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Yamashina-ku

Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line.
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  • Type: Suburb with 135,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as: “Yamashina Ward” and “Yamashina-ku, Kyoto”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and Fushimi Inari-taisha.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in eastern , . It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. is situated 3½ km northwest of Yamashina-ku.

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is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in , , , . The shrine sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, which is 233 metres above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres and take approximately 2 hours to walk up.

Buddhist temple
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Daigo-ji is a Buddhist temple located in , , . It is the head temple of the Shingon-shū Daigo-ha sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Yakushi Nyorai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashiyama and Central Kyoto.

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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.

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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.

Yamashina-ku

Latitude
34.9723° or 34° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
135.8136° or 135° 48′ 49″ east
Population
135,000
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QXRC7+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 533681156
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7412195
Wiki­data ID
Q1076993
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Yamashina-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ياماشينا-كو”
  • Burmese: “ယမရှိနရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတို”
  • Burmese: “ယာမရှိနရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတို”
  • Catalan: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Catalan: “Yamashina”
  • Cebuano: “Yamashina Ku”
  • Chinese: “山科区”
  • Chinese: “山科區”
  • Dutch: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Jamaŝina”
  • Finnish: “Yamashina-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement de Yamashina”
  • French: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Galician: “Yamashina-ku”
  • German: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Jamasina-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Yamashina-ku, Kyōto”
  • Indonesian: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Irish: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Italian: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Japanese: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Japanese: “やましなく”
  • Japanese: “ヤマシナク”
  • Japanese: “京都市山科区”
  • Japanese: “山科区”
  • Korean: “야마시나구”
  • Persian: “یاماشینا، کیوتو”
  • Persian: “یاماشینا”
  • Portuguese: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Russian: “Ямасина”
  • Spanish: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตยามาชินะ”
  • Turkish: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Turkish: “Yamashina”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Ямасіна”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Ямашіна”
  • Ukrainian: “Ямасіна”
  • Ukrainian: “Ямашіна”
  • Venetian: “Yamashina-ku”
  • Yue Chinese: “山科區”
  • “Yamashina-ku”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nagitsuji-Ikejiricho and Nagitsuji-Higashitsubushi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 山科区役所 and 京都市山科区役所.

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