Saiin Kasuga Shrine

Saiin Kasuga Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Saiin Kasuga Shrine is situated nearby to the school 市立西院小学校, as well as near Kyoto Shijoinui Post Office.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saiin Station and Yamanouchi Station.

Saiin Station

Railway stop

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Hankyu Saiin Station is a train station along the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line. Saiin Station is situated 260 metres southeast of Saiin Kasuga Shrine.

Yamanouchi Station

Railway station

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Yamanouchi Station is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is serviced by the Randen Arashiyama Line that begins at Shijō-Ōmiya and continues west to Arashiyama. Yamanouchi Station is situated 690 metres northwest of Saiin Kasuga Shrine.

Nijō Castle

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Nijō Castle is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. Nijō Castle is situated 2 km northeast of Saiin Kasuga Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ukyō District and Shimogyō-ku.

Ukyō District

Suburb

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Ukyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Shimogyō-ku

Suburb

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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku. Shimogyō-ku is situated 3 km southeast of Saiin Kasuga Shrine.