Higashiyama Mountains

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mountain range

The Higashiyama Mountains are a low, scenic mountain range forming Kyoto’s eastern backdrop, known for their historic temples, shrines, and traditional cultural landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Higashiyama (Eastern Mountains) 1
Higashiyama mountain range 1
Higashiyama mountains 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
adjacentTo Kyoto Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Kyoto tourism ⓘ
traditional Japanese culture ⓘ
contains Chion-in NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ginkaku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Higashiyama Ward scenic area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kiyomizu-dera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kodai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maruyama Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nanzen-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philosopher’s Path NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shōren-in NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yasaka Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
formsBackdropOf eastern Kyoto cityscape ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance important area for Kyoto’s cultural heritage ⓘ
hasMaximumElevationApprox about 300–400 meters ⓘ
hasReputationFor historic temples ⓘ
scenic beauty ⓘ
traditional cultural landscapes ⓘ
hasTraditionalDistrictNearby Higashiyama District NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasViewOf Kyoto city NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWalkingTrails yes ⓘ
isTouristDestination yes ⓘ
knownFor autumn foliage viewing ⓘ
cherry blossom viewing ⓘ
historic pilgrimage routes ⓘ
traditional streetscapes ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Kansai region ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ
Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
locatedOn Honshu ⓘ
nameMeaning Eastern Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf landscape of Kyoto city ⓘ
mountain ranges surrounding Kyoto Basin ⓘ
popularActivity photography ⓘ
scenic walking ⓘ
temple-hopping ⓘ
terrainType low mountains ⓘ
tourismCategory cultural tourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sakyo-ku, Kyoto → contains → Higashiyama Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Higashiyama mountains (part)
Keage Station area → hasViewOf → Higashiyama Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Higashiyama mountains
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto → namedAfter → Higashiyama Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Higashiyama (Eastern Mountains)
Mount Daimonji → partOf → Higashiyama Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Higashiyama mountain range
Kyoto Basin → surroundedBy → Higashiyama Mountains ⓘ
Kyoto Basin → surroundedBy → Higashiyama Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nishiyama Hills