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Kamigyō Ku

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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  • Type: Suburb with 85,100 residents
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as: “Kamigyō”, “Kamigyo-ku”, and “Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kinkaku-ji and Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Buddhist temple
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, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in , and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.

Castle
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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, , . Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the , while the preservation of the was ordered in 1877.

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is a flatland castle in , . The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Kyoto and Higashiyama.

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of 's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

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

Kamigyō-ku

Latitude
35.0295° or 35° 1′ 46″ north
Longitude
135.7566° or 135° 45′ 24″ east
Population
85,100
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
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: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • French: “Kamigyō”
  • 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، کیوتو”
  • 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”
  • Venetian: “Kamigyō-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Kamigyō, Kyōto”
  • Vietnamese: “Kamigyō”
  • Yue Chinese: “上京區”

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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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