Kinugasa-Utano-sen, Kyoto City Road 183 (京都市道183号衣笠宇多野線)

Kinugasa-Utano-sen, Kyoto City Road 183 is a major local road that extends from Rokuon-ji mae Intersection (Kita Ward, Kyoto City) to Fukuoji Intersection (Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City).

Summary

It is also known as Kuramaguchi-dori, Kitsuji-dori, and Ichijo-dori. It was opened in 1963 and called 'Kanko-doro' (Tourist's road) at first, however, from 1991 it have been called 'Kinukake no michi' (Draped silk road), which had been chosen at the nickname contest that had been held on the local request (the name 'Kinukake' originates from an anecdote: The fifty-nineth Emperor Uda wanted to see snow in high summer, so his followers draped many white silks over Mt. Kinugasa [Kyoto Prefecture] [also known as Kinukake no yama, literary, the mountain draped with silks] to make up a similar scene of snowy mountain).

As the former nickname suggests, it connects many major tourist spots.

Along the road, there are many gift shops and restaurants for tourists. During tourist season, traffic congestion often occurs by sightseeing buses and cars.