Nishiki-koji Street

Japanese: 錦小路通 - にしきこうじどおり

The name of a street in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. It runs east-west, one block north of Shijo-dori, the city's central street, from Shinkyogoku-dori in the east to Omiya-dori Nishiiri in the west. Nishiki Market is located between Shinkyogoku-dori and Takakura-dori, stretching for about 400 meters, and Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine is located on the east side of Shinkyogoku-dori at the eastern end of the street. Nishiki-koji-dori corresponds roughly to Nishiki-koji in Heian-kyo, and was originally called Gusoku-koji, but was renamed in 1054 (Tenki 2) (Shochu-reki). It also seems to have been called Kuso-koji, which is thought to be a pronunciation of Gusoku-koji, and the Uji Shui Monogatari contains a story that says that the name was changed from Shiso-koji to Nishiki-koji during the reign of Emperor Murakami.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

京都市中京区にある通りの名。市の中心街路である四条通の一筋北に東西に走り，東は新京極通から西は大宮通西入ルまでをいう。その間，新京極通から高倉通に至る約400mにわたって錦市場があり，東への行当り新京極通東側に錦天満宮がある。錦小路通は平安京の錦小路にほぼ該当し，当初は具足（ぐそく）小路の名でよばれていたが，1054年(天喜2)改称した(《掌中歴》)。なお具足小路のなまりとみられる屎（くそ）小路の称もあったようで，《宇治拾遺物語》には村上天皇の時代に屎小路から錦小路に改称したという説話を載せている。

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