①■史〇1Omiya Traﬃc Park

■

史
〇2
史
〇3

②

Nagasakaguchi

史〇4Kita-kuKamiyagawa River③■④■

Daitokuji
TempleKuramaguchi
Teranouchi(Temple District)

史
〇5

史
〇6

Kamigyo(Nouth part ofcity of Kyoto)⑤■ 〇9
史
Kitanosha
ShrineOharaguchi⑥
Kugemachi(residential area
for court nobility)
史
〇7
Dairi
(Imperial
Palace) 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■⑧

Tojiji
TempleNakagyo-ku

Awataguchi

Honnoji
TempleShimogyo(South part ofcity of Kyoto)

■ ⑬･⑭

⑮･⑯■

Honkokuji
TempleFushimiguchi

Shimogyo-ku■⑰⑱■
Honganji⑳⑲■ ■㉑･㉒ Temple■
Tanbaguchi㉓■㉔■
Takedaguchi

㉙
■

Toji
TempleTobaguchi

GionshaShrine

■㉚
■㉛
■㉜

■㉝
■㉞

㉕■■ ■㉘㉖･㉗

Hokoji
Temple史１ (near Kamogawa Junior High School)―Walking The Odoi Earthwork Historical Sites and Its Other Remains―

Shichiku Kaminagame-cho & Kamihorikawa-cho Kita-ku

Having uniﬁed the country, Toyotomi Hideyoshi undertook some massive remodeling projects in Kyoto, including the creation of temple

Odoi

districts, rearranging streets and residential areas and the building of a castle palace, Jurakudai, with the work culminating, in 1591, in theconstruction in just a few months of the Odoi, a large-scale
earthwork, comprising an earthen rampart and moat, which

深泥ヶ池

１ Shichiku Kamihorikawa-cho Kita-ku

The FY2000 excavation conﬁrmed the northern end of
the rampart running to the west from Kamogawa
Junior High School.

ka

kami

dono
Jizo
Take
The stone Buddist statue

Takedono St.
Takedonominami St.

Kamogawa JuniorHigh School■

Koryo Museum of Art

史３

o
am e
ig idg
m
r
Ka B

玄以通

史２

Omiyanishinoyama
Children's Park
Falloﬀ of the road dueto the undulation of
the Odoi earthwork.
Kyo-no-Nanakuchi■
Okado
Children's
Park

Nagasakaguchi

ma St.

from point ② to point ③.

■Kagamiishi ■Children's Park

Kagamiishi

史４

泉川

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ive
aR

im
Sh

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am

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gaw

Tak
ano

o

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a
Eiz n Railan
Ma way
in L
ine
i

sh

To Kurama・Yasehieizanguchi

og

Sh
im
Hig
a
i St
.

ver

De
mac
hi

ta.

yana
gi S

achi St.

Teramachi St.

Rozanji Temple■
Kyoto Prefectural
University of Medicine

Kojin
BridgeGojoinTempleKonoe St.

Sanbongi

Kyo-no-Nanakuchi

Kojinguchi

St.

鴨川

・・・ Police
三条通・・・ Toilets

三条大橋

至 祇園四条至 三条京阪Famed maple(momiji) location

御池大橋

三条駅

・・・

川端通

木屋町通

Famed cherry
blossom location

The FY1999 excavation
二条大橋 theconﬁrmedbase(approximately 15 meterswide) of the rampart andan inner gutter on the east
side.

京阪鴨東線

河原町通

御幸町通

麩屋町通

京都市役所
■

市役所前駅

地下鉄 東西線

Famed plum・・・
blossom location

富小路通

柳馬場通

■

Jingumarutamachi Sta.

higashisanbongi St.

寺町通

御池中学校

Lake Biwa Canal

Dohda SeniorHigh School■Of Arts

二条通

堺町通

１

Alchaedogical・・・
Excavation
三条通 at Odoi

・・・

高倉通

姉小路通

Rai Sanyoʼs Residence Sanshisuimeisho

Sinsawaragicho St.

■Gosyominami
Primary School

９

間之町通

史１ ・・・ Existing
Odoi earthwork

Marutamachi
BridgeNeesima's Residence

Nishinokyo Enmachi Nakagyo-ku■富小路殿公園

東洞院通

烏丸御池駅

EntsuujiTempleSinkarasuma St.

