Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto

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Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto is a central ward of Kyoto City known for its historic neighborhoods, traditional culture, and many important temples and shrines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
ward of Japan
borders Kita-ku, Kyoto
Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto
surface form: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto

Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
contains Imadegawa Campus
surface form: Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus

Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
surface form: Doshisha Women’s College Imadegawa Campus

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Nishijin district
Nishijin textile area
Seimei Shrine
Shokoku-ji Temple
country Japan
governmentType ward office
hasCapital Kyoto
surface form: Kyoto City
hasCulturalProperty Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Shokoku-ji Temple
hasEducationalInstitution Doshisha University NERFINISHED
Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
hasMunicipalSymbol Japanese bush warbler
pine tree
Yamazakura
surface form: sakura (cherry blossom)
hasTraditionalIndustry kimono weaving
textile production
heritage traditional machiya townhouses
knownFor Kyoto Imperial Palace
Nishijin-ori textiles
historic neighborhoods
temples and shrines
traditional culture
languageUsed Japanese
locatedIn Honshu
Kansai region
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
locatedNorthOf Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto
surface form: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
majorReligion Buddhism
Shinto
nativeName 上京区
nativeNameLanguage ja
partOf Kyoto
surface form: Kyoto City

Kyoto Prefecture
subdivisionName Kamigyo-ku
subdivisionType ward
urbanClassification central urban ward of Kyoto
UTCOffset +9

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Kyoto Imperial Palace cityDistrict Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Sento Imperial Palace locatedIn Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto nameElementMeaning Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
this entity surface form: "Kamo" refers to the Kamo region and clan in Kyoto
Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto borders Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
this entity surface form: Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto