Gyoninzaka

A Steep Walk Up

This is a typical steep street you find many places in Tokyo and the only significant sight is the temple as you walk down to the left and further down the Meguro River which has an interesting walk a...

What it leads to

The slope itself is not remarkable as there are many interesting slopes in Tokyo More important is what this slope leads to – at the bottom is a beautiful temple, Gajoen hotel, And the Meguro River W...

One of the key points of transportation in the Edo period

Original Text

The area around Meguro Station is flat, but the steep slope to Meguro River Taiko Bridge is called Gyojinzaka. Currently, cars are one-way uphill and have a long slope.

it's called gyoenzaka.

Original Text

Walk from Meguro Station to the Nepalese Embassy. Go down a steep slope and you will see Daienji Temple and Meguro Masajoen on your left. The name of the slope is called Gyojinzaka with an information board on the way. In the Edo period, he called a gyojin from Mt. Haguro to open Daienji Temple, and many gyojin lived there, so it came to be called Gyojinzaka. Below Gajoen is the Meguro River, which is famous for its cherry blossoms.

it's a steep slope from meguro station to meguro river.

Original Text

Today I go to the Nepalese Embassy. Walk from Meguro Station and first go down the steep slope to the Meguro River. There was a gyojinzaka that I had never heard of. Is the road that is going down now? , Gyoen? Slope. It means that the slope in front of the Edo period when the gyojin opened Daienji Temple was named Gyoenzaka.