Kurumaishi Stone

Kurumaishi Stones are cut granite on which ruts were engraved. They were laid for the approximately 10-kilometer road exclusive to oxcarts from Otsuhaccho to Sanjo Ohashi Bridge in Kyoto. The construction took two years from 1804. However, as soon as the railway was opened in the Meiji Era [between mid-19th and early 20th centuries] onwards, this paved road ended its role. The stones laid there were given away to people who were interested.

The Period
In 1804

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