Shimogyō-ku

Shimogyō-ku 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 Shimogyō-ku.
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  • Suburb with 82,700 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 32 metres (105 feet)
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as
    “Shimo-kyō-ku”
    “Shimogyo Ward”
    “Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto”
  • Neighbors:
  • Established: April 10th, 1879

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and Kyōto Station.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , .

Railway station
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is a major railway station and transportation hub in , Japan.

Museum
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The is one of the major art museums in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Higashiyama.

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

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are…

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Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's…

Shimogyō-ku

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Latitude
34.9877° or 34° 59′ 16″ north
Longitude
135.7554° or 135° 45′ 19″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXQQ4+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 533681147
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1852261
Wiki­data ID
Q1077022

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Shimogyō-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيموجيو-كو”
  • Basque: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Burmese: “ရှိမိုဂယောရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတို”
  • Burmese: “ရှိမိုဂယောရပ်ကွက်”
  • Catalan: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Catalan: “Shimogyō”
  • Cebuano: “Shimogyō Ku”
  • Chinese: “下京区”
  • Chinese: “下京區”
  • Dutch: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Ŝimogjo”
  • Finnish: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement de Shimogyō”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Shimogyō”
  • French: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Galician: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • German: “Shimogyo-ku”
  • German: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Simogjó-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Shimogyō-ku, Kyōto”
  • Indonesian: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Irish: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Italian: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Japanese: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Japanese: “しもぎょうく”
  • Japanese: “下京”
  • Japanese: “下京区”
  • Japanese: “京都市下京区”
  • Korean: “시모교구”
  • Persian: “شیموگیو”
  • Russian: “Симогё”
  • Slovenian: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Slovenian: “Šimogjo”
  • Thai: “เขตชิโมเงียว”
  • Thai: “เขตชิโมะเงียว”
  • Turkish: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Turkish: “Shimogyō”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Сімоґьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Шімоґьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Сімогьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Сімоґьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Шімоґьо”
  • Vietnamese: “Shimogyō, Kyōto”
  • Vietnamese: “Shimogyō”
  • Welsh: “Shimogyō-ku”
  • Yue Chinese: “下京區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Minamimachi and Higashidaikucho.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 下京区総合庁舎 and Kyoto MyNumber Center.

Kyoto: Highlights

Notable places include Central Kyoto and Higashiyama.

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