The Stone routes (Japanese: 車道 = Kuruma-michi), also called the Vehicle stones (Japanese: 車石 = Kuruma-ishi), were a pair of stone-paved "rails" that were placed on either sides of the three main highways leading to Kyoto, Japan, so that the oxcarts could ride on them during the 18th–19th century of the Edo period. == Overview == Since Kyoto was located in the interior of Honshu island, unlike Tokyo and Osaka, it was difficult to cart materials into the city.
The Stone routes (Japanese: 車道 = Kuruma-michi), also called the Vehicle stones (Japanese: 車石 = Kuruma-ishi), were a pair of stone-paved "rails" that were placed on either sides of the three main highways leading to Kyoto, Japan, so that the oxcarts could ride on them during the 18th–19th century of the Edo period. == Overview == Since Kyoto was located in the interior of Honshu island, unlike Tokyo and Osaka, it was difficult to cart materials into the city.
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