Takase River

The Takase River is a canal in excavated in the early Edo period in the city of , to transport various goods and resources. It made a great contribution to the development of the city and economic growth at that time.
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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.

Garden
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Shosei-en Garden is a garden in , 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.

Museum
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The is one of the major art museums in . Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and art.

Railway station
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is a major railway station and transportation hub in , Japan. It has Japan's third-largest station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogyō-ku.

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

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , 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 . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , 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

Latitude
34.99052° or 34° 59′ 26″ north
Longitude
135.76544° or 135° 45′ 56″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QXQR8+65
Geo­Names ID
1850984
Wiki­data ID
Q7677301
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Satellite Map

Discover Takase River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • Russian: “Такасегава”
  • Sanskrit: “ताकासे नदी”
  • Spanish: “Takase-gawa”
  • Turkish: “Takase Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Такасе”
  • Welsh: “Afon Takase”
  • “Takase-gawa”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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