Sakyō-ku (左京区, Sakyō-ku) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northeastern part of the city...
8 KB (581 words) - 14:50, 29 September 2024
direction would be to his right. Similarly, there is a ward to the east called Sakyō-ku (左京区), meaning "the ward on the Emperor's left." In old times, ukyō was...
7 KB (595 words) - 14:53, 29 September 2024
15th-century Japanese culture known as Higashiyama Bunka are found here or in Sakyō-ku. Both the entertainment district of Gion in front of Yasaka Shrine, and...
7 KB (388 words) - 16:50, 24 September 2024
Karasuma Line (redirect from Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line)
of Kyoto's eleven wards: Sakyō-ku, Kita-ku, Kamigyō-ku, Nakagyō-ku, Shimogyō-ku, Minami-ku, and Fushimi-ku. It connects Kokusaikaikan in Sakyō-ku and...
8 KB (428 words) - 11:48, 1 September 2024
Kyoto (/ˈkjoʊtoʊ/; Japanese: 京都, Kyōto [kʲoꜜːto] ), officially Kyoto City (京都市, Kyōto-shi, [kʲoːtoꜜɕi] ), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the...
71 KB (6,117 words) - 14:44, 29 September 2024
ancient capitals of Japan, especially Kyoto. It may also refer to: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto Sakyoshiki, the administrator of Sakyo. It was an old government post established...
554 bytes (100 words) - 11:01, 19 April 2013
Kyoto Concert Hall (京都コンサートホール, Kyōto Konsāto Hōlu) is a concert hall in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It opened in 1995 as part of the 1200th anniversary celebrations...
3 KB (142 words) - 01:33, 28 May 2023
Heian Shrine (category Shinto shrines in Kyoto)
Heian-jingu Shrine (平安神宮, Heian-jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Shrine is ranked as a Beppyō Jinja (別表神社) (the top rank...
8 KB (669 words) - 19:05, 3 May 2024
large conference facility located at Takaragaike, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kyoto Protocol was signed in this hall. The center was...
7 KB (367 words) - 15:30, 28 August 2024
in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. It is a four-year college established in 1991, known as the Kyoto University of Art and Design (京都造形芸術大学, Kyōto zōkei...
2 KB (195 words) - 09:52, 12 August 2023
with conservatory located next to the Kamo River, Hangi-cho Simogamo, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is open daily; a general admission fee is charged, and an...
6 KB (434 words) - 23:19, 12 April 2024
The Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (京都市京セラ美術館) is located in Okazaki Park in Sakyō-ku Kyoto. Formerly Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (京都市美術館, Kyōto-shi...
8 KB (291 words) - 04:36, 13 February 2024
Kokusaikaikan Station (category Stations of Kyoto Municipal Subway)
on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the beginning of the line, and was opened on 3 June 1997. Kyoto Municipal...
6 KB (398 words) - 04:32, 31 July 2024
university in Japan. Its campus is located in Nakaragi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Kyoto Prefectural University was established in 1949 as Saikyo University...
5 KB (533 words) - 00:10, 2 January 2024
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan within the city of Kyoto and its immediate vicinity....
18 KB (484 words) - 23:04, 30 October 2023
Enkō-ji (category Buddhist temples in Kyoto)
at Sakyō-ku, Ichijo-ji, Kotani-cho, in northeast Kyoto, Japan. It is famous for its fall foliage and suikinkutsu. List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto Weiss...
2 KB (93 words) - 02:03, 30 October 2023
Kifune Shrine (category Shinto shrines in Kyoto)
Kifune Shrine (貴船神社, Kifune Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located at Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Japan. The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage...
4 KB (304 words) - 22:42, 14 June 2024
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (category Buddhist temples in Kyoto Prefecture)
Seizan branch of Japan's Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) Buddhist sect, located in Kyoto, Sakyō-ku. It was founded by Shinshō, a pupil of Kūkai, and is famous for its...
9 KB (1,006 words) - 06:03, 8 August 2024
1981, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Shugakuin house I, 1981, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Shimogamo house, 1982, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Saifukuji...
13 KB (963 words) - 20:20, 27 August 2024
History. US: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5. Kyoto Commercial Museum (1910), Official Catalogue, Kyōto: Kyōto Shōhin Chinretsujo, OL 22476971M Kuniko Fujita...
20 KB (1,673 words) - 05:43, 1 February 2024
Kyoto Notre Dame University (京都ノートルダム女子大学), also known as KNDU, is a small private university for women in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. This is one of several...
5 KB (562 words) - 16:05, 26 August 2023
construction completed in 1941 Peattie, p. 339 n61. Umenomiya Shrine: Ukyō-ku, Kyoto = Umetsu in Yamashiro province "Japanese Shrines". www.taleofgenji.org...
73 KB (1,690 words) - 12:43, 14 September 2024
Niijima Yae (section In Kyoto)
Doshisha University. Her burial site is located at Doshisha Cemetery in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto. Order of the Precious Crown, Seventh Class Order of the Precious Crown...
17 KB (1,506 words) - 11:37, 12 March 2024
Ginkaku-ji (category Buddhist temples in Kyoto)
Jishō-ji (慈照寺, lit. "Temple of Shining Mercy"), is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama...
10 KB (1,090 words) - 04:14, 19 September 2024
Hachimangū 亀山八幡宮 (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi) Miyake Hachimangū 三宅八幡宮 (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto) Morioka Hachimangū 盛岡八幡宮 (Morioka, Iwate) Ōsaki Hachimangū 大崎八幡宮 (Sendai...
4 KB (330 words) - 09:08, 5 July 2024
Demachiyanagi Station (category Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture)
railway station operated by the Keihan Electric Railway, located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto. It serves as the northern terminus for the Ōtō Line and the southern...
7 KB (322 words) - 02:10, 1 September 2024
Ayano Tsuji (category People from Sakyō, Kyoto)
Ayano Tsuji (つじ あやの(辻 亜弥乃), Tsuji Ayano, born January 6, 1978, in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan) is a J-pop singer famous in Japan for her unconventional light...
6 KB (201 words) - 07:46, 23 November 2023
Kyoto Korean Junior High-High School (京都朝鮮中高級学校, Kyōto Chōsen Chūkōkyūgakkō, Korean: 교또조선중고급학교) is a North Korean international school in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto...
4 KB (159 words) - 00:21, 6 February 2024
Hōnen-in (category Buddhist temples in Kyoto)
Buddhist temple located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, western Japan. Honen-in is a single-estate temple located in Shikagaya, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. It was originally part...
6 KB (804 words) - 15:04, 6 July 2024
performed on their behalf. Myōen-ji (妙円寺) (Matsugasaki Higashimachi, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto) – Nichiren-shū Founded in 1616; also known as Matsugasaki Daikokuten...
62 KB (6,439 words) - 15:46, 20 September 2024