nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) and Meishin Expressway run across the basin east to west, and Tozai Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway and Kyoto Outer Loop Expressway run south from Yamashina toward Daigo and Ishida directions, forming an axis.
Japanese: 東海道新幹線や名神高速道路はこの盆地を東西に貫通して走り、山科から南、醍醐、石田方面へは、京都市営地下鉄東西線と京都外環状線が軸として走っている。
English: Rurikei is located in Sonobe-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture, and is a valley spanning four kilometers where the Sonobe-gawa River, a tributary of the Oi-gawa River, runs through the area.
Japanese: るり渓（るりけい）は、京都府南丹市園部町に位置し、大堰川支流、園部川が流れる全長4kmの渓谷である。
English: The origin of the name came from the clear stream from Lake Tsuten-ko, located in the upstream of the valley, where the reflected light resembles shiny lapis lazuli.
Japanese: 名前の由来は渓谷上部にある通天湖から流れ出る清流が、光の反射によって瑠璃色の輝石のように見えることに因む。
English: There are twelve famous places and Kinshugan, Soryuen, Kakkyukan (the place where dragons drink water), Zazenseki (Meditation Rock), and Suishoren (Crystal blind) are named after Chinese poem-like names.
Japanese: 12の名所があり、錦繍巌、双龍渕、渇蚪澗、座禅石、水晶簾などの漢詩的な名称が付けられている。
English: Kado no Kori (Kadono-gun) was a district that existed in Yamashiro Province, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 葛野郡（かどののこおり・かどのぐん）は、山城国、京都府にかつて存在した郡である。
English: Part of its district and the area of Otagi District next to it in ancient times became the Heian-kyo (the ancient capital of Japan in current Kyoto) and all of its area is currently included within Kyoto City.
Japanese: 古代に隣接する愛宕郡とともに郡域の一部が平安京となり、現在では全域が京都市に含まれている。
English: April 10, 1879: From the Gun-ku-cho-son Henseiho (Act for the alignment of local government system), the Kadono District Public Office was built in Uzumasa Village.
Japanese: 1879年（明治12年）4月10日-郡区町村編制法に基づき太秦村にを設置。
English: February 1, 1902: A part of Ouchi Village was merged into Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 1902年（明治35年）2月1日-大内村の一部が京都市下京区に編入。
English: April 1, 1931: Saga Town and villages of Hanazono, Saiin, Uzumasa, Umegahata, Umezu, Kyogoku, Matsuo, Katsura, and Kawaoka became a part of Kyoto City and Ukyo Ward was born
Japanese: 1931年（昭和6年）4月1日-嵯峨町・花園村・西院村・太秦村・梅ヶ畑村・梅津村・京極村・松尾村・桂村・川岡村が京都市に編入し、右京区が発足。
English: July 1, 1942: Northern Yamashiro Local District Office was established to have jurisdiction over Otagi, Kadono, and Otokuni Districts at Kyoto City.
Japanese: 1942年（昭和17年）7月1日-京都市に愛宕郡・葛野郡・乙訓郡を管轄する北山城地方事務所を設置。
English: April 1, 1948: Onogo and Nakagawa Villages became a part of Kyoto City.
Japanese: 1948年（昭和23年）4月1日-小野郷村・中川村が京都市上京区に編入。
English: Otagi no Kori (Otagi-gun) was a district that existed in Yamashiro Province, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 愛宕郡（おたぎのこおり・おたぎぐん）は山城国・京都府にかつて存在した郡である。
English: Part of its district became Heian-kyo (the ancient capital of Japan in current Kyoto) along with Kado District, which was its neighbor from ancient times, and is currently a main part of Kita Ward (Kyoto City) and Sakyo Ward of Kyoto City.
Japanese: 古代に隣接する葛野郡とともに郡域の一部が平安京となり、現在では京都市北区(京都市)・左京区の大半に相当する。
English: Three villages (a part of later Hanase Village and current Hanase area, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City) of Ofuse, Yamasu, Bessho Villages from Kuwata District, Tanba Province became a part of the area in 1645.
