Whispered Shadow·Rakuchū / Karasuma-Oike / Shijō

Koyaku Alley's Masakado Legend

A narrow, crooked alley from Shijo to Ayanokoji. The monk Kuya is said to have consoled the severed head of the rebel Taira no Masakado here (accounts vary); the memorial rite held for him, kuya-kuyo, is said to have slurred over time into koyaku, the word for plaster that now names the lane. A small shrine to Masakado still stands down the passage.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.