Middle Gate

Middle Gate is a building in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto. Middle Gate is situated nearby to the spring Kiyomizu Temple Waterfall, as well as near the Buddhist temple Kiyomizu-dera.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and Main Hall.

Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple

Photo: syvwlch, CC BY 2.0.

Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon.

Main Hall

Shrine

Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Main Hall is a shrine.

Jishu Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Jishu Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Central Kyoto.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

Photo: Clemens Vasters, CC BY 2.0.

Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

Central Kyoto

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

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. Shimogyō-ku is situated 3 km west of Middle Gate.

Middle Gate

Type: Building
Wheelchair access: limited
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.99477° or 34° 59′ 41″ north

Longitude

135.78446° or 135° 47′ 4″ east

Open location code

8Q6QXQVM+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 102164595

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Middle Gate” goes by many names.

French: “Porte du Milieu”
Japanese: “Todoroki-mon”
Japanese: “とどろきもん”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kiyomizu Temple Waterfall and Zuigu Hall.

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