Takase River
The Takase River is a canal in excavated in the early Edo period in the city of Kyoto, Japan to transport various goods and resources. It made a great contribution to the development of the city and economic growth at that time.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Anabranch
- Description: river in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Takase-gawa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shosei Garden and Kyoto National Museum.
Shosei Garden
Garden
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Shosei-en Garden is a garden in Kyoto, Japan. The garden has teahouses, a hall with a Buddhist altar, and two ponds. The garden was named by Sennyo Shōnin, who used the garden as a residence when he retired in 1653 and was gifted the land by the shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu.
Kyoto National Museum
Museum
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The Kyoto National Museum is one of the major art museums in Japan. Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art.
Kyōto Station
Railway station
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Kyōto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogyō-ku.
Central Kyoto
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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Shimogyō-ku
Suburb
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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku.
Higashiyama
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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.
Takase River
- Categories: river, canal, and body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Takase River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Takase River” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Takase çayı”
- Burmese: “တခဆဲမြစ်”
- Chinese: “高瀨川”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاكاسى”
- French: “rivière Takase”
- French: “Takase-gawa”
- German: “Takase-gawa”
- German: “Takase-Kanal”
- Irish: “Abhainn Takase”
- Japanese: “高瀬川”
- Macedonian: “Такасе (река)”
- Macedonian: “Такасе”
- Persian: “رود تاکاز”
- Sanskrit: “ताकासे नदी”
- Spanish: “Takase-gawa”
- Ukrainian: “Такасе”
- Welsh: “Afon Takase”
- “Takase-gawa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Imagumano and Shijōdōri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shichijō Station and Kyoto Century Hotel.
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