Shinomiya

Shinomiya is a locality in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Shinomiya is situated nearby to the locality Anshu, as well as near Otowa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oiwake Station and Yamashina Station.

Oiwake Station

Railway station

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Oiwake Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Yamashina Station

Railway station

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Yamashina Station is a train station in Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Yamashina station has two sections, an underground subway section and above-ground JR section.

Shinomiya Station

Railway station

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Shinomiya Station is a train station in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Otsu and Shimogawara-chō.

Ōtsu is the capital of Shiga prefecture. Enryaku-ji, a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei overlooking Kyoto, is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km west of Shinomiya.

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.

Shinomiya

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Shinomiyachō”
Location: Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.00426° or 35° 0′ 15″ north

Longitude

135.83218° or 135° 49′ 56″ east

Elevation

148 metres (486 feet)

Open location code

8Q7Q2R3J+PV

GeoNames ID

1852054

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In Other Languages

“Shinomiya” goes by many names.

Japanese: “四ノ宮”

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