Kyoto Christ’s Orthodox Church

Kyoto Christ’s Orthodox Church is in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Kyoto Christ’s Orthodox Church is situated nearby to Kyoto Orthodox Church. Annunciation Cathedral, as well as near Tomikoujidono Park.

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Type: Religious organization
Description: cathedral in Kyoto, Japan
Also known as: “Holy Annunciation Cathedral” and “Holy Annunciation Cathedral, Kyoto (Authodox)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto International Manga Museum and Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Kyoto International Manga Museum

Museum

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The Kyoto International Manga Museum is located in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The museum's collection includes approximately 300,000 items as of 2016, with 50,000 volumes of manga that can be accessed and read by visitors and approximately 250,000 items in its closed-stack collection, which can be accessed via a dedicated research room supported by reference facilities. Kyoto International Manga Museum is situated 550 metres southwest of Kyoto Christ’s Orthodox Church.

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 1¼ km north of Kyoto Christ’s Orthodox Church.

Honnō-ji

Buddhist temple

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Honnō-ji is a temple of the Nichiren branch of Buddhism located in Kyoto, Japan. Honnō-ji is situated 580 metres southeast of Kyoto Christ’s Orthodox Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Kamigyō-ku.

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.

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.