This is the Kamo River, which flows through the center of Kyoto City. Kyoto Prefecture has the Sea of Japan to its north, and there was a road that transported fish (mackerel) caught there to what is now Kyoto City, which was known as the “Mackerel Road.” Demachiyanagi is the final destination of that Mackerel Road.

Final Destination of “Mackerel Road.”

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