Ao
Ao is a quarter in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto. Ao is situated nearby to the quarter Imazato, as well as near Uguisudai.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kyoto Seizan College and Kōmyō-ji Temple.
Kyoto Seizan College
College
Kyoto Seizan College is a private junior college in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan, established in 1950. The present name was adopted in 2004. Its philosophy is based on Jōdo-shū Seizan-ha Buddhism.
Kōmyō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Kōmyō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple.
Nagaoka-tenjin
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Nagaoka-Tenjin Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Hankyu Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yodo-juku and Nishikyō-ku.
Yodo-juku
Quarter
Yodo-juku was the second station on the Ōsaka Kaidō. It is located in the southern part of Fushimi-ku in the present-day city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Yodo-juku is situated 4½ km southeast of Ao.
Nishikyō-ku
Suburb
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Nishikyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "west capital ward" and it is situated on the western edge of the city, to the south of center. Nishikyō-ku is situated 5 km north of Ao.
South Kyoto
Photo: Grialte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's former capital, stretching from the Ōharano area in the west to Fushimi-ku, Daigo, and the southern tip of Higashiyama-ku in the east.
Ao
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.93751° or 34° 56′ 15″ northLongitude
135.68114° or 135° 40′ 52″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
8Q6QWMQJ+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 8187343152OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
9634899
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Ao” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “あお”
- Japanese: “粟生”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Imazato and Imazato 5-chome.
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