nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: It can be written in kanji characters but is commonly written in hiragana.
Japanese: 漢字表記する場合は「瑠璃渓」となるが、ほとんどひらがな表記されている。
English: Two bath tubs of water from different sources are laid out so close to each other that you can put the right foot in one and the left foot in the other.
Japanese: 浴場には2つの泉源から導入された浴槽が隣接しており、片足ずつまたがることができる。
English: The area includes Toji-in Temple and Ryoan-ji Temple and their vicinity, but Kinugasa as an address covers a smaller area.
Japanese: 地域としては等持院や龍安寺付近を含むが、住所表記はそれより狭義である。
English: Mt. Kinugasa (Kyoto Prefecture), which constitutes the border between Kita Ward and Ukyo Ward, was named Kinukake-yama (literally, a mountain covered with a white silk cloth) because, according to a traditional folklore, Emperor Uda wished to see snow even in summer and had the mountain covered with a white silk cloth.
Japanese: 北区と右京区の境界を成す衣笠山(京都府)は、宇多天皇が夏のさなかに雪が見たいと所望して白絹をかけたという故事から「きぬかけ山」とも呼ばれた。
English: It is crowded with many tourists throughout the year, because of famous temples such as Rokuon-ji Temple, Ryoan-ji Temple, and Toji-in Temple, as well as education and cultural facilities such as Kyoto Prefectural Insho-Domoto Museum of Fine Art and Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus.
Japanese: 鹿苑寺、龍安寺、等持院などの名刹、京都府立堂本印象美術館や立命館大学衣笠キャンパスなどの文教施設も立地しており、四季を通じて多くの観光客で賑わう。
English: Yamashiro Comprehensive Sports park is located in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 山城総合運動公園（やましろそうごううんどうこうえん）は、京都府宇治市の運動公園。
English: The park is commonly called "Taiyogaoka," and is known to citizens in the southern part of the prefecture as "Taiyogaoka."
Japanese: 公園の愛称は「太陽が丘」と言い、府南部の府民からも「太陽が丘」として親しまれている。
English: 1978: The plan for the Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Comprehensive Sports Park was created by Kyoto Prefecture, and construction started in 1980.
Japanese: 1978年（昭和53年）に京都府から計画がなされ、1980年から工事の起工が始まる。
English: Construction moved ahead quickly in order to complete the park before the "43th National Sports Event" held in Kyoto Prefecture in 1988.
Japanese: 1988年（昭和63年）の「第43回国民体育大会」の京都府開催が開催されるため急ピッチで工事が進む。
English: 1982: Facilities such as an athletics stadiums including the Daini stadium, the Daiichi baseball stadium, and a park center were completed, and the park was partially opened.
Japanese: 1982年（昭和57年）には陸上競技場、第2競技場、第1野球場、公園センターなどの施設が完成し、一部の公園で開園された。
English: Capacity: 1,800 people for the main stand, 5,200 people for the grass stand: 7,000 people in total
Japanese: 収容人員　メインスタンド：1,800人、芝生スタンド：5,200人計7,000人
English: The nearest bus stops are Taiyogaoka (on the premises of the park), Taiyogaokageto-mae (in front of Taiyogaoka gate) and Taiyogaokanishigeto-mae by Keihan Bus and Keihan Uji Bus.
Japanese: 京阪バス、京阪宇治バス太陽が丘（公園構内）、太陽が丘ゲート前、太陽が丘西ゲート前下車
English: The Mozume Kaido Road running north-south and the Sanin Kaido Road running east-west join in Katagihara.
Japanese: 樫原は南北に通じる物集女街道、東西にのびる山陰街道の結節点にあたる。
English: Connected to the Shijo Kaido Road, it has long been a road for commercial use that leads to the river ports for lumbers located in Umezu, Katsura, and Arashiyama.
Japanese: 四条街道と通じ、梅津や桂、嵐山の木材湾港と通じる古くからの商業路である。
English: As a transportation hub, Katagihara has long thrived as a town on a highway.