Japanese: 1645年（正保2年）丹波国桑田郡から、大布施村・八桝村・別所村の3村（後の花背村の一部、現京都市左京区花背地区）を編入。
English: April 10, 1879: Following the Gun-ku-cho-son Henseiho (Act for the alignment of local government system), Otagi District Public Hall was established.
Japanese: 1879年（明治12年）4月10日-郡区町村編制法に基づき下鴨村に愛宕郡役所を設置。
English: April 1, 1889: Following the Town and Village Act, seventeen villages were formed within Otagi District
Japanese: 1889年（明治22年）4月1日-町村制施行に伴い、愛宕郡に17の村が成立する。
English: April 1, 1918: A part of Shirakawa, Tanaka, Shimogamo, Kuramaguchi, Noguchi, Kamigamo and Omiya Villages were incorporated into Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City
Japanese: 1918年（大正7年）4月1日-白川村・田中村・下鴨村・鞍馬口村・野口村、上賀茂村・大宮村の一部が京都市上京区に編入。
English: July 1, 1942: Northern Yamashiro District Office was established to give the jurisdiction over Otagi, Kadono, and Otokuni Districts.
Japanese: 1942年（昭和17年）7月1日-京都市に愛宕郡・葛野郡・乙訓郡を管轄する北山城地方事務所を設置。
English: Iwakura, Yase, Ohara, Shizuichino, Kurama, Hanase, and Kuta Villages were incorporated into Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 岩倉村・八瀬村・大原村・静市野村・鞍馬村・花脊村・久多村が京都市左京区に編入。
English: Saikyo (Nishikyo) is defined as the 'Nishi no Kyo' (Western Kyo (Capital)), or 'Kyo no Nishi' (West of Kyo).
Japanese: 西京（さいきょう、にしきょう）、西の京（にしのきょう）は「西の京」、あるいは「京の西」を意味する。
English: Concerning Yamaguchi City: Yamaguchi that prospered during the Muromachi period was called Saikyo or Nishi no Kyo with the definition of 'Nishi no Kyoto' (Western Kyoto).
Japanese: 山口市のこと-室町時代に栄えた山口を京都に対して「西の京都」という意味で西京（さいきょう、にしのきょう）と呼んだ。
English: Concerning Kyoto: There was a period where Kyoto was referred to as Saikyo from Tokyo Tento (the event where Tokyo was designated as the capital) which occurred after the Meiji Restoration.
Japanese: 京都のこと-明治維新後の東京奠都にともない、東京に対して京都を西京と俗称した時期があった。
English: Concerning Yuge no Miya (it is also called as 'Nishi no Miyako' (Western Capital)): it was the temporary secondary capital designated by the Emperor Shotoku during Nara period and located in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture.
Japanese: 由義宮（ゆげのみや）のこと（この場合、「にしのみやこ」とも読む）-奈良時代後期、称徳天皇によって大阪府八尾市に置かれた一時的な副都（陪都）。
English: In addition, 'Saikyo' and 'Nishi no Kyo' were used as an alias for Ukyo (west part of capital) of Heian-kyo which lost its control as the capital at the end of Heian period (On the other hand, Sakyo (east part of capital) was called as 'Rakuchu').
Japanese: また、平安時代後期以後に荒廃して都市機能を失ったかつての平安京右京の異称として「西京」または「西ノ京」が用いられた（これに対して左京を「洛中」と呼ぶようになる）。
English: Yosano-cho is the town located in Yosa-gun from the foot to the center of Tango Peninsula in northern Kyoto.
Japanese: 与謝野町（よさのちょう）は、京都府北部の丹後半島中部から付け根にある与謝郡に属する町。
English: It was born from the unification of Kaya-cho, Iwataki-cho, and Nodagawa-cho in Yosa-gun on March 1, 2006.
