Takano River
The Takano River is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kamo River and Takano River join on the Tadasu River Banks. There is the "River Confluence" shrine of Shimogamo Shrine, leading to the forested area called Tadasu-no-mori.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in Japan
- Also known as: “Takano-gawa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shimogamo Shrine and Demachiyanagi.
Shimogamo Shrine
Shinto shrine
Shimogamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is Kamo-mioya Shrine. It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Demachiyanagi
Railway station
Photo: L26, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Demachiyanagi Station is a railway station operated by the Keihan Electric Railway, located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto. It serves as the northern terminus for the Ōtō Line and the southern terminus for the Main Line of the Eizan Electric Railway.
Mototanaka Station
Railway station
Photo: 青子守歌, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mototanaka Station is a train station located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sakyō-ku and Kyōto-Gyoen.
Sakyō-ku
Suburb
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Sakyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northeastern part of the city.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
Takano River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Takano River” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “တခနိုမြစ်”
- Cebuano: “Takano-gawa”
- Chinese: “高野川”
- French: “rivière Takano”
- French: “Rivière Takano”
- French: “Takano-gawa”
- Irish: “Takano-gawa”
- Japanese: “高野川”
- Persian: “رود تاکانو”
- Russian: “Такано (река)”
- Russian: “Такано”
- Ukrainian: “Такано”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Matsugasaki-Nakamachi and North Kyoto.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Demachiyanagi and Chayama-Kyōto-Geijutsudaigaku Station.
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