Yamashina-ku
Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line.
- Suburb with about 134,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (180 feet)
- Description: ward of Kyoto
- Also known as“Yamashina Ward”“Yamashina-ku, Kyoto”
- Neighbors
Places of Interest
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Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan.
3½ km northwest of Yamashina-ku
Shimo Daigo
Daigo-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Fushimi Inari-taisha
Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashiyama and Central Kyoto.
Central Kyoto
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
Yamashina-ku
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Latitude
34.9723° or 34° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
135.8136° or 135° 48′ 49″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXRC7+WC
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Yamashina-ku” goes by many names.
ياماشينا-كوArabic
ယာမရှိနရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတိုBurmese
YamashinaCatalan
Yamashina-kuCatalan
Yamashina KuCebuano
山科区Chinese
山科區Chinese
Yamashina-kuDutch
Kvartalo JamaŝinaEsperanto
Yamashina-kuFinnish
Yamashina-kuGalician
Jamasina-kuHungarian
Yamashina-kuIndonesian
Yamashina-ku, KyōtoIndonesian
Yamashina-kuIrish
Yamashina-kuItalian
Yamashina-kuJapanese
やましなくJapanese
ヤマシナクJapanese
京都市山科区Japanese
山科区Japanese
야마시나구Korean
یاماشیناPersian
ЯмасинаRussian
เขตยามาชินะThai
YamashinaTurkish
Yamashina-kuTurkish
Район ЯмасінаUkrainian
Район ЯмашінаUkrainian
ЯмасінаUkrainian
ЯмашінаUkrainian
Yamashina-kuVenetian
山科區Yue Chinese
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Kyoto: Highlights
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