Great North Gate
Great North Gate is a city gate in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Great North Gate is situated nearby to Seiryu-en Garden, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Viewpoint of the Nijo Castle inner castle wall and the Nijo Castle inner castle moat, from the North-East.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nijō Castle and Kyoto International Manga Museum.
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 230 metres southwest of Great North Gate.
Kyoto International Manga Museum
Museum
Photo: 珈琲ルンバ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is located in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The museum's collection includes approximately 300,000 items as of 2016, with 50,000 volumes of manga that can be accessed and read by visitors and approximately 250,000 items in its closed-stack collection, which can be accessed via a dedicated research room supported by reference facilities. Kyoto International Manga Museum is situated 1 km southeast of Great North Gate.
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Castle
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Kyoto Imperial Palace is situated 1½ km northeast of Great North 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.
North Kyoto
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of Kyoto's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.
Great North Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.01554° or 35° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
135.75021° or 135° 45′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8Q7Q2Q82+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 99019151OpenStreetMap feature
building=gatehouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Great North Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北大手门”
- French: “Grande Porte Nord”
- Japanese: “Kita Ōte-mon”
- Japanese: “きた おおてもん”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seiryu-en Garden and Viewpoint of the Nijo Castle inner castle wall and the Nijo Castle inner castle moat, from the North-East.
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