Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum

Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum is a museum in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum is situated nearby to the library 吉田南総合図書館, as well as near the tourism office Information Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yoshida Shrine and Heian Shrine.

Yoshida Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Yoshida Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Sakyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 859 by the Fujiwara clan. Yoshida Shrine is situated 220 metres east of Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum.

The Heian Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Shrine is ranked as a Beppyō Jinja by the Association of Shinto Shrines. It is listed as an important cultural property of Japan. Heian Shrine is situated 1 km south of Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum.

Kyoto Imperial Palace

Castle

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The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Kyoto Imperial Palace is situated 2 km west of Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Kamigyō-ku.

Kyōto-Gyoen

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 Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Kamigyō-ku

Suburb

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Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.