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Ukyō District

Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , .
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  • Type: Suburb with 204,000 residents
  • Description: one of the eleven wards of the city of Kyoto
  • Also known as: “U-kyō-ku”, “Ukyo Ku”, “Ukyō Ku”, “Ukyō Ward”, “Ukyō-ku”, and “Ukyō-ku, Kyoto”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ninna temple and Ryōan-ji.

Buddhist temple
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Ninna-ji is the head temple of the Omuro school of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. Located in western , , it was first founded in AD 888 by Emperor Uda, and was later reconstructed in the 17th century.

Buddhist temple
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is a Zen located in northwest , . It belongs to the school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple…

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is a flatland castle in , . The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and Central Kyoto.

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is a district on the western outskirts of , Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the , which forms a backdrop to the district. is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.

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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of 's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.

Ukyō District

Latitude
35.0102° or 35° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
135.716° or 135° 42′ 58″ east
Population
204,000
Elevation
481 metres (1,578 feet)
Inception
April 1st, 1931
Open location code
8Q7Q2P68+39
Open­Street­Map ID
node 533680874
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1849328
Wiki­data ID
Q580186
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Ukyō District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوكيو-كو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ukyo-ku”
  • Basque: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Belarusian: “Укё”
  • Burmese: “အုခယောရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတို”
  • Catalan: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Catalan: “Ukyō”
  • Cebuano: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Chinese: “右京区”
  • Chinese: “右京區”
  • Czech: “Ukjó”
  • Danish: “Ukyo-ku i Kyoto”
  • Danish: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Dutch: “Ukyo-ku”
  • Dutch: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوكيو-كو, كيوتو”
  • Esperanto: “kvartalo Ukjo”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Ukjo”
  • Finnish: “Ukyō-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement d’Ukyō”
  • French: “Arrondissement d’Ukyō”
  • French: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Galician: “Ukyō-ku”
  • German: “Ukyo-ku”
  • German: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Ukjó-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Ukyō-ku, Kyōto”
  • Indonesian: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Irish: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Italian: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Japanese: “U-kyō”
  • Japanese: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Japanese: “うきょうく”
  • Japanese: “ウキョウク”
  • Japanese: “京都市右京区”
  • Japanese: “右京区”
  • Korean: “우쿄구”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ukyo-ku i Kyoto”
  • Persian: “اوکیو، کیوتو”
  • Persian: “اوکیو”
  • Polish: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Portuguese: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Russian: “Укё (Киото)”
  • Russian: “Укё”
  • Slovenian: “Ukjo”
  • Slovenian: “Ukyo-ku”
  • Spanish: “Ukyo-ku”
  • Spanish: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตอูเกียว”
  • Turkish: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Turkish: “Ukyō”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Укьо”
  • Urdu: “اوکیؤ وارڈ، کیوٹو”
  • Urdu: “اوکیؤ وارڈ”
  • Venetian: “Ukyō-ku”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Ukyō-ku, Kyoto”
  • Western Frisian: “Ukyo-ku”
  • Wu Chinese: “右京区”
  • Yue Chinese: “右京區”
  • “Ukyō-ku”
  • “うきょうく”
  • “右京区”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 右京区役所 and 京都市右京図書館.

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