Sōraku
Sōraku is a district in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 2007, the district had an estimated population of 44,982 and a density of 252.27 persons per km2. The total area is 178.31 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of Japan
- Description: district in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Soraku district”, “Soraku District”, “Sōraku District”, “Sōraku District, Kyoto”, and “Soraku-gun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kasagi Station and Mount Kasagi.
Kasagi Station
Railway station
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Kasagi Station is a passenger railway station of West Japan Railway Company located in the town of Kasagi, Kyoto, Japan. The station is outside of the ICOCA service area, so no IC cards can be used to pay fares.
Mount Kasagi
Peak
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Mount Kasagi is a 289-meter mountain located in the town of Kasagi, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai area of Japan. The mountain is known for its many oddly shaped rocks and as a battlefield during the wars of the Kenmu Restoration at the end of the Kamakura period.
Shōhō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
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Shōhō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wazuka and Kasagi.
Wazuka
Town
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Wazuka is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2023, the town has an estimated population of 3,571. and a population density of 54 persons per km2. The total area is 64.93 km2.
Kasagi
Town
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Kasagi is a town in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2024, it has a population of 1,108 in 579 households and a population density of 47 persons per km2.
Minamiyamashiro
Village
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Minamiyamashiro is a village located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2023 the village has an estimated population of 2,472 in 1219 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. Minamiyamashiro is situated 6 km east of Sōraku.
Sōraku
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Satellite Map
Discover Sōraku from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Sōraku” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة سووراكو”
- Catalan: “districte de Sōraku”
- Cebuano: “Sōraku-gun”
- Chinese: “相乐郡”
- Chinese: “相樂郡”
- Dutch: “district Sōraku”
- French: “district de Sōraku”
- French: “District de Sōraku”
- Galician: “Distrito de Sōraku”
- German: “Sōraku”
- Hungarian: “Szóraku körzet”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Sōraku, Kyōto”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Sōraku”
- Italian: “Distretto di Sōraku”
- Japanese: “そうらくぐん”
- Japanese: “相楽郡”
- Korean: “소라쿠군”
- Lithuanian: “Soraku apskritis”
- Lithuanian: “Sōraku apskritis”
- Lithuanian: “Souraku apskritis”
- Polish: “Powiat Sōraku”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Sõraku”
- Russian: “Округ Сораку”
- Russian: “Сораку”
- Slovenian: “okrožje Soraku”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Sōraku”
- Thai: “อำเภอโซรากุ”
- Ukrainian: “Повіт Сораку”
- Ukrainian: “Саґара”
- Ukrainian: “Сораку”
- Yue Chinese: “相樂郡”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kiriyama and Ariichi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Mitsugadake and Ōkawara Station.
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