Kyoto City library of Historical
Documents
Hundreds of thousands ofhistorical materials and books
belonging to the City of Kyoto arestored here, and, users can peruseancient documents (copies). It
also holds themed exhibitions
and planned exhibitions, lectures
about history and ancientmanuscripts.

The FY1987 excavation
found the Odoiʼs gutter
runningeast-west. The
京都国際
clump
of trees in the
マンガミュージアム
distance in the photo iswhere the Odoi is stillvisible today. However,this site is not open to the
public.
車屋町通

Odoi
・・・ historic site(area)The FY2008 excavation
found an inner gutter on
the Odoi earthwork.

Higashiichijo St.

■
Ohki High School

烏丸通■■中京区役所・・・ Odoi line

６

史７

Shojokein
TempleHojoji Temple Site
This temple was foundedby Fujiwara Michinaga.
And this stone monument
marks the site of the
Hojoji Temple, the modelfor Byodoin Temple.

1Kｍ

両替町通

室町通

衣棚通

御池通

新町通

※These are the main roads leading into
Kyoto, commonly known as “Nanakuchi”(the seven entrances).

釜座通

Kyo-no-Nanakuchi(The Seven Entrances)

Kawaram

Kyogoku■Primary School

Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

７ (grounds of Kitano Junior High School)

西洞院通※Look at the differences in elevation of thewalking course as you walk and conjure up
an image of what the Odoi must have
三条通
lookedlike some 400 years ago!

・・・

小川通

How to Envisage
the Odoi

油小路通

・・・

Shimogamo Hon St.

St.

ge

■

500ｍ

The FY2013 excavation
unearthed the remainsof a stone-built culvert
intersecting the Odoi.
The photo on the rightshows the water堀川音楽高等学校
inlet onthe shrine side and ■
the
二条城前駅
photo on the left shows
the outlet on the exteriorof the Odoi.

至 京都

Naka

i

Oharaguchi

Nashinoki Shrine

Nishinokyonakaho-cho Nakagyo-ku

堀川通駅

Brid aigeKamo Brid

Kyoto Prefectural
University of
Medicine LibraryThis is not designatedas an historical site but
nonetheless it is important
as a point where the Odoi
earthwork is visible today.

東堀川通・・・ Course Ⅲ

二

条

千本通

・・・ Course Ⅱ
■三條坊町
児童公園

■中京中学校
星池児童公園■二条駅

・・・ Course Ⅰ

御池通

In the FY2016 excavation,
the west bank and rampartculvert ■西ノ京中学校
intersecting theOdoi were excavated. At
the slope of the bank, aberm was made, and theculvert was packed full ofgravel.
御前通

至 太秦天神川天神通

西京高校付属
中学校・高校
■

二条通

gamo

ch

西ノ京児童公園

小学校

ach
DemidgeBr

Kyo-no-Nanakuchi■平安女学院
Nishinokyonakaho-cho Nakagyo-ku
中学校・高等学校(in the grounds of Kitano Junior High School)

0ｍ

■朱雀高校
of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine)
５ Bakuro-cho Kamigyo-ku (precinct
■二条城

Shimo

d.

oR

aid

o-k

ma

Toyotomi Hideyoshi built thisresidence on the site of what had
been the Greater Imperial Palace.
It was a castle built on ﬂat land,
equipped with walls and moat.
Hideyoshi gave this Jurakudai to
his nephew, Hidetsugu, when
the latter became Kanpaku (chief
advisor to the Emperor), but, after
Hidetsugu was made to commit
suicide for the suspicion ofplotting rebellion, it wasdemolished.
Reconstruction by Mr. Fukukawa

kamogawa（Aoi）
Park
i ■ Kaw

Demachimasugata
Shopping Street

Historic site:Oharaguchistone signpost
This is one of the mostbeautiful examples of asignpost that is designatedas historical monument site.
It put up at Oharaguchi(Imadegawaguchi).

There is some earthwork
here, but note thatwhat is on view is just a■京都第2赤十字replication covered in
看護専門学校rhododendrons.

■京都府庁

Mik
a
Brid ge
ge

Mikage St.

■Nijo Junior High School

Kita-ku
４ Murasakinokitahananobo-cho■朱雀第四■Tadasunomori
ForestYamanaka Shikanosukeʼs
grave is here. Weeping
cherry blossomes in thetemple are famous.

