West Plaza

West Plaza is a square in , , . West Plaza is situated nearby to , as well as near the square .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ryōan-ji and Tōji-in.

Buddhist temple
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is a Zen temple located in northwest , . It belongs to the school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple… is situated 470 metres west of West Plaza.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai Tenryū sect located in , , , and one of two funeral temples dedicated to Ashikaga Takauji, first shōgun of the Ashikaga dynasty. is situated 160 metres southeast of West Plaza.

Buddhist temple
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, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in , and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. is situated 1 km northeast of West Plaza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ukyō District and Kamigyō-ku.

Suburb
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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . is situated 2½ km south of West Plaza.

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. is situated 3 km east of West Plaza.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. is situated 3½ km southeast of West Plaza.

West Plaza

Latitude
35.03257° or 35° 1′ 57″ north
Longitude
135.72314° or 135° 43′ 23″ east
Open location code
8Q7Q2PMF+27
Open­Street­Map ID
way 559092695
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
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In Other Languages

“West Plaza” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “西側広場”

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Highlights include Tōji-in Cemetery and East Plaza.

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