Kami-toba

Kami-toba is a locality in Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto. Kami-toba is situated nearby to the locality Takeda, as well as near Kisshōin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kamitobaguchi Station and To-ji Temple.

Kamitobaguchi Station

Railway station

Photo: Jonirumansei, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kamitobaguchi Station is a passenger railway station located in Fushimi-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. It is station number B04.

To-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tō-ji Temple, a.k.a. the Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 796, Tō-ji Temple was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan.

Kyoto Detention House

Prison

Kyoto Detention House is a correctional facility in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. A part of the penal system of Japan, it is operated by the Ministry of Justice. The prison covers an area of 2.7ha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kyoto and Shimogyō-ku.

South Kyoto

Photo: Grialte, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's former capital, stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.

Shimogyō-ku

Suburb

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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, 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 Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku. Shimogyō-ku is situated 3 km north of Kami-toba.

Central Kyoto

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Kami-toba

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Kami-tobachō”
Location: Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.96433° or 34° 57′ 52″ north

Longitude

135.74398° or 135° 44′ 38″ east

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

Open location code

8Q6QXP7V+PH

GeoNames ID

1860405

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