Gion Corner
Gion Corner is a theater building in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Gion Corner is situated nearby to the theater building Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, as well as near the Shinto shrine 崇徳天皇御廟.Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gion Kobu Kaburenjo and Kennin-ji.
Gion Kobu Kaburenjo
Theater building
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Gion Kobu Kaburenjo is a theater building.
Kennin-ji
Buddhist temple
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Kennin-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of its associated branch of Rinzai Buddhism. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto". Kennin-ji is situated 160 metres southwest of Gion Corner.
Yasaka Shrine
Shinto shrine
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Yasaka Shrine, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. Yasaka Shrine is situated 340 metres northeast of Gion Corner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
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.
Gion Corner
- Type: Theater building
- Description: tourist attraction in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.00137° or 35° 0′ 5″ northLongitude
135.77567° or 135° 46′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2Q2G+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 11294530103OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreWikidata ID
Q56692108
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Gion Corner” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “祇园角”
- Chinese: “祇園角”
- French: “Espace Gion”
- Japanese: “ギオンコーナー”
- Russian: “Уголок Гион”
- Turkish: “Gion Corner”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 崇徳天皇御廟 and WINS Kyoto.
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