Japanese: 樫原はこのような交通の要衝であることから、古くから街道町として栄えた。
English: There is a story that says that Mitsuhide AKECHI, who was told to plan a strategy for seizing regions in Tanba Province, improved the roads during the warring states period.
Japanese: 丹波方面の計略を命じられた戦国時代の明智光秀による整備の歴史も語られている。
English: Additionally, a local clan, Kawashima clan was based out of a nearby region, Kawashima, and gave financial support to the loyalists.
Japanese: ちなみに近郊の川島には、志士を経済的に支えた土豪・革嶋氏の拠点がある。
English: While Katagihara still serves as a transport hub, it is also a transfer point between Kyoto City and Rakusai New Town as well as a residential area today.
Japanese: 現在も交通の要衝である一方、洛西ニュータウンと京都市域の連絡路であり、住宅街でもある。
English: One theory is that the imperial court gave the surname of 'Uzumasa' with kanji characters meaning silk cloth, to the powerful Hata clan, who were immigrants, due to the silk clothes they used to pay as taxes to the Yamato Dynasty piling up in great heap.
Japanese: 渡来人の豪族秦氏がヤマト王権に税を納める際、用いた絹が「うずたかくつもられた」ことから、朝廷から「うずまさ」の姓を与えられ、これに「太秦」の漢字表記を当てたという説。
English: Another theory is that 'Uzu' was written using the kanji character for 'thick,' indicating that the Hata clan established their foothold in this region, while 'Masa' was written using the kanji character for 'Hata' of Hata clan; resulting in the region being called 'Uzumasa.'
Japanese: 秦氏の拠点であったことから、拠点という語義を「太い」という字で表し、「まさ」は秦氏の「秦」をもって表記し、「うずまさ」と呼ぶようになったという説。
English: The other theory is that 'Uzu' means a light and 'Masa' a gift in ancient Hebrew.
Japanese: 古代ヘブライ語の「ウズ」（光）、「マサ」（賜物）が語源であるとする説。
English: A record kept in Koryu-ji Temple and others suggest that HATA no Kawakatsu, who had established his foothold in Uzumasa, Sasarano-kori, Kawachi Province (present-day Uzumasa, Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture) during the sixth century, moved his base to this region given by the Imperial Court, because he succeeded in building Kadono Oi River Dam for the irrigation of the present day Katsura-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system).
Japanese: 広隆寺の記録などから、6世紀頃に河内国讃良郡太秦（現在の大阪府寝屋川市太秦）を本拠地とした秦河勝が、現在の桂川(淀川水系)に灌漑工事として葛野大堰を築き、この地を朝廷より与えられ、直轄領としたかこの地に本拠を移したと考えられる。
English: Uzumasa covers a residential area between the north of Umezu, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City and Kita Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 京都市右京区梅津以北から京都市北区(京都市)に挟まれた住宅地が、現在の太秦の範囲である。
English: It is famous for having housed studios for historical dramas by film companies; a large number of these studios stood close together such as those run by Makino Production by Shozo MAKINO and his son Masahiro MAKINO, Bando Tsumasaburo Production, Kataoka Chiezo Production and other small and medium sized film companies.
Japanese: かつて多くの映画会社が時代劇映画の撮影所を置いていたことで知られ、牧野省三・マキノ雅弘親子らのマキノプロ、阪東妻三郎プロ、片岡千恵蔵プロなどのほか、中小の映画会社のおびただしい数の撮影所が密集した。
English: After a while, these companies were integrated into large scale film companies such as Nikkatsu (merged into Daiei (films) during wartime), Shochiku, and Toho (the predecessor JO Studio closed in 1941).
Japanese: やがて日活（戦時統合で大映(映画)）、松竹、東宝（前身のJ.Oスタヂオ。1941年閉鎖）など大映画会社の撮影所に集約されていった。
English: Although Daiei has already withdrawn, Toei Kyoto Movie Studio (which took over Shinko Cinema's Kyoto second film studio, a part of which are open for public viewing as Toei Movie Land (Kyoto Uzumasa Eigamura)) and Shochiku Kyoto Studios (which was once closed in 1965 but now is used by Shochiku Kyoto Eiga Co., Ltd..) continue to make films and dramas.
