Three-year Slope

, is a stone-paved pedestrian road and tourist attraction in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The road is lined with traditional buildings and shops, and is often paired with the similar road, Ninenzaka. The two roads lead to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kodaiji Temple and Yasaka-jinjia Shrine, which are a few famous sights in Kyoto. Sannenzaka itself is a narrow slope that is filled with around 60 shops and restaurants that sell traditional products and food from Kyoto. There are also notable shops for visitors to get a hands-on experience of Japanese culture, including tea ceremonies, as well as Maiko and Geisha makeovers.

== Name origin == The real name of Sannenzaka is Sanneizaka which translates to "safe delivery hill". According to old Japanese myths, while Empress Komyo was pregnant, she dreamt of a monk who guaranteed her to safely deliver her baby as long as she had faith in Kannon. After that experience, she found a gold statue on her pillow which she enshrined as a Buddha of safe delivery in the Kyomizu Temple alongside her own picture. Many women would go to the temple to pray for a successful childbirth including Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife.