Kyoto IKEN

Kyoto IKEN is a college in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Kyoto IKEN is situated nearby to the hotel Villa Sanjo Muromachi Kyoto, as well as near the theater building KYOTO BUTOH-KAN.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto International Manga Museum and Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts & Crafts.

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 350 metres north of Kyoto IKEN.

Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts & Crafts

Museum

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Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts & Crafts is a museum, which is situated 150 metres east of Kyoto IKEN.

Chōhō Temple

Buddhist temple

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Chōhō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Rokkaku-dori Higashinotoin Nishinido-mae-chō neighborhood of Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Nyōirin Kannon. Chōhō Temple is situated 270 metres southeast of Kyoto IKEN.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Higashiyama.

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.

Higashiyama

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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.