馬車道(ばしゃみち)

ばしゃみち
noun
carriage road; horse-drawn carriage route
transportationhistory
1. carriage road; road for horse-drawn carriages
A road designed or historically used for horse-drawn carriages. In modern usage, often refers to historical roads or streets that preserve the name from the era of horse-drawn transportation.
馬車道(ばしゃみち)を散歩(さんぽ)する。
Take a stroll along the carriage road.
横浜(よこはま)の馬車道(ばしゃみち)は明治時代(めいじじだい)に作(つく)られた歴史的(れきしてき)な通(とお)りだ。
Bashamichi in Yokohama is a historic street created in the Meiji era.
かつて馬車(ばしゃ)が行(い)き交(か)った馬車道(ばしゃみち)は、今(いま)では並木(なみき)の美(うつく)しい遊歩道(ゆうほどう)として市民(しみん)に親(した)しまれている。
The carriage road, once bustling with horse-drawn carriages, is now enjoyed by residents as a beautiful tree-lined promenade.

A compound of 馬車(ばしゃ) (horse-drawn carriage) and 道(みち) (road). In modern Japan, this word most often refers to historic streets that retain the name from the era when horse-drawn carriages were a primary mode of transportation.

Common collocations

  • 馬車道(ばしゃみち)通(どお)り: Bashamichi Street
  • 馬車道(ばしゃみち)駅(えき): Bashamichi Station
  • 旧(きゅう)馬車道(ばしゃみち): the old carriage road

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Cultural note

The most famous 馬車道(ばしゃみち) in Japan is in 横浜(よこはま), a historic district near the port. Built in 1867 to connect the foreign settlement to the center of town, it became one of Japan's first Western-style roads and is now a popular shopping and sightseeing area.

Related Words

Compare: 街道(かいどう) (highway)
Compare: 並木道(なみきみち) (tree-lined avenue)
Compare: 遊歩道(ゆうほどう) (promenade)
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