Japanese: 2006年3月1日、与謝郡の加悦町・岩滝町・野田川町3町が市町村合併して誕生した。
English: March 1, 2006: It was born from the city, town, and village unification of three towns of Kaya-cho, Iwataki-cho, and Nodagawa-cho in Yosa-gun.
Japanese: 2006年（平成18年）3月1日：与謝郡岩滝町、野田川町、加悦町の3町が市町村合併し誕生した。
English: She became instantaneously famous for being the only female head in Kyoto Prefecture at the time of passing the election of the mayor of Nodagawa-cho.
Japanese: 野田川町町長初当選当時、京都府内唯一の女性首長として一躍有名になった。
English: Planning: Tottori Toyooka Miyazu Jidoshado Expressway (Miyazu Nodagawa Road, Miyazu Omiya Road) Nodagawa Iwataki Interchange (tentative name)
Japanese: 計画中：鳥取豊岡宮津自動車道（宮津野田川道路、野田川大宮道路）野田川岩滝インターチェンジ（仮称）
English: Along with Kanmuri-jima Island, it is designated as the Kanmurijima and Kutsujima islands game reserve (collective breeding place) by Kyoto Prefecture (the total area of both islands is 471 hectares, including 44 hectares of special protection area), and is an uninhabited island, with visits largely banned in order to protect breeding sea birds.
Japanese: 冠島とともに京都府指定冠島沓島鳥獣保護区（集団繁殖地）に指定されており（面積は両島で471ヘクタール、うち特別保護地区44ha）、無人島で海鳥の繁殖保護のため原則として上陸が禁止されている。
English: The bottom topography of the eastern part of both islands, Kanmuri-jima Island and Kutsu-jima island, consists of a steep cliff nearly 60m high, and a fault is presumed to run from north to south.
Japanese: 海底地形は、冠島と沓島両島の東側は比高60m以上の急崖を形成しており、南北走向の断層が推定される。
English: Other parts of the sea floor around the island form a flat continental shelf approx. 100m below the surface of the sea.
Japanese: それ以外の島周辺の海底は水深100m程度の平坦な大陸棚地形を形成している。
English: Tango no kuni Fudoki (the records of Tango Province) contains information that a sizable island was submerged by an earthquake in 701, and as a result, only the top remained, forming Kanmuri-jima island and Kutsu-jima Island.
Japanese: 大宝元（701）年、地震によって大きな島が水没し、その頂部のみが残って冠島と沓島になったという記述が丹後国風土記にある。
English: However, it is said that the scale of this earthquake was not as big as estimated from its description.
Japanese: しかし、この地震は記事の内容から推定されるほど大規模なものではなかったとされている。
English: Kutsu-jima Island is famous as a breeding place of black-tailed gulls and Swinhoe's storm-petrel, and many kinds of sea birds such as Japanese Murrelet breed collectively.
Japanese: 沓島は、ウミネコやヒメクロウミツバメの繁殖地として有名で、また、カンムリウミスズメなど多種の海鳥が集団繁殖している。
English: It is said that in May 1901, Nao DEGUCHI, the founder of Omoto, visited the Island, and spread Shinsui (sacred water) (Kinmei water), which was brought from a place recognized as sacred by the Omoto, as well as water from Moto Ise (shrines or places where the deities of Ise Jingu Shrine were once enshrined) to the sea directly beneath the peak of Tsuriganeiwa rock.
Japanese: 明治34年5月、大本の開祖・出口なおが当地に渡島し、大本教で聖地としている場所から持ち込んだ神水（金明水）と、元伊勢の水を釣鐘岩の絶頂から眼下の海に散布したらしい。
English: In May 1905, she secluded herself in the island (called "Kutsujima gomori" (seclude in Kutsujima Island), and prayed for world peace.
Japanese: 明治38年5月に、当地にこもり（「沓島ごもり」と言われている）、世界の平和を祈願。
English: Omoto believers have passed down a tale that this prayer brought victory during the Russo-Japanese War, at the Battle of Tsushima.
