Yamashina

Yamashina is an area in Japan. Yamashina is situated nearby to the neighborhood Oyake-Tsujiwakicho, as well as near the locality Ono.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yamashina Botanical Research Institute and Nagitsuji Station.

Yamashina Botanical Research Institute

Park

The Yamashina Botanical Research Institute is a research botanical garden specializing in medicinal herbs, operated by Nippon Shinyaku and located at Oyakesaka no tsujicho 39, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

Nagitsuji Station

Metro station

Photo: L26, CC BY 3.0.

Nagitsuji Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Ono

Metro station

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Ono Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yamashina-ku and Higashiyama.

Yamashina-ku

Suburb

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line.

Higashiyama

Photo: Galileo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

Photo: Clemens Vasters, CC BY 2.0.

Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km northwest of Yamashina.

Yamashina

Type: Area
Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.96667° or 34° 58′ north

Longitude

135.81667° or 135° 49′ east

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

8Q6QXR88+MM

GeoNames ID

1848625

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