Agency for Cultural Affairs Kyoto Building

Agency for Cultural Affairs Kyoto Building is a public building in , , . Agency for Cultural Affairs Kyoto Building is situated nearby to the government building , as well as near the police station .
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: building in Japan
  • Also known as: “Agency for Cultural Affairs main building”, “Former main building of Kyoto Prefectural Police Headquarters”, and “Kyoto Prefectural Government Building No.4”
  • Address: 4, 下長者町通新町西入, 上京区, 京都市, 京都府 602-8959

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kinki Regional Agricultural Administration Office.

Castle
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The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in , , . Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the , while the preservation of the was ordered in 1877. is situated 780 metres northeast of Agency for Cultural Affairs Kyoto Building.

Government office
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is a government office, which is situated 200 metres northwest of Agency for Cultural Affairs Kyoto Building.

Church
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St. Agnes Cathedral is a Christian church located in Kyoto, , and is the diocesan cathedral of the Diocese of Kyoto, which comprises all the Anglican-Episcopal churches and other facilities in , , , , , , and , and Prefectures. is situated 270 metres east of Agency for Cultural Affairs Kyoto Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyōto-Gyoen and Kamigyō-ku.

Neighborhood
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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 .

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.

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.

Agency for Cultural Affairs Kyoto Building

Latitude
35.02042° or 35° 1′ 14″ north
Longitude
135.75619° or 135° 45′ 22″ east
Inception
July 31st, 1928
Levels
3
Height
15 metres (48 feet)
Open location code
8Q7Q2QC4+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99418670
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q106358889
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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Ukrainian—“Agency for Cultural Affairs Kyoto Building” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ぶんかちょうほんかん”
  • Japanese: “京都府庁4号館”
  • Japanese: “文化庁京都庁舎本館”
  • Japanese: “文化庁本館”
  • Japanese: “旧京都府警察本部本館”
  • Japanese: “旧京都府警察部庁舎”
  • Russian: “Главное здание Агентства по делам культуры Японии”
  • Ukrainian: “Головна будівля Управління культури Японії”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Agency for Cultural Affairs and Kyoto police prefecture.

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