Japanese: 大本教内部では、この祈願によって日露戦争日本海海戦に勝利できたと伝えている。
English: It was established by the Emperor Uda, and known as the place of birth of Ninna-ji Temple, which was the Monseki-jiin (temples of the high class) of the head temple of Omuro school of the Shingon sect, and where Omron was founded.
Japanese: 宇多天皇の創建で、真言宗御室派の総本山、門跡寺院でもある仁和寺と、オムロンの創業地として知られる。
English: The vacant lot of Omron is currently a residential area, but there is a monument celebrating the foundation of the company.
Japanese: なお、オムロンの跡地は現在住宅地となっているが、創業記念碑が建立されている。
English: In addition, there is Renge-ji Temple famous for 'Kyuri Fuji' (cucumber sealing) (Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City) east of Ninna-ji Temple, and there is Omuro Eighty-eight Reijo Places (place where human souls gather) at north of Ninna-ji Temple.
Japanese: また、仁和寺の東には「きゅうり封じ」で知られる蓮華寺(京都市右京区)があり、仁和寺の北には御室八十八ヶ所霊場がある。
English: The origin of the name of Omuro came from the 'omuro' (room) within Ninna-ji Temple called 'Omuro Gosho' built by the Cloistered Emperor Uda in 904 and used as the residential gosho (area) and eventually became the alias of Ninna-ji Temple.
Japanese: 御室の名の由緒は、904年（延喜4年）、宇多法皇が仁和寺に「御室」を造営し、起居する御所としたことから、その建物が「御室御所」と呼ばれ、やがては、仁和寺の別称となったものとされる。
English: Currently, it is known as the beautiful and quiet residential area, and the nearest station is the Omuro-Ninnaji Station on Kitano Line, Keifuku Electric Railroad.
Japanese: 現在は、風光明媚で閑静な住宅地として知られ、最寄駅は京福電気鉄道北野線の御室仁和寺駅である。
English: Sanjo Keihan is the location name of the eastern area around Sanjo-ohashi Bridge in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City.
Japanese: 三条京阪（さんじょうけいはん）は、京都市東山区にある三条大橋の東側周辺の地域名である。
English: There is a Kyoto custom that describes intersection and location by arranging east and west and south and north streets, but it was probably described as the 'intersection of the Sanjo Road and a type of street called "Keihan"' when there was a main line of Keihan currently placed underground.
Japanese: 東西と南北の通りを並べて交差点、場所を表現する京都の慣例があるが、現在は地下化されている京阪本線が存在していた時に、「三条通と『京阪』という一種の通りの交差点」と、とらえたのではないかとされる。
English: The intersection central to Sanjo Keihan is the Sanjo Ohashi intersection where Kawabata-dori and Sanjo-dori Streets interchange.
Japanese: 三条京阪の中心となる交差点は川端通と三条通が交わる三条大橋交差点である。
English: The two stations closest to Sanjo Keihan are Sanjo Station (Kyoto Prefecture) on the Keihan Main Line and Keihan Oto Line of Keihan Electric Railway (Alias: Keihan Sanjo Station or Sanjo Keihan) and Sanjo Keihan Station of Tozai Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway.
Japanese: 三条京阪の最寄り駅は京阪電気鉄道京阪本線・京阪鴨東線の三条駅(京都府)（通称：京阪三条駅、或いは三条京阪）と京都市営地下鉄京都市営地下鉄東西線の三条京阪駅の2駅である。
English: Keihan Sanjo Station is directly below Kawabata-dori Street including Sanjo Ohashi Intersection, and Sanjo Keihan Station is located directly below Sanjo-dori Street slightly east of Sanjo-ohashi Intersection.
Japanese: 京阪三条駅は三条大橋交差点を含めた川端通の真下にあり、三条京阪駅は三条大橋交差点からやや東に離れた三条通の真下にある。
English: There are Starbucks toward north and Lawson Sanjo-ohashi Bridge Branch toward south once walking across Sanjo-ohashi Bridge.
