地下鉄東西線蹴上駅を地上に上がってすぐのところにある歩行者用トンネル。上からの大きな負荷に耐えられるよう、ねじったように斜めにレンガを積んであります。「雄観奇想」「陽気発所」と刻まれた扁額は粟田焼きで、揮毫は第三代京都府知事・北垣国道。

Spiral Brick Tunnel

This is the tunnel for walker near Keage station on the Tozai Line which is Kyoto Municipal Subway line. This tunnel is made of bricks. In order to bare the heavy weight, bricks are laid diagonally, as if the tunnel is twisted. There are 2 potteries – plates on the wall of the beginning and the end of the tunnel. These plates are made as ‘Kurita Yaki’ which is one of the most marvelous brands of pottery in Kyoto. An idiomatic expression was marked on the each plate. These marks are composed of 4 kanji written by Kunimichi Kitagaki who was the 3rd governor of Kyoto. One idiom means ‘an amazing view or thought’, and the other idiom means that we can do anything with our concentration.
（英文翻訳：京都府立大学欧米言語文化学科）