Fukakusa

Fukakusa is a neighborhood in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Fukakusa is situated nearby to the suburb Minami.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fujinomori and Fushimi Inari-taisha.

Fujinomori

Railway station

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Fujinomori Station is a train station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, which is 233 metres above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres and take approximately 2 hours to walk up.

Fukakusa-eki

Railway station

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Ryūkokudai-mae-fukakusa Station is a railway station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was originally known as Fukakusa Station. The station was renamed in October 2019 to reflect the station's proximity to Ryukoku University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kyoto and Minami.

South Kyoto

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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.

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 3 km northwest of Fukakusa.