Katsura Imperial Villa

The Katsura Imperial Villa or Katsura Detached Palace is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of , .
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  • Castle
  • …dates from 1616
  • Description: building in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Katsura Rikyū”
    “Katsura Rikyuu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Katsura Ōhashi and Katsura Station.
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is a bridge, which is situated 300 metres east of Katsura Imperial Villa.
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is a passenger railway station located… is situated 1 km southwest of Katsura Imperial Villa.
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Takebishi Stadium Kyoto is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku, , . is situated 1 km north of Katsura Imperial Villa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ukyō District and Minami.
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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 3 km north of Katsura Imperial Villa.
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , Japan. is situated 3½ km east of Katsura Imperial Villa.
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , Japan. is situated 4 km east of Katsura Imperial Villa.

Katsura Imperial Villa

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Latitude
34.98406° or 34° 59′ 3″ north
Longitude
135.7102° or 135° 42′ 37″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXPM6+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1230302126
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1736808

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Thai—“Katsura Imperial Villa” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “桂離宮”
  • Croatian: “Palača Katsura”
  • Czech: “Císařská vila Kacura”
  • Finnish: “Katsuran keisarillinen huvila”
  • French: “Katsura rikyū”
  • French: “villa impériale de Katsura”
  • French: “Villa impériale de Katsura”
  • German: “Katsura-Palast”
  • German: “Katsura-rikyū”
  • German: “Katsura-Villa”
  • German: “Katsurarikyū”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון קסורה”
  • Indonesian: “Vila Kekaisaran Katsura”
  • Italian: “Villa imperiale di Katsura”
  • Japanese: “Katsura-rikyū”
  • Japanese: “かつらりきゅう”
  • Japanese: “桂離宮”
  • Latin: “Villa imperialis Katsura”
  • Polish: “pałac Katsura”
  • Portuguese: “Vila imperial de katsura”
  • Portuguese: “Vila Imperial de Katsura”
  • Russian: “Кацура Рикю”
  • Russian: “Кацура”
  • Slovak: “Vila Kacura”
  • Slovenian: “Cesarska vila Kacura”
  • Spanish: “Katsura”
  • Thai: “Katsura Imperial Villa (คัทซึระริคิว)”
  • Thai: “คัทซึระริคิว”
  • Thai: “พระตำหนักคะสึระ”
  • Thai: “พระตำหนักคัตสึระ”
  • “Katsura Rikyuu”

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