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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  • Suburb with about 116,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 430 metres (1,420 feet)
  • Description: ward of Kyoto
  • Also known as
    “Kita Ward”
    “Kita-ku”
    “Kita-ku, Kyoto”
    “Kyoto/North”
  • Established: September 1, 1955

Places of Interest

Highlights include Daitoku-ji and Kyoto Botanical Garden.
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Buddhist temple
is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple…
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Garden
The , also known as the Kyoto…
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Buddhist temple
The is a sub-temple of , a temple…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Sakyō-ku.
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Suburb
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , .
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Suburb
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , .
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Neighborhood
National Garden is a 65-hectare national…

North Kyoto

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Latitude
35.04098° or 35° 2′ 28″ north
Longitude
135.75414° or 135° 45′ 15″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2QR3+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 533681134
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7412193
Wiki­data ID
Q1154970

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“North Kyoto” goes by many names.
كيتاArabic
ԿիտաArmenian
КитаBulgarian
ခိတရပ်ကွက်၊ ကျိုတိုBurmese
KitaCatalan
Kita-kuCatalan
Kita-kuCebuano
北区Chinese
北區Chinese
Kita-kuCzech
Kita-kuDutch
Kita-kuFinnish
arrondissement de KitaFrench
Arrondissement NordFrench
Kita-kuFrench
Nord de KyotoFrench
Kita-kuGalician
Kita-kuGerman
Kita-kuHungarian
Kita-kuIndonesian
Kita-ku, KyōtoIndonesian
Kita-kuIrish
Kita-kuItalian
Kyoto settentrionaleItalian
Kita-kuJapanese
きたくJapanese
キタクJapanese
京都市北区Japanese
北区Japanese
기타 구Korean
کیتاPersian
КитаRussian
KitaSlovenian
เขตคิตะThai
Kita-kuTurkish
Kita, KyotoTurkish
КітаUkrainian
Кіта-куUkrainian
Район КітаUkrainian
北區Yue Chinese
北區 (京都)Yue Chinese

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Koyama-Nishionocho and Murasakino-Higashigoshodencho.
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Kyoto: Highlights

Learn more about Central Kyoto and Higashiyama.
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