西日本旅客鉄道山科変電所

西日本旅客鉄道山科変電所 is an electrical substation in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. 西日本旅客鉄道山科変電所 is situated nearby to the school 京都市立陵ケ岡小学校, as well as near the cemetery 当麻寺墓地.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kiyomizu-dera and GANKEI-Ji temple.

Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple

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Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. Kiyomizu-dera is situated 2 km west of 西日本旅客鉄道山科変電所.

GANKEI-Ji temple

Buddhist temple

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Gankei-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Kitakazan Kawaramachi, neighborhood of Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. GANKEI-Ji temple is situated 390 metres southwest of 西日本旅客鉄道山科変電所.

Misasagi Station

Metro station

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Misasagi Station is a train station in Yamashina-ku ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Misasagi Station is situated 580 metres north of 西日本旅客鉄道山科変電所.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shimogawara-chō and Higashiyama.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

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.

Central Kyoto

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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.