is one of the eleven
wards in the
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Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
, in
Kyoto Prefecture,
Japan. Its name means "North Ward." As of 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 117,165 people.
typeface is named after an area in the ward.
Demographics
Education
Universities
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Bukkyo University
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Kyoto Sangyo University
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Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus
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Otani University
Primary and secondary schools
The community previously had a
North Korean school, Kyoto Korean No. 3 Elementary School (
京都朝鮮第三初級学校).
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Culture
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Kyoto Museum for World Peace
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Ōtani University Museum
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Museum of Furuta Oribe
Temples and Landmarks
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Daitoku-ji
is a Buddhist temple, one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. It is located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The "mountain name" ('' sangō'') by which it is known is . The Daitoku-ji temple complex today covers more ...
a famous
Rinzai sect temple.
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Kamigamo Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
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Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, one of Japan's most famous temples.
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Imamiya Shrine, an ancient Shinto shrine dedicated to healing.
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Shinnyō-ji, a sub temple of
Shōkoku-ji, famous for spring Iris blossoms.
References
External links
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Wards of Kyoto
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