The district of Sanneisaka on the foot of the eastern mountain of Kyoto is a monzen-machi, or Town in front of Temple and/or Shrine Gates on an area of 5.3 hectares with 240 buildings, 120 of which are designated as ‘important’. The people: Inhabitants and Visitors Short Cultural History of the Region Machinami: Existing House-type and Streetscape Preservation Strategy hozon introduction pdf-file for print-out (244kb)