Japanese: 大映はすでに撤退したが、東映京都撮影所（大映から旧新興キネマの京都第二撮影所を買収。一部を東映太秦映画村として公開）、松竹京都撮影所（1965年閉鎖、現在は松竹京都映画が使用）2か所のスタジオが現在も映画・ドラマなどを制作している。
English: In Uzumasa, there is Koryu-ji Temple--Kyoto's oldest temple built by Hata clan to their guardian deity--where National Treasure No.1 Miroku Bosatsu, Maitreya Bodhisattva was enshrined.
Japanese: 太秦には、秦氏の氏寺で、国宝第1号の弥勒菩薩像を安置した京都最古の寺、広隆寺が建立されている。
English: Since HATA no Kawakatsu is said to have played an important role as an advisor to Prince Shotoku and had a close tie with royalty, articles in connection with the Prince and gifts from royalty are stored here with great care.
Japanese: 秦河勝は一説に聖徳太子の参謀として活躍したといわれ、皇族との関係も深いだけに、寺には太子ゆかりの御遺品や皇族からの賜り物が、大切に多く奉られている。
English: In addition to the railway service to Uzumasa Station by Sanin Main Line (JR Sagano Line), two lines, the Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. and the Tozai Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway are available.
Japanese: 鉄道は山陰本線（JR嵯峨野線）に太秦駅がある他、京福電気鉄道の2路線、京都市営地下鉄東西線が通っている。
English: Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd. has the Keifuku Kitano Line, which runs northeast from Katabiranotsuji Station--close to UR Uzumasa Station--to Kitano Hakubaicho Station in Kita ward (Nishioji Imadegawa), and the Arashiyama Main Line, which runs west from Katabiranotsuji Station to Arashiyama Station (Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd.) (Saga Tenryu-ji Temple) and southeast to Shijo-Omiya Station (connected to Omiya Station (Kyoto Prefecture) of the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line) in Shimogyo Ward via Uzumasa Koryuji Station (previously named Uzumasa Station) within Uzumasa area, Kaikonoyashiro Station, and Randen Tenjingawa Station.
Japanese: 京福電気鉄道はJR太秦駅に近接する帷子ノ辻駅から、京福北野線が北東に北区の北野白梅町駅（西大路今出川）まで、京福電気鉄道嵐山本線が西に嵐山駅(京福電気鉄道)（嵯峨天龍寺）まで、南東に太秦地区内の太秦広隆寺駅（旧称：太秦駅）、蚕ノ社駅、嵐電天神川駅を経て、下京区の四条大宮駅（阪急京都本線大宮駅(京都府)と連絡）までを結んでいる。
English: Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station (beneath the Tenjingawa Oike Crossing) located in the eastern part of Uzumasa is the terminal of the Subway Tozai Line, while the Randen Tenjingawa Station was newly developed as a transfer station.
Japanese: 地下鉄東西線は太秦東部地区（天神川御池交差点下）の太秦天神川駅を終着駅としており、嵐電天神川駅はその乗換駅として新たに開業している。
English: Mt. Gorogadake is a mountain that is located in the center of Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture and divides Higashi-Maizuru and Nishi-Maizuru.
Japanese: 五老岳（ごろうがだけ）は、京都府舞鶴市の中央部、東舞鶴と西舞鶴を分ける山岳。
English: Its summit commands an extensive view of the complicated coastline of a ria coast and green islands in Japan Sea.
Japanese: 山頂から見える、複雑に入り組んだリアス式海岸と、日本海に浮かぶ緑の島々が広がる景色豊かな山である。
English: From the platform of Goro Sky Tower, a fifty-meter high observatory tower, you can also enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of Maizuru bay and Maizuru City, which ranked first of "the best 100 views in Kinki Region," and see the faint outlines of Kanmuri-jima Island, which is said to be the last paradise for streaked shearwaters designated as natural monument in 1924.
