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Minami-za

Minami-za is the primary kabuki theatre in , . It was founded in 1610 as Shijō Minami-za. The current building, with a 1,086 seat capacity, was built in 1929.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: Japanese theater in Kyoto
  • Also known as: “Kyoto Shijo Minami za” and “Minami-za (kabuki Theater)”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gion-Shijō Station and Shijō Bridge.

Railway stop
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is a railway station in , Japan, which serves the Keihan Main Line and is operated by the Keihan Electric Railway.

Bridge
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Restaurant
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is a restaurant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Nakagyō-ku.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people.

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

Minami-za

Latitude
35.00349° or 35° 0′ 13″ north
Longitude
135.7724° or 135° 46′ 21″ east
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
8Q7Q2Q3C+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 273471468
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6695384
Wiki­data ID
Q919524
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Minami-za” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “京都南座”
  • Chinese: “京都四條南座”
  • Chinese: “南座”
  • Dutch: “Minami-za”
  • French: “Minami-za”
  • Italian: “Minami-za”
  • Japanese: “京都四條南座”
  • Japanese: “南座”
  • Portuguese: “Minami-za”
  • Russian: “Минами-дза”
  • Turkish: “Minami-za”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Minami-za”. Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.