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Wards of Kyoto Name Japanese Established Code [1] Fushimi-ku: 伏見区: 1931 (by merger of surrounding municipalities) 261092 Higashiyama-ku: 東山区: 1921 (divided from Kamigyō) 261050 Kamigyō-ku: 上京区: 1879 (one of original two wards) 261025 Kita-ku: 北区: 1955 (divided from Kamigyō) 261017 Minami-ku: 南区: 1955 (divided from ...
People from Kyoto by ward (10 C) Pages in category "Wards of Kyoto" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Kyoto, wards of Higashiyama-ku, Sakyō-ku, and Yamashina-ku: 263,524 Seiji Maehara [9] Ishin 3rd district: Kyoto, ward of Fushimi-ku. Cities of Mukō and Nagaokakyō District of Otokuni. 353,363 Kenta Izumi [14] CDP 4th district: Kyoto, wards of Nishikyō-ku and Ukyō-ku. Cities of Kameoka and Nantan District of Funai. 394,845 Keiro Kitagami ...
Kamigyō-ku (上京区, かみぎょうく) 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-ky ō. [1]
Other temples and shrines in the ward include Tōfuku-ji, Kennin-ji, Kōdai-ji, and Sanjūsangen-dō. The Kyoto National Museum is also located inside Higashiyama-ku, as well as the Namikawa Cloisonne Museum .
A ward (区, ku) is a subdivision of the cities of Japan that are large enough to have been designated by government ordinance. [1] Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance ("designated city").
In the 1870s, the city was divided into a northern ward (Kamigyō-ku) and a southern ward (Shimogyō-ku), each working as individual administrative divisions of Kyoto Prefecture. The modern municipality was created by the unification of these wards into the city of Kyoto in 1889.
Nakagyō-ku (中京区) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. Tourism, shopping, and entertainment are the primary sources of income in the area.