Japanese: また、五老岳にそびえる高さ50mの展望タワーである五老スカイタワーの展望台からは、「近畿百景第1位」に選ばれた舞鶴湾、舞鶴市内の景観を360度のパノラマで満喫することができ、大正13年に国の天然記念物に指定された、オオミズナギドリ最後の楽園と言われている冠島の島影も見ることができる。
English: Forty-five minutes walk from the bus stop 'Gorogadake Koen-guchi' of Kyoto Kotsu bus (Maizuru) bound from Nishii-Maizuru Station to Higashi-Maizuru.
Japanese: 西日本旅客鉄道西舞鶴駅から京都交通(舞鶴)・東舞鶴行きバスで「五老岳公園口」下車し、徒歩で約45分
English: Forty-five minutes walk from the bus stop 'Gorogadake Koen-guchi' of Kyoto Kotsu bus (Maizuru) bound from Higashi-Maizuru Station to Nishi-Maizuru.
Japanese: 西日本旅客鉄道東舞鶴駅から京都交通(舞鶴)・西舞鶴行きバスで「五老岳公園口」下車し、徒歩で約45分
English: There are temples and shrines in Rakuhoku (north of the Capital of Kyoto) area such as Rokuon-ji Temple, Daitoku-ji Temple and Kamigamo-jinja Shrine, and several universities such as Ritsumeikan University, Bukkyo University, Otani University, and Kyoto Sangyo University.
Japanese: 区内には鹿苑寺や大徳寺、上賀茂神社といった洛北の寺社のほか、立命館大学、佛教大学、大谷大学、京都産業大学などいくつかの大学がある。
English: (from/to Takeda Station (Kyoto Prefecture) - Kuramaguchi Station [*] - Kitaoji Station - Kitayama Station (Kyoto Prefecture) - (from/to Kokusai Kaikan Station)
Japanese: （至竹田駅(京都府)）←鞍馬口駅※-北大路駅-北山駅(京都府)→（至国際会館駅）
English: Suekawa Memorial Hall ("a courtroom with jury seats," relocated from Kyoto District Court is exhibited for free)
Japanese: 末川記念会館（京都地方裁判所から移築した「陪審法廷」が無料公開されている）
English: Higashi-Maizuru generally refers to the eastern half areas of Maizuru City including Yohoro, Yashima and Kitasui, where the City Hall is located.
Japanese: 東舞鶴は、一般に、与保呂、八島、北吸などの東半分の地域を指し、市役所が置かれている。
English: Unlike Nishi-Maizuru, which thrived as a castle town, Higashi-Maizuru developed with a naval and army base since the establishment of Maizuru Chinju-fu, Maizuru army and navy bases in 1901.
Japanese: 又、城下町として栄えた西舞鶴と違い、1901年に舞鶴鎮守府が設置され、軍港として発展した。
English: When Hama area covering the area in front of Higashi-Maizuru Station was developed, a road system was laid out in a grid pattern following Kyoto City.
Japanese: その際、現在の東舞鶴駅前にあたる浜地区は、京都市に倣って碁盤目の道路網を形成している。
English: As for industry, Higashi-Maizuru's Maizuru Port offers an industrial site to Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, which is said to make up bout twenty percent of the total shipment value of Maizuru's manufacturing industry, and has many enterprises such as Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. in Taira Industrial Park in Maizuru City.
Japanese: 産業面では舞鶴港があり、舞鶴の総工業出荷額の約20％を占めるといわれるユニバーサル造船、舞鶴・平工業団地には日本板硝子などの企業も多く立地している。
English: The Yohoro-gawa River, which the Japanese Imperial Navy once improved, is still a water resource in Higashi-Maizuru that supplies many Maizuru citizens with drinking water.
