Umekōji Park
Umekōji Park is a park in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Umekōji Park is situated nearby to Forest of Life, as well as near the playground Suzaku Dream Square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as: “Umekoji Park”
- Address: 下京区, 京都市, 京都府 600-8841
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kyoto Aquarium and Kyoto Railway Museum.
Kyoto Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: J o, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyoto Aquarium is an aquarium located in Umekoji Park in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture's Shimogyo Ward, Japan. Kyoto Aquarium is situated 140 metres east of Umekōji Park.
Kyoto Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Kyoto Railway Museum is a railway museum in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The original Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum opened in 1972, but was expanded and modernized in 2016, becoming the Kyoto Railway Museum. Kyoto Railway Museum is situated 330 metres west of Umekōji Park.
East Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tō-ji Temple, a.k.a. the Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 796, Tō-ji Temple was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan. East Temple is situated 700 metres south of Umekōji Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minami and Central Kyoto.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "South Ward." It was established in 1955 when it was separated from Shimogyo-ku.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
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. Nakagyō-ku is situated 2½ km north of Umekōji Park.
Umekōji Park
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.98741° or 34° 59′ 15″ northLongitude
135.74621° or 135° 44′ 46″ eastInception
April 29th, 1995Open location code
8Q6QXPPW+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 121131295OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q11538444
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Yue Chinese—“Umekōji Park” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “အုမဲခိုဂျိပန်းခြံ”
- Chinese: “梅小路公园”
- Chinese: “梅小路公園”
- French: “parc d’Umekōji”
- French: “Parc d’Umekōji”
- French: “Umekōji-kōen”
- Japanese: “Umekōji-kōen”
- Japanese: “うめこうじこうえん”
- Japanese: “梅小路公園”
- Korean: “우메코지 공원”
- Turkish: “Umekōji Parkı”
- Yue Chinese: “梅小路公園”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forest of Life and Suzaku Dream Square.
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