Great Eastern Gate
Great Eastern Gate is a city gate in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Great Eastern Gate is situated nearby to the historic building Kara-mon, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Viewpoint of Tonan Sumi-yagura (Southeast Corner Turret) in Nijo-jo Castle from the West.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nijō Castle and Nijōjō-mae Station.
Nijō Castle
Photo: Pomakis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 260 metres northwest of Great Eastern Gate.
Nijōjō-mae Station
Metro station
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Nijōjō-mae Station is a train station in Nakagyō-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Nijōjō-mae Station is situated 130 metres southwest of Great Eastern Gate.
Shinsen-en
Buddhist temple
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Shinsen-en is a garden with Buddhist temple located in the approximate center of the modern city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple belongs to the Tō-ji-branch of Shingon-shū and its honzon is a statue of Sho-Kannon. Shinsen-en is situated 310 metres southwest of Great Eastern Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Kamigyō-ku.
Kyōto-Gyoen
Neighborhood
Photo: Shinpeiinada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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.
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 south of Great Eastern Gate.
Great Eastern Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.01289° or 35° 0′ 46″ northLongitude
135.75106° or 135° 45′ 4″ eastLevels
2Open location code
8Q7Q2Q72+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 99019130OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Great Eastern Gate” goes by many names.
- French: “Grande Porte Est”
- Japanese: “Higashi Ōte-mon”
- Japanese: “ひがしおおてもん”
- Japanese: “東大手門”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Viewpoint of Tonan Sumi-yagura (Southeast Corner Turret) in Nijo-jo Castle from the West and Kara-mon.
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