Japanese: 又、大日本帝国海軍が整備した与保呂川は今も東舞鶴の水源地として多くの市民の飲み水となっている。
English: Higashi-Maizuru City, established as a city on August 1 1938, was requested to merge with the old Maizuru City (Nishi-Maizuru) by the navy during the Pacific War (or the Greater East Asia War), because the navy wanted to control both Higashi-Maizuru and Nishi-Maizuru as a whole in case the number of munitions facilities increased in areas due to the expansion of the war.
Japanese: 東舞鶴市は、1938年（昭和13年）8月1日に市制を施行したが、太平洋戦争（大東亜戦争）の拡大により東西舞鶴に軍需施設が点在するようになり、「軍都の一括管理」の名目のもと、海軍によって合併を要請された。
English: On May 27, 1943, Higashi-Maizuru City was abolished and new Maizuru City was established by merging both Cities on an equal footing.
Japanese: 1943年5月27日には（旧）舞鶴市（西舞鶴）と対等合併し、新たに舞鶴市が設置されて消滅した。
English: However, there were anti-merge sentiments due to the different background of people from both areas; Higashi-Maizuru had rapidly developed as a navy and army port in and after the Meiji period, but Nishi-Maizuru had developed as a castle town since the Sengoku period (period of Warring States).
Japanese: しかし、東舞鶴は明治時代からの軍港から急速に発展した都市にあるのに対して、西舞鶴は戦国時代からの城下町から発展した都市であったため、住民感情に大きな相違があった。
English: In 1950, in response to these sentiments, a plan to divide Maizuru city into two was adopted in a referendum, but was rejected by Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: そのため、1950年（昭和25年）には住民投票で舞鶴市を再び東西に分割する案が成立するが、京都府によって否決されて終った。
English: People still seem to bear ill feelings against each other and there is said to be an undeniable East-West confrontation in elections for the mayor and prefectural assembly members.
Japanese: そのわだかまりは今でも残っているとされ、現在においても市長選挙や府議会議員選挙などにおいて、東と西の対立は否めないものがあるといわれる。
English: It corresponds to the old Maizuru City before it merged with Higashi-Maizuru City on May 27 1943, and is called Kyu-maizuru City (old Maizuru City).
Japanese: 1943年5月27日に東舞鶴市と合併するまでの舞鶴市に相当し、旧舞鶴市とも呼ばれる。
English: Nishi-Maizuru refers to the western half of Maizuru City that constitutes the castle town of Tanabe-jo Castle (Tango Province) (Maizuru-jo Castle) having a fine view of Mt. Atago as well as Kasa area.
Japanese: 愛宕山を望む田辺城(丹後国)（舞鶴城）の城下町と、加佐地区を合わせた舞鶴市の西半分を指す。
English: Unlike Higashi-Maizuru, Nishi-Maizuru developed as a castle town mainly around the Maizuru Port and the Isatsu-gawa River in the Edo period, and as a commercial city in recent times.
Japanese: 東舞鶴とは異なり、江戸時代は城下町として舞鶴港や伊佐津川を中心に発展し、また近代は商業都市として発展した。
English: Today there are many regional branches of national or prefectural courts and governments; for example, Maizuru Police Station, which was established through the merging of Maizuru Higashi Police Station and Maizuru Nishi Police Station in April 2005, as well as the Eighth Regional Coast Guard Headquarters.
Japanese: 現在では、裁判所など国や京都府の出先機関が数多く立地しており、2005年（平成17年）4月に舞鶴東警察署と舞鶴西警察署が統合した舞鶴警察署や第八管区海上保安本部がある。
English: In addition, there are enterprises in operation such as Shiseido Co., Ltd. and Kirin Beverage Company, Ltd. in Kuratani Industrial Park (Kyoto), and Kita Industrial Park is active in inviting companies.
Japanese: 又、倉谷工業団地(京都)には資生堂やキリンビバレッジなどの企業も操業中であり、現在は喜多工業団地への企業誘致に積極的に取り組んでいる。
English: Goro Sky Tower on Mt. Gorogadake commands a view of the townscape of Nishi-Maizuru.
