Wachigaiya
Wachigaiya is a building in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Wachigaiya is situated nearby to the sauna 島原温泉, as well as near the art gallery ギャラリーたんとん.Photo: Shinji Enoki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: 今紫, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kyoto Central Wholesale Markets 1 and Shimabara Ōmon.
Kyoto Central Wholesale Markets 1
Marketplace
Photo: daidarabotti, CC BY 3.0.
Kyoto Central Wholesale Markets 1 is a marketplace, which is situated 240 metres west of Wachigaiya.
Nishi Hongan-ji
Buddhist temple
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Nishi Hongan-ji is a Buddhist temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It serves as the head temple of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha subsect. It is one of two Jōdo Shinshū temple complexes in Kyoto, the other being Higashi Hongan-ji, which is the head temple of the Ōtani-ha subsect. Nishi Hongan-ji is situated 610 metres east of Wachigaiya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Minami.
Central Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.
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.
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.
Wachigaiya
- Type: Building
- Description: teahouse in Shimabara, Shimogyō-ku, Japan
- Categories: okiya, ochaya, and wooden structure
- Location: Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.9928° or 34° 59′ 34″ northLongitude
135.74457° or 135° 44′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8Q6QXPVV+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 261810868OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicWikidata ID
Q11637742
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Russian—“Wachigaiya” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “輪違屋”
- Russian: “Ватигайя”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 島原温泉 and ギャラリーたんとん.
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