Japanese: 三条大橋を渡ると、北方向にスターバックス、南方向にローソン三条大橋店がある。
English: These are meeting places for touring around Sanjokawaramachi-dori Street.
Japanese: これらは三条河原町通付近を行動する際の待ち合わせスポットとなっている。
English: The Lawson Sanjo-ohashi Bridge Branch is noted for having a unique glass covered wall facing the road, and is considered to be an easy place to spot and meet even for people visiting Sanjo Keihan for the first time.
Japanese: 特にローソン三条大橋店は、道路に面している壁面が前面ガラス張りであるため、大変特徴的でわかりやすいことから、初めて三条京阪を訪れる人にも待ち合わせとしてわかりやすい場所となっている。
English: There is a meeting spot of 'Dogeza-zo' (the statue kneeling down on the ground) (Hikokuro TAKAYAMA statue) known by Kyoto citizens at southeastern part of Sanjo Ohashi Intersection.
Japanese: 三条大橋交差点の南東には、京都市民に「土下座像」（高山彦九郎像）として知られる待ち合わせスポットがある。
English: There are multi-commercial facility KYOUEN and Kyoto City, Kyoto, and Keihan Bus Stops on the vacant lot of Keishin Sanjo Station (the alias of Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Keishin Line station), and there are bus heading toward Ohara, Iwakura, Arashiyama, Yamashina Ward, Daigo Station (Kyoto Station), and Mount Hiei.
Japanese: その付近には京津三条駅（かつて存在した京阪電鉄京阪京津線の駅の通称）跡地に作られた複合商業施設KYOUENや、京都市営バス、京都バス、京阪バスが発着するバスのりばがあり、大原、岩倉、嵐山、山科区、醍醐駅(京都府)方面および比叡山等へのバスが発着している。
English: Due to the opening of subway or Keihan Oto Line, many routes that were designated as first run buses decreased dramatically, but there are still those running for the direction of Arashiyama and Omuro (there are hardly any routes that start from Sanjo Keihan due to the extension of Kawabata-dori Street south of Sanjo as well as the change of routes to Shijo and Sanjo Loop due to the road conditions).
Japanese: 地下鉄や京阪鴨東線の開業などで始発便として設定される系統は大幅に減少されたが、嵐山・御室方面への系統はまだ多く設定されている（川端通りの三条以南の延伸や道路事情の都合上、四条、三条近辺の循環に変わりつつあり、三条京阪始発便は殆どない。）
English: For Hieidaira, Mount Hiei, Yamashina Ward, Oyake, Daigo Station (Kyoto Prefecture), Rokujizo Station, Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto Prefecture), and Kyoto Station
Japanese: 比叡平、比叡山、山科区、大宅、醍醐駅(京都府)、六地蔵駅、河原町駅(京都府)、京都駅方面。
English: Currently, all of it is managed by Yamashina Office, Keihan Bus Co., Ltd, but Keihan Bus Neyagawa Business Office (Keihan Express Line, abolished) and Keihan Bus Otsu Business Office (Keihan Otsu Line, abolished) were also operating their lines.
Japanese: 現在はすべて京阪バス山科営業所管轄だが、過去には京阪バス寝屋川営業所（京阪急行線、廃止）や京阪バス大津営業所（京都大津線、廃止）の管轄路線も乗り入れていた。
English: For Kanazawa (Hokuriku Highway Bus), Ueno Station, Chiba-chuo Station, and The Tokyo Midnight Express Uji-go bus
Japanese: 金沢行き(北陸ハイウェイバス)、上野駅、千葉中央駅行き、東京ミッドナイトエクスプレス宇治号
English: The origin of the location name came from the legend that the small waterfall located here made a roaring sound at one time.
Japanese: 地名の由来は、この地に小さな滝があり、ある時、その小滝が、ゴーゴーと凄い轟音をたてていたという故事による。
English: The villagers were puzzled by this and consulted the monk of the temple, who became wary and made everyone to gather at the temple on top of a high ground.
