Kyoto cycling tour project

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Kyōto Station

Railway station

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Kyōto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof. Kyōto Station is situated 370 metres north of Kyoto cycling tour project.

KYOTO AVANTI

Shopping center

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KYOTO AVANTI is a shopping center, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Kyoto cycling tour project.

Kyoto Tower

Scenic viewpoint

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Kyoto Tower is an observation tower located in Kyoto, Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 metres and its spire at 131 metres. Kyoto Tower is situated 620 metres north of Kyoto cycling tour project.

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Central Kyoto

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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.

Higashiyama

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

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