京都巴士高野營業所, Bus depot in Sakyo-ku, Japan
Kyoto Bus Takano Office (京都巴士高野營業所) is a bus depot and branch office located in Sakyō-ku, in the northeastern part of Kyoto. It serves as an operational base for bus routes covering residential areas, schools, and commercial streets in that part of the city.
The depot was established in the early post-war period, when Kyoto was rebuilding its public transit network from the ground up. Over the following decades, it took on a growing role in covering the northeastern part of the city as the area expanded.
The depot sits near the Takano River and the Ichijoji neighborhood, which is known for its ramen restaurants and student life. Many riders use the buses from here to reach temples on the outskirts of the city that would otherwise be hard to get to.
The depot itself is not open to visitors, but the bus lines it operates are a practical way to move around the northern and eastern parts of Kyoto. Checking route numbers in advance is helpful, as several lines run through this area and can be easy to mix up.
Some buses from this depot run through streets that seem barely wide enough for a vehicle of that size, because Kyoto's grid of small lanes dates back to a time before modern motor traffic. Drivers go through specific training for these narrow sections of the route.
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