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North Kyoto

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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  • Type: Suburb with 119,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as: “Kita Ku”, “Kita Ward”, “Kita-ku”, “Kita-ku, Kyoto”, and “Kyoto/North”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Daitoku-ji and Kyoto Botanical Garden.

Buddhist temple
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is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of . Its is Ryūhōzan. The temple complex is one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto, covering more than 23 hectares.

Garden
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The , also known as the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, is a major botanical garden with conservatory located next to the , Hangi-cho Simogamo, , Kyoto, .

Buddhist temple
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The is a sub-temple of , a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen in Buddhism, one of the five most important Zen temples of . The name means "The Academy of the Great Immortals." was founded by the Zen priest Kogaku Sōkō, and was built between 1509 and 1513.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Sakyō-ku.

Suburb
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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.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It is located in the northeastern part of the city.

Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the .

North Kyoto

Latitude
35.04098° or 35° 2′ 28″ north
Longitude
135.75414° or 135° 45′ 15″ east
Population
119,000
Elevation
434 metres (1,424 feet)
Inception
September 1st, 1955
Open location code
8Q7Q2QR3+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 533681134
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7412193
Wiki­data ID
Q1154970
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“North Kyoto” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيتا”
  • Armenian: “Կիտա”
  • Bulgarian: “Кита”
  • Burmese: “ခိတရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတို”
  • Catalan: “Kita-ku”
  • Catalan: “Kita”
  • Cebuano: “Kita-ku”
  • Chinese: “北区”
  • Chinese: “北區”
  • Czech: “Kita-ku”
  • Dutch: “Kita-ku”
  • Finnish: “Kita-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement de Kita”
  • French: “arrondissement Nord”
  • French: “Arrondissement Nord”
  • French: “Kita-ku”
  • French: “Nord de Kyoto”
  • Galician: “Kita-ku”
  • German: “Kita-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Kita-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Kita-ku, Kyōto”
  • Indonesian: “Kita-ku”
  • Irish: “Kita-ku”
  • Italian: “Kita-ku”
  • Italian: “Kyoto settentrionale”
  • Japanese: “Kita-ku”
  • Japanese: “きたく”
  • Japanese: “キタク”
  • Japanese: “京都市北区”
  • Japanese: “北区”
  • Korean: “기타 구”
  • Korean: “기타구”
  • Persian: “کیتا، کیوتو”
  • Persian: “کیتا”
  • Russian: “Кита”
  • Slovenian: “Kita”
  • Thai: “เขตคิตะ”
  • Turkish: “Kita-ku”
  • Turkish: “Kita, Kyoto”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіта-ку”
  • Ukrainian: “Кіта”
  • Ukrainian: “Район Кіта”
  • Yue Chinese: “北區 (京都)”

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