Kansai
Kyoto
Nishikyō-ku

Kamikatsura

Kami-Katsura Station is a train station in , , , .
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: railway station in Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kami-Katsura Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saihō Temple and Katsura Imperial Villa.

Park
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Saihō-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, , . The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as "Koke-dera", meaning "moss temple", while the formal name is "Kōinzan Saihō-ji". is situated 1¼ km west of Kamikatsura.

Castle
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The or Katsura Detached Palace is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of , . is situated 1½ km southeast of Kamikatsura.

Stadium
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Takebishi Stadium Kyoto is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku, , . It was formerly known as Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium. Since August 2019 it has been called Takebishi Stadium Kyoto until July 2029 for the naming rights by Takebishi. is situated 1½ km east of Kamikatsura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ukyō District and Arashiyama.

Suburb
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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Kamikatsura.

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is a district on the western outskirts of , . It also refers to the mountain across the , which forms a backdrop to the district. is a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku. is situated 5 km east of Kamikatsura.

Kamikatsura

Latitude
34.99028° or 34° 59′ 25″ north
Longitude
135.69591° or 135° 41′ 45″ east
Operator
阪急電鉄
Network
嵐山線
Open location code
8Q6QXMRW+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8198729302
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Wiki­data ID
Q6357153
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Kamikatsura” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ခမိ − ခဆွတ်ရဘူတာ”
  • Chinese: “上桂站”
  • Chinese: “上桂車站”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Kami-Katsura”
  • French: “gare de Kami-Katsura”
  • French: “Gare de Kami-Katsura”
  • French: “Kami-Katsura”
  • German: “Bahnhof Kami-Katsura”
  • Japanese: “Kamikatsura”
  • Japanese: “かみかつら”
  • Japanese: “上桂”
  • Japanese: “上桂駅”
  • Korean: “가미카쓰라”
  • Korean: “가미카쓰라역”
  • Ukrainian: “Камі-Кацура”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kamikatsura”. Photo: Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0.