Japanese: なお五老岳にある五老スカイタワーからは西舞鶴の街並みを展望することができる。
English: The Takase-gawa River is a canal excavated by Ryoi SUMINOKURA and his son Soan SUMINOKURA in the early Edo period for distribution of goods between the central Kyoto and Fushimi.
Japanese: 高瀬川（たかせがわ）は、江戸時代初期に角倉了以・角倉素庵父子によって、京都の中心部と伏見を結ぶために物流用に開削された運河である。
English: From its excavation, the canal was used for 300 years as a means to transport goods over water until 1920.
Japanese: 開削から大正9年（1920年）までの約300年間京都・伏見間の水運に用いられた。
English: Today the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system) divides the Takase-gawa River into two; the Kyoto side section and Fushimi side section--the upstream side is called Takase-gawa River and the downstream side is called Higashi-takase-gawa River or Shin-takase-gawa River.
Japanese: 現在は鴨川(淀川水系)において京都側と伏見側で分断されており、上流側を高瀬川、下流側を東高瀬川、新高瀬川と呼ぶ。
English: The basin of the river from central Kyoto to Sanjo and Shijo is one of Kyoto's amusement areas and a famous cherry blossom viewing spot.
Japanese: 京都中心部の三条から四条あたりにかけては京都の歓楽街の一つとなっており、またサクラの名所ともなっている。
English: The Takase-gawa River draws water from 'a branch of the Kamo-gawa (Yodo-gawa River system) bunryu' (a branch of the Kamo-gawa River) that runs side by side on the west bank of the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system) from the south of Nijo-ohashi Bridge.
Japanese: 高瀬川は、二条大橋の南で鴨川(淀川水系)西岸を併走する「鴨川(淀川水系)分流」（鴨川の分流）から取水する。
English: When it was a canal that connected Kyoto and Fushimi, it crossed the Kamo-gawa River eastward slightly above today's joint with the Kamo-gawa River, running in parallel with the Takeda-kaido Road in some sections, joining with the Hori-kawa River, and then flowed into the Yodo-gawa River via Fushimi Port.
Japanese: かつて、京都と伏見を結ぶ運河であった頃は、現在の鴨川合流点のやや上流側で鴨川を東へ横断したのち、一部区間で竹田街道と並行、濠川と合流し伏見港を経て淀川に合流していた。
English: Today the river south of the Kamo-gawa River is called Higashi-takase-gawa River, is not connected to the Takase-gawa River and the Kamo-gawa River, and is sourced from rainwater.
Japanese: 現在、鴨川以南は東高瀬川と呼ばれ、上記高瀬川や鴨川とはつながっておらず、雨水等を水源とする河川となっている。
English: It also joins with the drainage canal to directly flow into the Uji-gawa River without joining with Hori-kawa River.
Japanese: また、疏水放水路と合流して直接宇治川に流れ出ており、濠川とは合流していない。
English: (The section in the Higashi-takase-gawa River which was developed to directly connect to the Uji-gawa River may be called the Shin-takase-gawa River.)
Japanese: （東高瀬川において、宇治川に直接つなげるために整備された部分を新高瀬川と呼ぶこともある。）
English: In the building of Hoko-ji Temple Daibutsu-den Hall in 1610, (Ieyasu TOKUGAWA is said to have ordered the Toyotomi family to reconstruct Hoko-ji Temple Daibutsu-den Hall, with the intent of financially crippling the Toyotomis.)
Japanese: 慶長15年（1610年）、方広寺大仏殿の再建（一説には、徳川家康が豊臣家の資力を削減させるために行わせたとされている。
English: Ryoi SUMINOKURA and his son Soan SUMINOKURA used the Kamo-gawa River to transport construction materials.
Japanese: ）において、角倉了以・角倉素庵父子は鴨川を利用して資材運搬を行った。
English: Subsequently, Ryoi SUMINOKURA and his son Soan SUMINOKURA opened a permanent canal between Kyoto and Fushimi in 1614.
