同志社大学新町キャンパス

同志社大学新町キャンパス is a college in Kamigyō Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. 同志社大学新町キャンパス is situated nearby to the suburb Kamigyō-ku, as well as near the town hall 上京区総合庁舎.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Imperial Palace and Shiramine Jingu.

Kyoto Imperial Palace

Castle

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The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Kyoto Imperial Palace is situated 1 km southeast of 同志社大学新町キャンパス.

Shiramine Jingu

Shinto shrine

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Shiramine Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto The Shrine is dedicated to the veneration of the kami of Emperor Junnin and Emperor Sutoku. Annually, in mid–September, two Noh performances are held at the Shiramine Shrine in memory of Emperor Sutoku. Shiramine Jingu is situated 210 metres west of 同志社大学新町キャンパス.

Sho-koku-ji temple

Buddhist temple

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Shōkoku-ji, formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji, is a Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto, first founded in 1382 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with the existing temple complex having undergone several periods of extensive reconstruction and rebuilding in the succeeding eras. Sho-koku-ji temple is situated 640 metres northeast of 同志社大学新町キャンパス.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyōto-Gyoen.

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.

Kyōto-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.

North Kyoto

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of Kyoto's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.