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Kamigoryō Shrine

Kamigoryō Shrine is a Shinto shrine in , , . Kamigoryō Shrine is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kuramaguchi Station and Sho-koku-ji temple.

Railway stop
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is a railway station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. is situated 200 metres west of Kamigoryō Shrine.

Buddhist temple
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Shōkoku-ji, formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji, is a Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto, first founded in 1382 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with the existing temple complex having undergone several periods of extensive reconstruction and rebuilding in the succeeding eras. is situated 440 metres south of Kamigoryō Shrine.

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 , , . Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the , while the preservation of the was ordered in 1877. is situated 1¼ km south of Kamigoryō Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Kyoto and Kamigyō-ku.

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of 's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky.

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 .

Kamigoryō Shrine

Latitude
35.03652° or 35° 2′ 12″ north
Longitude
135.7614° or 135° 45′ 41″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2QP6+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 555300215
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q11359018
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Kamigoryō Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “上御灵神社”
  • Chinese: “上御靈神社”
  • French: “sanctuaire de Kamigoryō”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Kamigoryō”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Kamigoryō”
  • Japanese: “（論）御霊神社”
  • Japanese: “上御霊社”
  • Japanese: “上御霊神社”
  • Persian: “معبد کامی‌گوریو”
  • Turkish: “Kamigoryō Tapınağı”

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