Japanese: その後慶長19年（1614年）に、角倉了以・素庵父子によって、京都・伏見間の恒久的な運河が開鑿された。
English: The canal was so shallow--several tens of centimeters deep--that small boats called Takasebune boat were used.
Japanese: 水深は数十センチメートル程度と浅く、物流には底が平らで喫水の少ない高瀬舟と呼ばれる小舟が用いられた。
English: Between Nijo and Shijo, a Funairi was constructed such that it projected out at a right angle toward from the river toward the west in order to allow the loading and unloading of goods, as well as allowing boats to perform a U-turn.
Japanese: 二条から四条に掛けては、荷物の上げ下ろしや船の方向転換をするための「船入」が高瀬川から西側に直角に突き出すように作られた。
English: (Today the all the Funairi has been reclaimed except for 'Takase-gawa River Ichi no Funairi cove,' which has been designated as a historic site.
Japanese: （現在は、史跡指定されている「高瀬川一之船入」を除き、すべて埋め立てられている。）
English: Uchihama was built during the construction of Kikoku-tei House (Shosei-en Garden) that started from 1648, which coincided with the replacement of the Odoi earthen walls, as well as change in the flow of the Takase-gawa River.
Japanese: 内浜の設置は、慶安元年（1648年）からの枳殻邸（渉成園）の建設などに合わせて、御土居の付け替え、高瀬川の流路の変更とともに行われた。
English: Hikifunemichi (Towpath) was provided along the river so that Hikiko (boat pullers) could walk and manually pull a Takasebune boat along the river.
Japanese: 川沿いには、曳子（舟曳き人夫）が高瀬舟を人力で曳いて歩くための曳舟道が設けられた。
English: During the Edo period, many boats were used as an important means of distribution that linked Kyoto and Fushimi.
Japanese: 江戸時代を通じて、京都と伏見とを結ぶ主要な物流手段として多くの舟が行き交っていた。
English: In the Meiji period, after Lake Biwa Canal (Kamogawa Canal) opened in 1894, the volume of goods transported through Takase-gawa River declined despite efforts to share the River's transportation capabilities with Lake Biwa Canal, and transportation through the Takase-gawa River came to an end in 1920.
Japanese: 明治時代に入り、明治27年（1894年）に琵琶湖疏水（鴨川運河）が通じると、輸送物資の役割分担によって共存を図ろうとしたものの物資輸送量は減少し、大正9年（1920年）に水運は廃止されることになった。
English: Around this time, the construction of a city planned road was proposed to cover the Takase-gawa River in order to widen a lane of the Kyoto City Trams, but the lane was instead laid out on the Kawaramachi-dori Street due to opposition from residents.
Japanese: また、この頃に高瀬川を暗渠化し、京都市電を拡幅する都市計画道路が検討されたが、地元住民の反対により、河原町通に変更された。
English: After a heavy flood occurred in 1935, the Kamo-gawa River was dredged as part of a river improvement project causing the water level to fall.
Japanese: 昭和10年（1935年）に起きた大洪水のあと、鴨川の河川改修の一環として鴨川の川底の浚渫が行われ、鴨川の水位が低下した。
English: As a result, the junction at which the Takase-gawa River flows into the Kamo-gawa River from the north was relocated to an area near the Jujo-dori Street; on the other hand in a downstream area where the Takase-gawa crossed the Kamo-gawa river, it became difficult to carry out water intake from the Kamo-gawa River; as a result the Takase-gawa River was divided.
Japanese: そのため、高瀬川が北から鴨川に流入する地点は十条通付近まで移され、また一方で鴨川横断点の下流方向では鴨川からの取水が不可能となり、高瀬川は分断されることとなった。
English: Today there are many food establishments along the Kiyamachi-dori Street in the area from Nijo to Gojo, where the Takase-gawa River runs in parallel.
