Tambaguchi Gate Traditional Cache
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The cache is hidden along Shichijo-dori Street, and under the elevated railroad of JR San’in Main Line. This place was called “Tambaguchi” and was the beginning point of old San’in Kaido Road which was also known as Tamba Kaido Road.
San’in Kaido is an old highway which stars in Kyoto and went to the side of Japan Sea via old Tamba province. Its origin is thought to be an ancient national road. In early modern period, the part of the road in Kyoto city was connected to Shichijo-dori street, and went on almost same line of the present street.
After 1591, there was a wall around the city area of Kyoto developed by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, which was on the place of present elevated railway at this place, and there was a “Tambaguchi gate” as an entrance on the wall. This “gate” was one of major entrances of Kyoto city which were often called “The Seven Gates” or “The Ten Gates”.
The name of the entrance remains in the station of JR San’in Main Line which is on about a half kilometers north from the place.
Japanese:
キャッシュは七条通沿い、JR山陰本線の高架下に設置されています。この場所は丹波街道とも呼ばれた旧山陰街道の起点であり、丹波口と呼ばれていました。
山陰街道は京都から丹波国を経由して日本海側に至る街道で、古代の官道に由来すると考えられています。近世の山陰街道の出発点は七条通と繋がっており、キャッシュポイント付近では位置的にも現在とほぼ同じ場所を通っていました。
また、1591年以降は豊臣秀吉の京都改造事業の一環として建設された御土居があり、この場所ではちょうど高架の位置に、土塁にあいた口として丹波口が存在しました。丹波口は京都の代表的な出入口として知られ、京の七口、あるいは十口の一つとされていました。
この場所より少し北に行ったところには、山陰本線の駅として「丹波口」の名前が遺っています。
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