land) toserve as accommodation for the Shogun
Tokugawa Ieyasu when he visited Kyoto
in the early Edo era. However, after thevisit of the 3rd Shogun Iemitsu, it wasleft to fall into ruin until the end of theTokugawa Shogunate. Then, in 1862,
it was refurbished. In 1867, the endof the political rule of the Tokugawa
Shogunate and the restoration of power
to the Emperor was proclaimed here.

Keihan Railway Oto Line史８

Nishinokyo Higashinakaai-cho
Nakagyo-ku
The FY1984 distribution survey
comﬁrmed the moat at Oike St.

史世

This Ichigoroinari Shrine
was built on the remainsof about 40 meters of theOdoi earthen rampart in
the north-south direction.
The moat has beenﬁlled in, with Shinto torii
gates now lining it as an
approach to the shrine.

■

Nishinokyo
Children's Park

Jingumarutamachi Sta.

Marutamachi St.

Marutamachi Sta.

To Sagaarashiyama［Southern Half］