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 Shinto shrine 村社霊光殿天満宮, as well as near the suburb Kamigyō-ku.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Imperial Palace and Fukunaga Shrine.

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 650 metres southeast of 同志社大学新町キャンパス.

Fukunaga Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Fukunaga Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 170 metres southeast of 同志社大学新町キャンパス.

Imadegawa Station

Railway stop

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Imadegawa Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the closest station to the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Imadegawa Station is situated 290 metres east 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.