Kawaramachi Shomen

Kawaramachi Shomen is a bus stop in . Kawaramachi Shomen is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine , as well as near the Buddhist temple .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shosei Garden and Konkō-ji Temple.

Garden
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Shosei-en Garden is a garden in , Japan. The garden has teahouses, a hall with a Buddhist altar, and two ponds. The garden was named by Sennyo Shōnin, who used the garden as a residence when he retired in 1653 and was gifted the land by the shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu. is situated 300 metres southwest of Kawaramachi Shomen.

Buddhist temple
Photo: KishujiRapid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogyō-ku.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate . and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in .

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Some of the most picturesque parts of are located in , 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.

Kawaramachi Shomen

Latitude
34.99357° or 34° 59′ 37″ north
Longitude
135.76494° or 135° 45′ 54″ east
Operator
京都市交通局
Network
Kyoto City Bus
Open location code
8Q6QXQV7+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1854929295
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Korean—“Kawaramachi Shomen” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “Kawaramachi Shōmen”
  • Japanese: “かわらまちしょうめん”
  • Japanese: “河原町正面”
  • Korean: “가와라마치쇼멘”

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