Japanese: 村人たちが不思議がって、寺の和尚に相談したところ、和尚も不審に感じ、全員を、高台の寺に集合させた。
English: From this event, the small waterfall was called 'Narutaki' and the village began to be called as 'Narutaki no Sato' (the village of Narutaki).
Japanese: この出来事により、小滝は「鳴滝」と呼ばれ、村の方も「鳴滝の里」と呼ばれるようになった、というものである。
English: The Ryotoku-ji Temple with the alias of Daikondaki-dera Temple (Burning Radish Temple) carries out rite of Daikondaki (burning Japanese radish) for Hon-ko (a memorial services for Shinran) on both December 9 and 10 every year.
Japanese: 毎年、12月9日・12月10日の両日は、鳴滝本町の、通称・大根焚寺として知られる了徳寺の大根焚き（報恩講）で賑わう。
English: He later learned pottery under Ninsei NONOMURA and opened up a pottery facility in Narutaki Village in 1699.
Japanese: その後、野々村仁清に陶芸を学び、1699年（同12年）、鳴滝村に開窯した。
English: A big street that runs east to west in the northern part of the capital (Rakuchu) following the 'Jobosei' (street plan of ancient capital) used in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese cities with the castle of the king.
Japanese: 中国・朝鮮・日本の王城都市で用いられた都市プラン「条坊制」において、都（洛中）の北辺を東西に通る大通り（大路）のこと。
English: It is believed to have originated from Ichijo Oji (Kitaoji) of the Heian-kyo (Kyoto during the Heian period), but the current 'Kitaoji-dori Street' that runs through the Kita and Sakyo Wards of Kyoto City was completed from the city planning made before the World War II and is located apart from Ichijo Oji of Heian-kyo (the ancient capital of Japan in current Kyoto) (current Ichijo-dori Street).
Japanese: 起源は平安京の一条大路（北大路）と思われるが、現在の京都市北区(京都市)・左京区を通る「北大路通」は第二次世界大戦前の都市計画により完成したものであり、平安京の一条大路（現在の一条通）とは離れた位置にある。
English: Currently, the city around Kitaoji-dori Street and Kitaoji Station, Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line is called Kitaoji (The commercial and multi-public facilities built in annex to the station is nicknamed as 'Kitaoji Town').
Japanese: 今日では、北大路通や京都市営地下鉄京都市営地下鉄烏丸線北大路駅周辺の街が北大路と呼ばれている（駅に併設した商業・公共複合施設は「キタオオジタウン」という愛称で呼ばれている）。
English: One famous person with the surname of 'Kitaoji' was Rosanji KITAOJI (real name was Fusajiro KITAOJI), who was a pottery artist born in Kitaoji of Kyoto.
Japanese: 「北大路」を姓とする著名人には京都の北大路で生まれた陶芸家の北大路魯山人（本名は北大路房次郎）がいる。
English: Utaemon ICHIKAWA (real names was Zennosuke ASAI), was a big celebrity pre and post-World War II, held a residence in this area and was called 'Ontai of Kitaoji' (Boss of Kitaoji) by surrounding people.
Japanese: また、戦前から戦後にかけて時代劇の大スターであった市川右太衛門（本名は浅井善之助）はこの地域に邸宅を構えたので「北大路の御大」と周囲の人たちから呼び慣わされた。
English: His second son also went on the path of an actor and is active under the acting name of "Kinya KITAOJI" (his real name was Masakatsu ASAI).
Japanese: その次男も同じく俳優の道を歩み、芸名「北大路欣也」（本名は浅井将勝）として活躍している。
English: Horikawa Gojo is the intersection and the surrounding area in Sensui-cho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 堀川五条（ほりかわごじょう/Horikawagojo）は、京都府京都市下京区泉水町にある交差点及びその近隣の名称。
English: It is where Gojo-dori Street (National Route 1 and 9) and Horikawa-dori Street (Kyoto Hiragawara Miyama Line of Kyoto Prefectural Route and National Route 1) intersect.
