Central Kyoto
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kyōto Station and Kyoto Tower.
Kyōto Station
Railway station
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Kyōto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof.
Kyoto Tower
Scenic viewpoint
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Kyoto Tower is an observation tower located in Kyoto, Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 metres and its spire at 131 metres.
Kyoto National Museum
Museum
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The Kyoto National Museum is one of the major art museums in Japan. Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashiyama and Shimogyō-ku.
Higashiyama
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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, 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.
Shimogyō-ku
Suburb
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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku.
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.
Central Kyoto
- Type: city proper
- Also known as: “Kyoto/Central” and “Rakuchū”
- Categories: former administrative territorial entity and neighborhood
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.98715° or 34° 59′ 14″ northLongitude
135.75979° or 135° 45′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QXQP5+VWWikidata ID
Q14221649
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Japanese—“Central Kyoto” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “centru de Kyoto”
- French: “centre de Kyoto”
- French: “Centre de Kyoto”
- Indonesian: “Tengah”
- Italian: “Centro di Kyoto”
- Japanese: “京中”
- Japanese: “洛中”
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