Imadegawa St.

烏丸通

Taishimichi St.

■Simogamo
Primary School■Doshisha Women's College■Doshisha University

Replicated Odoi in front of
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Library

Hori RiverLine

Shimogamo Jinja
Shrine

m
Ka

ra
Te

Sainokaminoyashiro
ShrineOn the east side of
the precinct of Rozanji
Temple, some 50 metersof Odoi earthwork remain.
The earthen rampart canbe explored by climbing itfrom the north side.

East Outer Moat�

South Moat of Minamininomaru

通HonmanjiTempleThe Grave Of
Fushiminomiya■上京中学校East Outer Moat�

Minamininomaru■Nijojokita
Primary School■Suzakudai 6th
Primary School

This section is called the“Odoi-no-sode”, or Odoi
sleeve. The unnatural
shape of the Odoi is stillveiled in mystery to thisday.

East Moat of Honmaru

Nishinomaruaaw erng RivnjieTMinamininomaru
Entrance

馬口Joganji Temple

Senbon St.

The FY2008 excavation
found
remainsofpossibly the moat.

West Moat of Honmaru

n MainShokokuji Temple

Kitanobe-cho Kamigyo-ku (precinct of Rozanji Temple)

South Moat of Nishinomaru
South Moat of Honmaru■Suzakudai 2nd
Primary School

JR Sanʼi

10Shichihonmatsu St.

Shimonomori St.

Nishinokyo
BridgeMarutamachi St.

Onmae St.

Enmachi Sta.

Sai St.

to Sagaarashiyama

９

Honmaru

Shimodachiuri St.

Horinji temple（Darumadera temple）■ShikagakiChildren's Park

史７

Jurakudai residence

Chikurinji temple■EnmachiChildren's park

West Outer Moat�

８

Itokusui Ruins

Demizu St.

The FY2018 excavation trial digs at threelocations in the Enmachi childrenʼs Park
妙心寺道conﬁrmed the base of the rampart andconstruction earth.

SeishinPrimary
School■Outer Fence
West Entrance

Guzeiji
TempleWest Outer Moat�

Tenjin St.

■
KitamachiChildren's Park

Okutani family
residence
This precious, oldhouse is designatedas a tangible culturalproperty by Kyoto
City.

Rokkenmachi St.

Nishioji St.

７

Nakadachiuri St.

■NinnaChildren's Park

Ninnaji-kaido Rd.

Amidaji
TempleKitanomaru
North Moat of Honmaru■NinnaPrimary School■Tsuruyama
Children's Park

North Moat of Kitanomaru

Ichijo St.

Honmaru Entrance

to Arashiyama

Daishogun Hachi Shrine

Nishimachi
Children's■ ParkTeramachi & Teranouchi
These are the two areas
where Hideyoshi ordered
temples to relocate to in
his eﬀorts to remodel thecity.

North Outer Moat

Kamigyo Police Station

This area of Ichijo
streetisthe
Taishogun shopping
street,which
ispopular for its Yokai(ghouls)
costumeparade.

Imadegawa Sta.

I

Horikawa St.

dema■Kamigyo
Ward Oﬃce

Chiekoin St.

St.

Jofukuji St.

Jodoin Temple（Yutakusanchakurenji Temple）■
Doshisha
University
Kanbaikan■Doshisha
University
Shinmachi
CampusSt.

.

og

on St.

tsu

St

Kyoto City
Archaeological Museum

nma

hiho

.

Higashimukaikanʼnonji
Templeagaw

en■KamogawaPark

Goryo Jinja
ShrineKyoto City Subway Karasuma Line

Ogawa St.

Senb

Shic

Hirano St

Tomoujisha Shrine

A viewing platform has
been built on top of theOdoi remains on the westside of the precinct. There
are zelkova (keyaki) trees,
presumably planted at
the time when theearthwork was constructed.
This part of the shrine
requires an entry fee andis only open twice a year.

Izumojikuramaguchi
Stone Monument

Katsuranomiya
JishoinTemple

uri St.

■Karaku JuniorHigh School

Jozenji
TempleKamigoryomae St.

Muromachi
Primary School■

Nishijinchuo
Primary School■

東鞍Tenneiji Temple

Kamigoryomae St.

Teranouchi St.

Ichijo St.

■
Kitano JuniorHigh School

Omiya St.

Onmae St.

