Koyaku-no-zushi (alley)

Central (Rakuchū)｜烏丸御池・四条

A narrow, crooked alley from Shijō to Ayanokōji. The monk Kūya is said to have consoled the severed head of Taira no Masakado here (accounts vary); "Kūya's memorial rite" slurred over time into "kōyaku," the plaster that lends the lane its name. A small shrine to Masakado still stands down the passage.

Coffee nearby

Stones nearby

These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.