竹間変電所

竹間変電所 is an electrical substation in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. 竹間変電所 is situated nearby to 間ノ町口, as well as near the park 竹間公園.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Itsukushima Shrine and Marutamachi Station.

Itsukushima Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto, Japan. Itsukushima Shrine is situated 170 metres northeast of 竹間変電所.

Marutamachi Station

Railway stop

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Marutamachi Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Marutamachi Station is situated 150 metres southwest of 竹間変電所.

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 north of 竹間変電所.

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.