Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives

Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives opened in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan, in 2017, superseding and replacing the former Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives, which opened in 1963 and closed in 2016.

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Type: Library
Description: library in Kyoto, Japan
Address: 29, 上京区, 京都市, 京都府 606-0823

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Concert Hall and Kyoto Botanical Garden.

Kyoto Concert Hall

Theater building

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Kyoto Concert Hall is a concert hall in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It opened in 1995 as part of the 1200th anniversary celebrations of the foundation of Heian-kyō. Kyoto Concert Hall is situated 170 metres north of Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives.

Kyoto Botanical Garden

Garden

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The Kyoto Botanical Garden, also known as the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, is a major botanical garden with conservatory located next to the Kamo River, Hangi-cho Simogamo, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto Botanical Garden is situated 400 metres west of Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives.

Garden of Fine Arts Kyoto

Museum

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Garden of Fine Arts Kyoto is a museum, which is situated 290 metres northwest of Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sakyō-ku and Kamigyō-ku.

Sakyō-ku

Suburb

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Sakyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northeastern part of the city.

Kamigyō-ku

Suburb

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Kamigyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.

Kyoto-Gyoen

Neighborhood

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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Kyoto-Gyoen is situated 3 km south of Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives.

Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives

Categories: public archive, prefectural library of Japan, prefectural museum, public building, building, and education
Location: North Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.04846° or 35° 2′ 55″ north

Longitude

135.76683° or 135° 46′ 1″ east

Levels

Open location code

8Q7Q2QX8+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 159586191

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

Wikidata ID

Q85875943

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Japanese—“Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Institut, Biblioteca i Arxiu de Kyōto”
Fulah: “Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives”
Japanese: “京都学・歴彩館”
Japanese: “京都府立京都学・歴彩館”

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