Kita-kuyakusho
Kita-kuyakusho is an administrative facility in North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto. Kita-kuyakusho is situated nearby to Ōtani University Museum, as well as near the Buddhist temple Daitoku-ji.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ōtani University Museum and Daitoku-ji.
Ōtani University Museum
Museum
Photo: Hasec, Public domain.
Ōtani University Museum opened in Kyoto, Japan, in 2003. The Ōtani University collection, which relates in particular to Shin Buddhist culture, includes ten Important Cultural Properties. Ōtani University Museum is situated 400 metres east of Kita-kuyakusho.
Daitoku-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Daitoku-ji is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its is Ryūhōzan. The Daitoku-ji temple complex is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto, covering more than 23 hectares. Daitoku-ji is situated 720 metres west of Kita-kuyakusho.
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Castle
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Kyoto Imperial Palace is situated 2 km southeast of Kita-kuyakusho.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyōto-Gyoen.
Kamigyō-ku
Suburb
Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Sakyō-ku
Suburb
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sakyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northeastern part of the city.
Kita-kuyakusho
- Type: Administrative facility
- Category: government building
- Location: North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.04111° or 35° 2′ 28″ northLongitude
135.75417° or 135° 45′ 15″ eastElevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
8Q7Q2QR3+CMGeoNames ID
7424160
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In Other Languages
“Kita-kuyakusho” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “きたくやくしょ”
- Japanese: “北区役所”
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