Shimizu dumplings - Kiyomizu dango

... It was during the Edo period that the area around the slope was restored and became a bustling temple town more than ever before. Teahouses, souvenir shops, and Kiyomizu-yaki (Kyoto ware) kilns increased over the years, and it also became a place where prostitutes solicited customers on the roadside. In addition to Kiyomizu-yaki, other famous products made and sold on Kiyomizu-zaka included Kiyomizu-zaka yakimochi (roasted rice cakes), which had already been heard of during the Kan'ei period (1624-44), Kiyomizu kamiko (paper clothing), which is said to have been sold during the Genroku period (1688-1704), and Kiyomizu dango, which is said to have appeared during the Jokyo period (1684-88). [Yokoi Kiyoshi]...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Shimizu Dango" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　坂一帯の復興がなり，以前にもまして門前町としてにぎわうようになったのは江戸時代に入ってからで，茶屋や土産物屋，それに清水焼(京焼)の窯元が年をおって増加し，また私娼が路傍で客の袖を引くところにもなっていた。なお，清水焼のほか，清水坂で製造販売されていた名物には，寛永年間(1624‐44)にすでに聞こえていた清水坂の炙餅（やきもち）(焼餅)，元禄年間(1688‐1704)に売り出されたという清水紙子（かみこ）(紙製の衣類)，貞享年間(1684‐88)にお目みえしたらしい清水団子などがあった。【横井 清】。…

※「清水団子」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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