Nishioji St.

K

am
Watanabe'sishichstone Ianternik■Genbu Park

Kamidachi

ShoranAyakotenmangu ■Primary School
ShrineDaihoʼonji Temple（Senbonshakado）
Kitano Tenmangu■Shoran Children's
ShrineSt.
Itsutsuji
Park

史９
５

■OgimachiChildren's Park

Kita General
Support School■

Rozanji St.

Stone Buddhist statues
unearthed from the Odoi.

m
Ka

Kur

Kuramaguchi St.

A steep downward inclinethat presents a clear ideaof how the top of therampart falls oﬀ toward
the moat.

Hirano Jinja
ShrineKitanohakubaicho Sta.

Kitano Tenmangu
Shrine Otabisho

t.

chi S

gu
ama

Bakuro-cho Kamigyo-ku

Izumoji
BridgeKangaanTempleMyokoji
TempleShinmachi St.

St.

Chiekoin St.

mi

i St.

Kuramaguchi Sta.

ina

Karasuma St.

t.

shi S

aM

Muromachi St.

.

Higa

St

tsu

史６

Shinmachi St.

ita

oka

aK

ok

na

aok

In the hall, one of thesix Kyoto Jizo (stone
Buddnist statue) is
enshrined.

Shime

Teranouchi

Kenkun Shrine

Injoji
TempleTeranouchi
BridgeKitanoBridge

n St.

u
Kenk

■Funaokayama

松ヶ崎通
Shrine)史９ (precinct of Kitano Tenmangu

Kuramaguchi■
Kyoto Kuramaguchi
Medical Center

Murasakinomiyanishi Park■史５

Rozanji St.

Jizoin Temple(Tsubakidera Temple)
This temple is fondly known
as “Tsubaki-dera” (camellia
temple) because it is the sitewhere Hideyoshi gifted sometsubaki (camellia japonica)
trees in connection with the
Kitano Grand Tea Ceremony.

Fun■Murasakino
Primary School■中川原公園Kyo-no-Nanakuchi■Kyoto Compulsory Education School
attached to Kyoto Universityof Education

Funa

Fu

Jobonrendaiji
TempleSt.

■Kita Ward Oﬃce

St.

The grass-covered earthen
通 east北大路
wall runs along
theside of a north-southroad. At the side of theroad, you can see somestone Buddhist statues
excavatedfromtheearthwork in this vicinity.

Kitaoji Bridge

Kitaoji Sta.

Daitokuji St.

HiranoSt.

KitaojiKamikashiwano■
Children's Park
Kashiwano Primary School■
Shiroihato Nursery School

Ki
.

ji S
t

According to a historical
document,
Hideyoshi
inspected the Odoi
earthwork from thevicinity of this bridge.
Just north of thisbridge, there used tobe the Fujigoriba (Fujipuriﬁcation ceremonysite).

■■Shimei Otani
Primary University
SchoolWakanaminami

Plan and cross-section drawing of thecurved section were published in the 1920
edition of the report of Kyoto Prefecture
Committee真言院
for Studies on Historical Sites
and Scenic Spots.

Waratenjingu
ShrineRitsumeikan■Primary School

Emperor Goreizei Cremation mound■Emperor Kazan Tomb

Murasakino St.

史６

Kitaoji Bus Terminal

Wakana St.

High School
Emperor Konoe Cremation moundFor the Visually
Impaired■Rakushi■Primary School ■Funaokayama
Park
Kamiyagawa■Children's Park

Murasakinokita St.

Rakushihigashi
Children's Park.
■
Wakana St■
RakushiChildren's
Park

４■MurasakinoyanagiChildren's Park

Daitokuji Temple■Murasakino
High School

Kitaoji
VIVRE■Hotoku Primary School

Koyanagi St.

Imamiyamonzen St.

Senbon St.

Emperor Sanjo kitayama Grave■Bukkyo
University

K
a
m
iy
Riv agawera

鏡石通

The FY1995 excavation at Bukkyo
University could not conﬁrm therampart or moat but did conﬁrm thebase of the rampart.

■School For
The Visually Impaired

At the corner of aresidential area, there is
the slightest of traces of
the Odoi earthwork. And,
■洛北高校
the
name of the area
付属中学校
“Nishidoi”(west Odoi) is areminder.
■葵小学校
■あおい公
Hirano Toriimae-cho Kita-ku

There are still traces of the Odoi. The
road runs obliquely.

