Tatsumibashi on Shirakawa Stream, Gion, Kyoto

Tatsumibashi spans Shirakawa Stream beside machiya townhouses in Gion, Kyoto.
Tatsumibashi spans Shirakawa Stream beside machiya townhouses in Gion, Kyoto.

Tatsumibashi spans the Shirakawa Stream in Kyoto’s Gion district. The waterway runs past traditional machiya townhouses and stone embankments in one of Kyoto’s historic preserved areas. The bridge and stream are part of a streetscape long associated with the city’s teahouse quarter.

Photo taken in March 2023.

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