Japanese: 五条通（国道1号・国道9号）と堀川通（京都府道38号京都広河原美山線・国道1号）が交わっている。
English: It is where pedestrian crossing bridge is located and car, pedestrians, and bicycles are completely segregated.
Japanese: 横断歩道橋が設置されており、自動車と歩行者・自転車が完全に区別されている。
English: The intersection and its surrounding areas have devices used to improve the environment and appearance by making the road water permeable, centralizing electricity lines, decorating pedestrian walk with tiles, and having electric lights designed like the roof of Gojo Tower at the central division of the road.
Japanese: また交差点及びその周辺では、透水性舗装の車道に加えて、電線類地中化や歩道のタイル舗装化、中央分離帯には五重塔の屋根を模したデザインの照明が設置される等、環境・景観向上のための工夫が施されている。
English: The two streets that cross at the intersection of interest are very wide because they were built using the vacant fire-prevention lot created during World War II and form an east west axis (Rakuto-Rakusai) and south and north (Rakunan-Rakuhoku).
Japanese: 当該交差点でクロスしている2本の通りは、第二次世界大戦に設けられた防火帯の跡地を用いてつくられたために幅がとても広く、京都市における東西（洛東～洛西）及び南北（洛南～洛北）の軸を形成している。
English: Since it is the branching point of the big National Route 1 and 9, it is an important location not only for the transportation of Kyoto Prefecture but Western Japan.
Japanese: また国道1号及び国道9号という大動脈の分岐点であることから、京都府のみならず西日本の交通においても重要な場所となっている。
English: It was the natural sandbank floating in the wetland called Oguraike Pond, but Uji-gawa River was renovated due to the construction of Fushimi-jo Castle of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI during the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Japanese: 巨椋池とよばれる湿地帯に浮かぶ自然の砂州であったが、安土桃山時代、豊臣秀吉の伏見城築城に伴い、宇治川の改修工事が行われた。
English: Shijo Kawaramachi is the intersection name between Shimogyo Ward and Nakagyo Ward of Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 四条河原町（しじょうかわらまち）は、京都府京都市下京区および中京区にまたがる交差点名である。
English: The area near the Shijo Kawaramachi Intersection is one of the most prominent busy streets not only in Kyoto City, but in Western Japan.
Japanese: 四条河原町交差点周辺は京都市内はもとより、西日本でも有数の繁華街のひとつである。
English: Shijo-dori Street from Shijo Kawaramachi to Shijo Karasuma, Kawaramachi-dori Street from Shijo Kawaramachi to Kawaramachi Sanjo, Teramachi-dori and Shinkyogoku-dori Streets from Shijo-dori Street to Oike-dori Street combine together to form a busy downtown street.
Japanese: 四条河原町から四条烏丸までの四条通、四条河原町から河原町三条までの河原町通や、四条通から御池通までの寺町通・新京極通は一体化した繁華街となっている。
English: There is a subway Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto Prefecture) of the Hankyu Corporation's Hankyu Kyoto Main Line below the Shijo Kawaramachi Intersection, and is directly connected to Hankyu Hanshin Department Store and Takashimaya Department Store by underground passage.
Japanese: 四条河原町交差点の直下には地下駅の阪急電鉄阪急京都本線河原町駅(京都府)があり、地下で阪急百貨店や高島屋と直結している。
English: The commercial building Kotocross Hankyu Kawaramachi (Book First has its store there) was newly opened at the eastern corner of Shijo Kawaramachi Intersection in October 2007 and is directly connected to Kawaramachi Station by an underground passage.
Japanese: また2007年10月には、四条河原町交差点北東角に阪急電鉄が開発する商業ビル・コトクロス阪急河原町（ブックファーストなどが入居）が新たにオープンし、こちらも地下で河原町駅に直結する。
English: Shijo Station of Keihan Main Line, Keihan Electric Railway is not connected by the underground passage, but it is located just after crossing Shijo-ohashi Bridge across the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system), and is easily accessible by Keihan lines.
