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What this guide is

Pontocho Park Guide is an independent, single-topic travel guide to Pontocho Park (先斗町公園) and the surrounding Pontocho lane in Kyoto, Japan. It is written for visitors who want practical, accurate information in English: how to get there, what to look for, how to behave in a residential and working district, and how to fit a short visit into an evening walk.

The site is not the official website of Pontocho Park, the City of Kyoto, the Pontocho Kaburenjo theatre or any restaurant or business in the district, and it is not paid to recommend any of them.

How the information is researched

• Park details such as size and opening year come from published Kyoto city park records.
• The history of the power-line undergrounding work on Pontocho is based on City of Kyoto project materials and Japanese press coverage.
• Seasonal temperatures are rounded monthly means from the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 climate normals for Kyoto.
• The live forecast is loaded from Open-Meteo each time the page is opened.
• Walking times and directions are checked against maps and given as ranges, because pace and crowds vary.

Each page shows the date it was last reviewed. Opening hours, transport timetables and prices can change at short notice, so please confirm anything time-sensitive with the operator before you travel.

Corrections

If you spot something that is out of date or wrong, please let us know. Corrections are reviewed and, where confirmed, the page is updated and its review date changed.