Shimogyo Police Station

Shimogyo Police Station is a police station in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Shimogyo Police Station is situated nearby to Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Shijo Karasuma, as well as near the Shinto shrine 匂天神社.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byodoji and Bukkoji Temple.

Byodoji

Buddhist temple

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Byōdō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was founded in 1003, and it is dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai. The temple is affiliated with the Shingon-shū Chizan-ha. It is also known as Inabadō or Inaba Yakushi. Byodoji is situated 140 metres southeast of Shimogyo Police Station.

Bukkoji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Bukkō-ji, also known as the "Temple of the Buddha's Light", was originally named Kōshō-ji, a Jōdo Shinshū temple in the Yamashina ward of Kyoto, which later moved to the heart of Kyoto. Bukkoji Temple is situated 250 metres east of Shimogyo Police Station.

Shijō Station

Railway stop

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Shijō Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is located beneath Karasuma Street, at the intersection with Shijō Street. Shijō Station is situated 220 metres north of Shimogyo Police Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakagyō-ku and Central Kyoto.

Nakagyō-ku

Suburb

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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people.

Central Kyoto

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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

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.

Shimogyo Police Station

Type: Police station
Location: Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.00052° or 35° 0′ 2″ north

Longitude

135.75948° or 135° 45′ 34″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q2Q25+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 810651591

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=police

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