Staying in Kyoto

…During the Taiho era (701-704), the Satsuma provincial government office was established here, and later the provincial temple was built. In the Middle Ages, the three ports at the mouth of the Kawauchi River, Kyodomari, Kumizaki, and Funamajima, flourished due to trade with China, and Kyodomari was also the boarding point for ships bound for Kyoto and Osaka during the Edo period. The city center developed in the area where the southern Kyushu main road (Izumisuji), which crosses the river about 12 km up the mouth of the Kawauchi River, was a post station. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kyoto Stay" is listed below.

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…大宝年間(701‐704)薩摩国府が置かれ，のちに国分寺も造られた。中世には川内川河口の京泊（きようどまり），久見崎（ぐみざき），船間島（ふなまじま）の3港が中国貿易などで栄え，京泊は江戸時代，京･大坂方面への乗船地でもあった。市街地は川内川河口を約12kmさかのぼった南九州の表街道(出水（いずみ）筋)が川を渡る，宿駅のあった地に発達している。…

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