Ninenzaka Explained

Ninenzaka
Map:Pedestrian road with pavements and paper umbrellas, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, early morning.jpg

is an ancient 150m stone-paved pedestrian road [1] and tourist attraction in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The road is lined with traditional buildings and shops, and is often paired with the similar road, Sannenzaka.[2] [3]

There is a Starbucks coffeehouse in a two-storey, century-old Japanese townhouse along Ninenzaka.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka: Walking Guide to Kyoto's Best Old Streets | LIVE JAPAN travel guide.
  2. Web site: Ninen-zaka and Sannen-zaka Preserved Districts. Inside Kyoto. en-US. 2020-01-02.
  3. Web site: Ninen-zaka & Sannen-zaka Area Kyoto, Japan Attractions. www.lonelyplanet.com. en. 2020-01-02.
  4. Web site: We Visited Starbucks In Kyoto, And It's Housed In A 100-Year-Old Traditional Japanese House. 2017-10-31. NYLON SINGAPORE. en-US. 2020-01-02.

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