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Sanjō Station (Kyoto)
is the main Keihan Electric Railway railway station, station in Kyoto. It connects with Sanjo Keihan Station on the Kyoto Subway Tozai Line (Kyoto), Tozai Line. It was opened for service on October 27, 1915, and has been in service ever since. Sanjo Station is located in the Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Higashiyama Ward, in Kyoto City. The station offers quick access to the Gion district and the main shopping district on Sanjo-dori. Lines *Keihan Electric Railway **Keihan Main Line **Keihan Ōtō Line, Ōtō Line *Kyoto Municipal Subway **Tōzai Line (Kyoto), Tōzai Line (Sanjō Keihan Station) The station was also a terminal of the Keihan Keishin Line, Keishin Line, which was replaced by the Tōzai Line subway in 1997. Layout There are two island platforms with four tracks under Kawabata Dori. Adjacent stations Station Area * Sanjō Ōhashi * Ponto-chō * Ikedaya incident References External links Station map by Keihan Railway {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanjo Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. History It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Shimogyō-ku. During the years 1931 to 1976 it also covered the area of present-day Yamashina-ku, which was an independent town until its merger into the city in 1931. The name literally means "Eastern Mountain District". Due to the restrictions against urban development, the population inside the ward is continually decreasing. Higashiyama-ku has the lowest population of all the wards in Kyoto, and a disproportionate number of elderly people. Geography Interposed between the Kamo River and the Higashiyama mountain range, Higashiyama-ku is roughly bounded by the Sanjō street in the north, and the Jūjō street in the south. Historically, this area lay outside the official boundaries of the city of Kyoto. The western part consists mainly of residential areas, whereas the eastern part is covered by forests. In the north, between the Kamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
