Driving a BMW to my parents' house in Kyoto

I've had a bunch of stuff to do these past few days.My oldest daughter's kindergarten is on summer break and I can't concentrate on work at home.situation, I decided to take the children and return to my parents' house for a few days before Obon.

Up until now, I've gone home to my parents almost every time I've played golf.This is the first time I'm going home in a BMW 320i.I have been told by my parents, who are deeply concerned about my driving, that I should not be driving. From my parents, who are deeply concerned about my driving.

Don't drive too fast on the highway, and be sure to drive home safely."

I had to be reminded repeatedly that I had arrived at my parents' house without incident.

I was allowed to leave all the housework to my mother, my father took care of the children, and I spent the whole day at the computer.(Really, my parents' house is heaven.)Thanks to this, what needed to be done was completed unexpectedly quickly.

So the next day, we decided to take the children out.

Driving around Kyoto in a BMW

I tried to think of where to go, but it was a hot day, with highs over 35 degrees every day.I decided to go to Mt. Hiei to cool off.Hieizan. If we were going to Hieizan, I, for one, would have liked to drive up the Hieizan driveway in a BMW, but...

The children were "theI wanna ride the Ropeway!I was so excited that I had to give up the Hieizan driveway ride.

First, go to "Demachiyanagi" by car, and from thereYase Hieizamaguchi" on Eizan Electric Railway's Eizanmoto LineThe first day we went to the top of the mountain, and then took the Eizan Cable Ropeway to the top of the mountain.

Although I was born and raised in Kyoto, I had never ridden the Eizan Electric Railway in my entire life, so I was secretly a little excited.

The only concern is that the "Heavy traffic on the way to DemachiyanagiI was a little worried that driving a manual car in the traffic might be quite troublesome. The morning of the day arrived with a slight worry: "Driving in Kyoto's traffic jams in a manual car might be quite a hassle.

About Streets in Kyoto City

The center of Kyoto city isThe building is built like a "Go board" with north-south and east-west roads running directly parallel to each other.It has become While very straightforward, theEast-west streets in Kyoto City are quite narrow and have many one-way streets.So, when I drive in Kyoto, I usually take the main street.

Incidentally, each street in the city has its own name, but the old "Songs of Kyoto Street NamesIf you remember the "A", you can quickly recall the order and names of the streets. From the north.

Maru (Marutamachi), Take (Takeya-cho), Ebisu (Isikawa-dori), Ni (Nijo-dori), Oshi (Oshikoji-dori), Oike (Oike-dori) ~..."

I learned this song from my mother from Kyoto when I was little, and I can still sing it!（I rarely use it.)

Also, the intersection where the streets intersect is "south and northStreet name of + street name of East-West(and vice versa)It is easy to understand because it is called by

For example, Karasuma(in Japanese) "karasumaThe intersection of Shijo Dori and Shijo Dori is calledShijo-Karasumaor the intersection of Horikawa Dori and Imadegawa Dori.Horikawa ImadegawaSince it is such as "Let's turn right at Horikawa-Imadegawa."Let's just go straight to Karasuma Marutamachi for now.It's convenient because when I say "the place," I immediately have an idea of where it is.

By the way, in Kyoto, Japan.Going north is "agaru" (up) and going south is "sasaru" (down).I say. When I was in college, I told a friend, "It's just up that road," and he asked me, "What do you mean, 'up'? and that was the first time I heard him say that.Ueiru, kitaeru" is not the national lingua franca.I learned that.

When I write it like this, I feel that Kyoto is a very quaint city, but I can't help feeling that it is not so quaint.The roads in the center of Kyoto have heavy traffic.Other cities like Osaka and Kobe have heavy traffic, but Kyoto is more of a tourist town.The number of local buses and tourist buses is not half as large as the number of buses.

If you are driving in the left lane, you are bound to get held up by a bus that stops in front of you, and even if you are driving on the right side, you are often blocked by a sightseeing bus making a right turn.

I wonder if this kind of part is also a part of the Kyoto streets.

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