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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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  • Type: Suburb with 151,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as: “Nishi-kyo Ku”, “Nishi-kyō Ku”, “Nishikyo Ward”, “Nishikyō Ward”, and “Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saihō Temple and Katsura Imperial Villa.

Park
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Saihō-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, , . The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as "Koke-dera", meaning "moss temple", while the formal name is "Kōinzan Saihō-ji".

Castle
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The or Katsura Detached Palace is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of , .

Stadium
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Takebishi Stadium Kyoto is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku, , . It was formerly known as Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium. Since August 2019 it has been called Takebishi Stadium Kyoto until July 2029 for the naming rights by Takebishi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and South Kyoto.

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is a district on the western outskirts of , Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the , which forms a backdrop to the district. is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.

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

Nishikyō-ku

Latitude
34.9851° or 34° 59′ 6″ north
Longitude
135.6932° or 135° 41′ 36″ east
Population
151,000
Elevation
120 metres (394 feet)
Inception
October 1st, 1976
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، کیوتو”
  • 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”
  • “Nishikyō-ku”
  • “にしきょうく”
  • “西京区”

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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