*'''Horikawa-dôri''' (堀川通) is one of the major north-south avenues in the city, and runs largely parallel to the [[Horikawa River]]. In the [[Heian period]], the street was called Horikawa-ôji, and divided into two - Higashi (East) Horikawa-dôri and Nishi (West) Horikawa-dôri - flanking the river, which was a major waterway for the transportation of goods and commodities. A lumber market, and surrounding neighborhood of lumber merchants' residences, was found alongside the Horikawa at that time. Today, much of the Horikawa has been placed underground. | *'''Horikawa-dôri''' (堀川通) is one of the major north-south avenues in the city, and runs largely parallel to the [[Horikawa River]]. In the [[Heian period]], the street was called Horikawa-ôji, and divided into two - Higashi (East) Horikawa-dôri and Nishi (West) Horikawa-dôri - flanking the river, which was a major waterway for the transportation of goods and commodities. A lumber market, and surrounding neighborhood of lumber merchants' residences, was found alongside the Horikawa at that time. Today, much of the Horikawa has been placed underground. |