Nishikyō-ku

Nishikyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . Its name means "west capital ward" and it is situated on the western edge of the city, to the south of center.
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  • Suburb with 151,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 120 metres (394 feet)
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as
    “Nishikyō Ward”
    “Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto”
  • Established: October 1, 1976

Places of Interest

Highlights include Katsura Imperial Villa and Saihō-ji.

Castle
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The or Katsura Detached Palace…

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, .

Stadium
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Takebishi Stadium Kyoto is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and South Kyoto.

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is a district on the western outskirts of , Japan.

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Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's…

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

Nishikyō-ku

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Latitude
34.9851° or 34° 59′ 6″ north
Longitude
135.6932° or 135° 41′ 36″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXMPV+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 533680847
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7412196
Wiki­data ID
Q1154588

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Nishikyō-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نيشيكيو-كو”
  • Burmese: “နိရှိခယောရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတို”
  • Catalan: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Catalan: “Nishikyō”
  • Cebuano: “Nishikyō Ku”
  • Chinese: “西京区”
  • Chinese: “西京區”
  • Czech: “Nišikjó-ku”
  • Dutch: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Niŝikjo”
  • Finnish: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement de Nishikyō”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Nishikyō”
  • French: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Galician: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • German: “Nishikyo-ku”
  • German: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Nisikjó-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Nishikyō-ku, Kyōto”
  • Indonesian: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Irish: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Italian: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Japanese: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Japanese: “にしきょうく”
  • Japanese: “ニシキョウク”
  • Japanese: “京都市西京区”
  • Japanese: “西京区”
  • Korean: “니시쿄구”
  • Persian: “نیشیکیو”
  • Portuguese: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Russian: “Нисикё”
  • Spanish: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตนิชิเกียว”
  • Turkish: “Nishikyō”
  • Ukrainian: “Нісікьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Нішікьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Нісікьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Нішікьо”
  • Venetian: “Nishikyō-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Nishikyō, Kyōto”
  • Vietnamese: “Nishikyō”
  • Yue Chinese: “西京區”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Yamada-Hisadacho and Yamada-Shinotsubocho.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 西京区役所 and Kyoto Yamada Post Office.

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