Kamigyō-ku

Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky.
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  • Suburb with 85,100 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 61 metres (200 feet)
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as
    “Kamigyō Ward”
    “Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kinkaku-ji.
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The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi…
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, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen…
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is a flatland castle in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Kyoto and Higashiyama.
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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old…
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Some of the most picturesque parts of are…
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encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Kamigyō-ku

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Latitude
35.0295° or 35° 1′ 46″ north
Longitude
135.7566° or 135° 45′ 24″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2QH4+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 533681130
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8125829
Wiki­data ID
Q1321824

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kamigyō-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاميغيو-كو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kamiqyo rayonu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kamiqyo”
  • Bulgarian: “Камигьо”
  • Burmese: “ခမိဂယောရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတို”
  • Catalan: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Catalan: “Kamigyō”
  • Cebuano: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Chinese: “上京区”
  • Chinese: “上京區”
  • Czech: “čtvrť Kamigjó”
  • Czech: “Kamigjó-ku”
  • Czech: “上京区”
  • Danish: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Dutch: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Esperanto: “Kvartalo Kamigjo”
  • Finnish: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement de Kamigyō”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Kamigyō”
  • French: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Galician: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • German: “Kamigyo-ku”
  • German: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Kamigjó-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Kamigyō-ku, Kyōto”
  • Indonesian: “Kamigyo-ku”
  • Irish: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Italian: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Japanese: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Japanese: “かみぎょうく”
  • Japanese: “上京区”
  • Japanese: “京都市上京区”
  • Korean: “가미교구”
  • Lithuanian: “Kamigjō-ku”
  • Lithuanian: “上京区”
  • Malagasy: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Persian: “کامیگیو”
  • Polish: “Kamigjó-ku”
  • Polish: “上京区”
  • Portuguese: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Russian: “Камигё”
  • Russian: “上京区”
  • Samogitian: “Kamigjō-ku”
  • Samogitian: “上京区”
  • Slovenian: “Kamigjo”
  • Slovenian: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Spanish: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Swedish: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตคามิเงียว”
  • Turkish: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Turkish: “Kamigyō”
  • Ukrainian: “Камігьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Каміґьо”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Каміґьо”
  • Urdu: “کامیگیو-کو، کیوٹو”
  • Venetian: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Kamigyō, Kyōto”
  • Vietnamese: “Kamigyō”
  • Yue Chinese: “上京區”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 上京区総合庁舎 and 同志社大学 新町キャンパス.

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