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Minami

Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku.
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  • Type: Suburb with 99,900 residents
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as: “Minami Ward”, “Minami-ku”, and “Minami-ku, Kyoto”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kyōto Station and East Temple.

Railway station
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is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof.

Buddhist temple
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Tō-ji Temple, a.k.a. the Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of , . 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.

Scenic viewpoint
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is an observation tower located in , Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 metres and its spire at 131 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and South Kyoto.

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

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

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , 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.

Minami

Latitude
34.9767° or 34° 58′ 36″ north
Longitude
135.7464° or 135° 44′ 47″ east
Population
99,900
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Inception
September 1st, 1955
Open location code
8Q6QXPGW+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 533681097
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7412194
Wiki­data ID
Q1154649
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Minami” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Minami-ku”
  • Basque: “Minami”
  • Bulgarian: “Минами”
  • Burmese: “မိနမိရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတို”
  • Catalan: “Minami-ku”
  • Catalan: “Minami”
  • Cebuano: “Minami Ku”
  • Chinese: “南区”
  • Chinese: “南區”
  • Dutch: “Minami-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Minami-ku”
  • Finnish: “Minami-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement de Minami”
  • French: “arrondissement Sud”
  • French: “Arrondissement Sud”
  • French: “Minami-ku”
  • Galician: “Minami-ku”
  • German: “Kyōto/Minami-ku”
  • German: “Minami-ku”
  • Greek: “Μινάμι Κου”
  • Hungarian: “Minami-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Minami-ku, Kyōto”
  • Indonesian: “Minami-ku”
  • Irish: “Minami-ku”
  • Italian: “Minami-ku (Kyoto)”
  • Italian: “Minami-ku”
  • Japanese: “Minami-ku”
  • Japanese: “みなみく”
  • Japanese: “ミナミク”
  • Japanese: “京都市南区”
  • Japanese: “南区”
  • Korean: “미나미구”
  • Persian: “مینامی، کیوتو”
  • Persian: “مینامی”
  • Russian: “Минами”
  • Slovenian: “Minami-ku”
  • Slovenian: “Minami”
  • Thai: “เขตมินามิ”
  • Turkish: “Minami-ku”
  • Turkish: “Minami, Kyoto”
  • Ukrainian: “Мінамі-ку”
  • Ukrainian: “Мінамі”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Мінамі”
  • Yue Chinese: “南區 (京都)”

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