Sanjo is the last station of the Keihan Main Line (京阪本線 Keihan-honsen). Keihan Main Line is the Keihan Electric Railway Train Line. This Line connected Osaka and Kyoto. The first station is Yodoyabashi located in Chūō-ku, Osaka. Sanjo, which lies in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, is an important station, here stops all kind of trains from local up to Limited Express. This station lies directly on the Sanjo Bridge over the Kamo River. On the other side of the bridge is the Sanjo-Dori Street. This is one of the oldest shopping districts in Kyoto. The most impressive point is the contrast between traditional Japanese stores, which are selling Kimonos, Tea or sweets and the modern Shopping centers. Sanjo has also an interesting history: there was a former hideout of Sakamoto Ryoma. Sakuma Shozan and Ohmura Masujiro were assassinated there. The Ikedaya Incedent which involved the Shinsengumi was also occurred over there. Now it’s always crowded with young people. If you visit that station you will for sure see a lot of couples sitting along the river. There are also groups who are just hang out together. Amateur bands meeting there on the Weekends and perform after each other on the provisory stage next to the water, so it looks like a small open air concert. Every evening there are also bands performances directly next to the station entries. Last weekend there was a Jidai Matsuri- Festival- Parade passing Sanjo. Normally hold up at October 22, this year because of heavy rain it was moved to Sunday, October 23. All the people came really early, so the streets was completely crowded hours before the parade come to the Sanjo Bridge. Jidai Matsury or the Festival of the Ages shows the national costumes from 9th till 19th century and involved over 2000 people. It is one of 3 most famous festivals in Kyoto.
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It seems as though there is always something interesting go on at Sanjo - it's a great place to take photos. You had some good opportunities for pictures - I especially like the 5th photo - very colorful.
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