Japanese: 現在は、二条から五条に掛けて並行する木屋町通に飲食店が多く立地する。
English: In particular, the area between Sanjo and Shijo is one of Kyoto's amusement areas, and alive with people until late at night on weekends.
Japanese: 特に三条から四条あたりにかけては京都の歓楽街の一つとなっており、週末は夜遅くまで賑わっている。
English: The area has many stone monuments showing events that occurred during the end of the Edo period and in addition, attracts many tourists as a famous cherry blossom viewing spot.
Japanese: また、幕末の事変を示す石碑が多く、サクラの名所ともなり観光客も多い。
English: The Takase-gawa River and Takasebune boats often appear in novels by authors including Ogai MORI and Eiji YOSHIKAWA.
Japanese: 高瀬川と高瀬舟は、森鴎外、吉川英治をはじめ、小説の題材にもしばしば登場する。
English: Saga Toriimoto, once called 'Adashino,' was a burial site for the dead in Kyoto.
Japanese: 嵯峨鳥居本（さがとりいもと）は、古くは「化野（あだしの）」と呼ばれ、京の人々の埋葬の地であった。
English: The area, which developed as a Monzen-machi or a temple town of Atago-jinja Shrine, has two different townscapes with Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple as the boundary: Shimo-chiku characterized by Machiya (tradesmen's houses) with tiled roof and Kami-chiku characterized by farmhouses with thatched roof.
Japanese: 現在の町並みは愛宕神社(京都市)の門前町として発展したもので、化野念仏寺を境に瓦屋根の町家風民家が並ぶ下地区と茅葺きの農家が多い上地区と二つの風景が共存する。
English: Selection Criteria: Traditional buildings and their surroundings show remarkable regional characteristics.
Japanese: 選定基準：伝統的建造物群及びその周囲の環境が地域的特色を顕著に示している
English: During the Edo period, it was a castle town (of Yodo-jo Castle) and was an important traffic point as a post station.
Japanese: 江戸時代は城下町（淀城）であり、また宿場町（淀宿）でもある交通の要衝であった。
English: Although the Kyoto Moriguchi Line of Kyoto Prefecture Route /Osaka Prefecture Route 13 and the Keihan Main Line run in the area today, they only pass through it, and it is rather famous as a Mecca for horse race fans (JRA Kyoto Race Course).
Japanese: 現在も京都府道・大阪府道13号京都守口線や京阪本線が淀を通っているものの通過点に過ぎず、むしろ競馬のメッカ（京都競馬場）として知られている。
English: 1589: Chacha (Yodo-dono, or Lady Yodo) moved to the Yodo-jo Castle (which is said to be different from what was built later.)
Japanese: 1589年（天正17年）-茶々（淀殿）が淀城（後年の淀城とは違う場所と言われる）に入る。
English: January 1868: The army of Bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), which had been defeated in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, ran away to the Yodo clan for help but was rejected.
Japanese: 1868年（慶応4年）1月-鳥羽・伏見の戦いで、敗走した幕府軍が淀藩へ助けを求めるが拒絶。
English: October 1, 1889: Yodo-ikegami-cho, Yodo-shimozu-cho, and Yodo-shin-machi were merged to establish Yodo-cho, Kuse-gun by implementing the chosei (grant of town status).
Japanese: 1889年（明治22年）10月1日-淀池上町、淀下津町、淀新町が合併し、久世郡淀町として町制施行。
English: It attracts many horse racing fans from all over the country particularly on days when G1 horse races are held--Tenno Sho, Shuka Sho, Kikuka Sho, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative, and Mile Championship.
Japanese: 特に、この競馬場で実施されるGIレースの天皇賞、秋華賞、菊花賞、エリザベス女王杯、マイルチャンピオンシップの開催日には、全国の競馬ファンが多く詰め掛ける。
English: There are two routes to Kyoto; one is via Fushimi-juku Station (Kyo Kaido Road) and the other is the Toba-kaido Road along the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system).
Japanese: 京都への道は伏見宿(京街道)経由と、鴨川(淀川水系)沿いの鳥羽街道がある。