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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    1981, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (not existing) Shugakuin house I, 1981, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Shimogamo house, 1982, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan Saifukuji...
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    large conference facility located at Takaragaike, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kyoto Protocol was signed in this hall. The center was...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    university in Japan. Its campus is located in Nakaragi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Kyoto Prefectural University was established in 1949 as Saikyo University...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • History. US: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5. Kyoto Commercial Museum (1910), Official Catalogue, Kyōto: Kyōto Shōhin Chinretsujo, OL 22476971M Kuniko Fujita...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    construction completed in 1941 Peattie, p. 339 n61. Umenomiya Shrine: Ukyō-ku, Kyoto = Umetsu in Yamashiro province "Japanese Shrines". www.taleofgenji.org...
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    Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan within the city of Kyoto and its immediate vicinity....
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    Rurikō-in (category Buddhist temples in Kyoto Prefecture)
    Kyoto, Japan. The temple is known for its garden, whose maple trees offer a colourful view in autumn. The temple is located in Kamitakano, Sakyō-ku,...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Honke Nishio Yatsuhashi (category Companies based in Kyoto)
    than 300 years of history. Its headquarters are located in the Sakyō-ku ward of Kyoto. The company was first founded in the year 1689. The name “Yatsuhashi”...
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    Kyōto 2nd district (京都府第2区 Kyōto-fu dai-ni-ku or simply 京都2区 Kyōto niku) is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is...
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