Kami-Katsura Station
Kami-Katsura Station is a train station in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saihō-ji and Katsura Imperial Villa.
Saihō-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ivanoff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saihō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, and honzon is a statue of Amida Nyorai. Saihō-ji is situated 1¼ km west of Kami-Katsura Station.
Katsura Imperial Villa
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Katsura Imperial Villa or Katsura Detached Palace is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. Katsura Imperial Villa is situated 1½ km southeast of Kami-Katsura Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ukyō District and Arashiyama.
Ukyō District
Suburb
Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ukyō District is situated 3 km northeast of Kami-Katsura Station.
Arashiyama
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku. Minami is situated 5 km east of Kami-Katsura Station.
Kami-Katsura Station
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Kamikatsura” and “Kamikatsura-eki”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.9903° or 34° 59′ 25″ northLongitude
135.69593° or 135° 41′ 45″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Operator
阪急電鉄Network
嵐山線Open location code
8Q6QXMRW+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 335670492OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
7560790
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In Other Languages
From French to Korean—“Kami-Katsura Station” goes by many names.
- French: “Gare de Kami-Katsura”
- German: “Bahnhof Kami-Katsura”
- Japanese: “Kamikatsura”
- Japanese: “かみかつら”
- Japanese: “かみかつらえき”
- Japanese: “上桂”
- Japanese: “上桂駅”
- Korean: “가미카쓰라”
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