Imamiya Shrine

Odoi Historic Park

３

Imamiya St.

.
Rd

Kagam
Bridge iishi

Emperor Ichijo・Emperor Sanjo
Cremation mound北泉通史５ Murasakino Nishidoi-cho Kita-ku

Horikawa St.

Walk along this road to get
Asahigaoka
Junior High School a real feel of what it is like towalk on the Odoi earthwork■

Kita Police Station

Shichiku St.

牛若通ＰOmiyanishiwakidai-cho
Kita-ku
The FY2018 excavation
undertook trial digs at six
locations inside the Omiya
traﬃc park and conﬁrmed
the base of the earthen
rampart, the moat and agutter on the city side .

通
西
野
上

■TakagamineChildren's Park

南通

■Botanical
Garden

ido

an
oz
Sh

Leads to the rear sideof the Odoi historicsite ③.

北山

Takagamine Kyudoi-cho Kita-ku■ノートルダム学院小学(Odoi Historic Park)The Odoi has been
■ノートルダム女子大学
incorporated
into a park.
The rampart was madeusing the left bank■松賀茂児
of theKamiyagawa River. You
can climb to the top of■萩児童公園the earthen wall to get afeel of the height of theearthwork.

- ka
mo
Ka

garden site Stone Monument■Taiho Primary Shool

２

史４

Kitayama St.

maaya
Kit ridge
B

Ishii Shrine

Koromodana St.

ina
am
yam
a
t
i
K
Takagamine medicinal herb

A survey drawing of the Odoi waspublished in the 1930 edition of theperiodical “Shiseki-to-Bijutsu” (historicalsites and ﬁne art).

occupied by a road and the housing thatstands along the road.

KitayaClimb some steps toget onto the road.

.

St
mi

Motomachi
Primary School■

The extension line ■緑町児童公園
of the Odoi is

北山通kanmaeTo Kokusaikai

A shrine built on
the Odoi site.

Inokuma St.

史３■Kamihorikawa
Children's Park

大門通

下鴨本通

ShozenjiTemple■■■ShobuenChildren's Park

Heichidaimyojin
ShrineKyotoshiomiyanishinoyama
Children's House

宝ヶ池通■Shichiku Primary School

The Wakasagawa River that ﬂows fromthe culvert on the side of the historic site
Odoi.

宝

■茶ノ木原児童公園
Takagamine Kyuodoi-cho Kita-ku（Nagasakaguchi）
This is the northwest
corner■宝ヶ池公園of the Odoi. If you go to
the Koetsu-do traditional
Japanese confectionary
shop (famous for Odoi
mochi) across the roadfrom this site, they will let
you borrow the key toaccess the Odoi site.

ge

Takedonokita St.

■Omiya Traﬃc Park

St.

鞍馬街道

The line of the Odoi
earthwork remains
as a road.

Existing in the best
condition, 250 meters oftheOdoi
earthwork■西山stands here. Alas, it isclosed oﬀ by fencing, but
you can still clearly see
the construction of themoat and earthen wallfrom outside the fence.

■深泥池児童公園

t.

This park is a popular place forchildren to ride on go-karts(charged)onimitation
streets, where they can learn
the traﬃc rules. Yet, inside
the park, on the south side, asection of the Odoi earthwork
remains. Work to reorganize
will commence in autumn
2019.

iS

史１

A survey drawing of the Odoi waspublished in the 1930 edition of theperiodical “Shiseki-to-Bijutsu” (historicalsites and ﬁne art).

Omiyanishiwakidai-cho Kita-ku
grounds of Omiya Traffic Park

h
nis

mo

Odoi earthwork!

史２ Omiyadoi-cho Kita-ku (Gentaku-shita)rid

and images of yesteryear conjured up, so why not walk theiBleveled and the moat ﬁlled in, but the remains can be visited

Ao

牛若通

船岡東通

牛若東通

encircled Kyoto. Today, much of the earthen rampart has been

大宮通［Northern Half］

This road is along theKamiyagawa River, themoat was built using the
topography remains. Lookup from below to get abetter idea of just howhigh the Odoi earthwork is.

This is the northeast
corner of the Odoi,
intersected by Horikawa
street. However if you
look on the east and west
sides of the street, you
can see earthen rampart.