Japanese: 京阪電気鉄道京阪本線四条駅(京阪)へは地下通路こそつながっていないが、鴨川(淀川水系)に掛かる四条大橋を渡ってすぐであり、京阪沿線へのアクセスも良い。
English: On the other hand, there is no connecting rail to Kyoto station where West Japan Railway Company (JR West), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), or Kinki Nippon Railway Company (Kintetsu Railway) are running, and there is a need to ride a bus or use Karasuma Line, Kyoto Municipal Subway and Hankyu Kyoto Line.
Japanese: 一方、西日本旅客鉄道や東海旅客鉄道、近畿日本鉄道が乗り入れる京都駅との間を直結する鉄道はなく、バスを利用するか京都市営地下鉄烏丸線と阪急京都線を乗り継ぐ必要がある。
English: Kanagamisaki Cape belongs to Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, and faces the Japan Sea (western part of Wakasa Bay).
Japanese: 金ヶ岬（かながみさき）は、京都府舞鶴市に属し、日本海（若狭湾西部）に面する岬。
English: Makabe Toge is a mountain pass of about 100 meters high, located between Nishi-Maizuru (West Maizuru) and Kasa-cho of Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 真壁峠（まかべとうげ）とは、京都府舞鶴市の西舞鶴と加佐町とを結ぶ高さ約100mの峠である。
English: The area around the mountain top is shaped like it has been carved out of mountain and called as 'Ketsumata-toge Pass' (Butt crack mountain pass) since it resembles a pair of buttocks when viewed from front from Nishi-Maizuru City.
Japanese: 頂上付近は山を切り立った形状をしていることから、西舞鶴市街地から峠を正面に見ると、お尻のように見えることから、「ケツ股峠」と呼ばれている。
English: The width of the road at the mountain pass is mainly 1 to 1.5 lanes and has a series of small turns with sharp angles.
Japanese: 峠の道路幅は、ほぼ1～1.5車線道路となっており、比較的角度が急目で小回りのカーブが連続している。
English: On the other hand, traffic jams occur frequently on National Route 175, the main road that connects Kasa and Nishi-Maizuru regions, resulting in many that try to avoid the route and use the road at the mountain pass instead.
Japanese: その割に、朝晩の通勤時間帯には、加佐地区と西舞鶴地区とを結ぶメイン道路である国道175号線が頻繁に渋滞するため、それを避けるための往来が多い。
English: Plans to widen the road have already been placed at the top of the list for city planning, but there is no prospect for actual work as of yet.
Japanese: なお、都市計画上は一応拡幅計画の遡上にあがっているが、事業化の見通しは全く立っていない。
English: In addition, there was a plan to build a rail road between Nishi-Maizuru and Miyazu Stations across the mountain pass by jutting out at the Yura-gawa River and running it north along the river, but construction proved difficult and it was constructed on the current route (Kitakinki Tango Railway Miyazu Line Nishi-Maizuru Station - Tango Kanzaki Station).
Japanese: また、大正には、西舞鶴駅－宮津駅間の鉄道敷設に際し、当初、この峠を経て由良川に出、川沿いに北上させる計画であったが、工事に困難を極め、現在のルート（北近畿タンゴ鉄道北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮津線西舞鶴駅～丹後神崎駅）に敷設された。
English: Since the mountain of the mountain pass was dark, there were many who committed suicide by hanging near the mountain top during Showa period and is noted as a famous suicide place.
Japanese: 峠の山が薄暗いためか、昭和期には、頂上付近で縊死自殺をするものが多いとされ、自殺の名所として知られていた。
English: Yoshida no Shidarezakura is a cherry tree located in the area of Yoshida, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 吉田のしだれ桜（よしだのしだれざくら）は、京都府舞鶴市吉田地区にあるサクラ。
English: They are a pair of trees, the ancient one said to be aged three hundred years, and the younger one aged eighty years; the trees come to full bloom during the cherry blossom watching season.
Japanese: 樹齢300年といわれる古木と樹齢80年の二対の若木の桜で、観桜シーズンには桜が咲き乱れる。