Kita-ku

Kita-ku was a ward in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, , located in the north of the city. It is bordered by Tenryū-ku to the north, and to the east, Hamakita-ku and to the south, and the cities of Toyohashi and Shinshiro to the west.
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  • Type: Locality with 92,400 residents
  • Description: one of the seven wards of the City of Hamamatsu
  • Also known as: “Kita Ku” and “Kita-ku, Hamamatsu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tenpaku Iwakura Site and Iinoyagu Shrine.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

Shinto shrine
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Iinoya-gū is a Shinto shrine in , , , Japan. It was established in 1872, and its main festival is held annually on September 22. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.

Buddhist temple
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Ryōtan-ji is a Buddhist temple belonging to the branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. located in , , .

Kita-ku

Latitude
34.8381° or 34° 50′ 17″ north
Longitude
137.6417° or 137° 38′ 30″ east
Population
92,400
Elevation
158 metres (518 feet)
Open location code
8Q6VRJQR+7M
Geo­Names ID
7418326
Wiki­data ID
Q1131477
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Kita-ku” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kita-ku”
  • Catalan: “Kita”
  • Cebuano: “Kita-ku (subdistrito sa Hapon, Shizuoka-ken)”
  • Cebuano: “Kita-ku”
  • Chinese: “北区”
  • Chinese: “北區”
  • Dutch: “Kita-ku”
  • French: “Kita-ku”
  • German: “Kita-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Kita-ku, Hamamatsu”
  • Indonesian: “Kita-ku”
  • Irish: “Kita-ku”
  • Italian: “Kita-ku (Hamamatsu)”
  • Italian: “Kita-ku”
  • Japanese: “きたく”
  • Japanese: “キタク”
  • Japanese: “北区 (浜松市)”
  • Japanese: “北区”
  • Japanese: “浜松市北区”
  • Korean: “기타 구”
  • Korean: “기타구”
  • Persian: “کیتا-کو”
  • Slovenian: “Kita-ku”
  • Slovenian: “Kita”
  • Spanish: “Kita-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตคิตะ”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Кіта”
  • Urdu: “کیتا وارڈ، ہاماماتسو”
  • Urdu: “کیتا وارڈ”
  • Venetian: “Kita-ku”

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