is one of the eleven wards in the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Kyoto Kyoto (; 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 metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

, in Kyoto Prefecture,

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History

The meaning of ''ukyō'' (右京) is "on the Emperor's right." When residing in the

Kyoto Imperial Palace The is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Today, the grounds are open t ...

the

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would sit facing south, thus the western direction would be to his right. Similarly, there is a ward to the east called Sakyō-ku (左京区), meaning "the ward on the Emperor's left." In old times, ''ukyō'' was referring to the western part of the capital. The area of ancient Ukyō slightly overlaps the area of present Ukyō-ku. The ward was established in 1931 when nine villages merged to form it. On April 1, 2005, the ward expanded its territory to the area of former

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

of Keihoku when the town merged into the city of Kyoto. This increased the ward's territory from to , and made it the largest ward in the city by area. As of October 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 202,047, with 97,849

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s and a

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of .

Geography

Mountains

Mount Atago ''Mount Atago is a very common name for peaks all over Japan.'' is a 924m mountain in the northwestern part of Ukyo-ku, in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an islan ...

* Mount Ogura * Iwatayama

Rivers

Katsura River The is a continuation of two other rivers, the Hozu River, a small, speedy river which begins in the mountains near Kameoka and then slithers through the mountains separating Kameoka and Kyoto; and the Ōi River (大堰川 ''Ōi-gawa''), whi ...

* Tenjin River (Kamiya River) * Arisugawa * Yugegawa

Adjacent municipalities

* Kyoto wards of: Kita-ku, Sakyo-ku, Nakagyo-ku, Shimogyo-ku, Nishikyo-ku, and Minami-ku. *

Kameoka, Kyoto is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 87,518 in 29,676 households and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kameoka abuts Kyoto to the east and is loca ...

Nantan, Kyoto 260px, Rurikei Prefectural Natural Park is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30,744 in 14406 households and a population density of 50 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geogra ...

Sights

Ukyo-ku is home to many renowned sites, including: *

Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty. Notable t ...

, a hill famed for its maple leaves and the Togetsu-kyō, the Bridge to the Moon *

Ninna-ji is the head temple of the Omuro school of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. Located in western Kyoto, Japan, it was first founded in AD 888 by Emperor Uda, and was later reconstructed in the 17th century. It is part of the Historic Monuments of A ...

, a

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

temple with a fine

pagoda A pagoda is an Asian tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most often Buddhist but sometimes Taoist, ...

Ryōan-ji Ryōan-ji ( ja, 竜安寺, label=Shinjitai, ja, 龍安寺, label=Kyūjitai, ''The Temple of the Dragon at Peace'') is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The ...

, the

Zen Zen ( zh, t=禪, p=Chán; ja, text= 禅, translit=zen; ko, text=선, translit=Seon; vi, text=Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (''Chánzong'' 禪宗), and ...

Buddhist temple with the ''

karesansui The or Japanese rock garden, often called a zen garden, is a distinctive style of Japanese garden. It creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees and bushes, and us ...

'' (dry-landscape, i.e. raked stones) garden *

Tenryū-ji , formally known as , is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddh ...

, the head temple of the Tenryū branch of

Rinzai The Rinzai school ( ja, , Rinzai-shū, zh, t=臨濟宗, s=临济宗, p=Línjì zōng) is one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (along with Sōtō and Ōbaku). The Chinese Linji school of Chan was first transmitted to Japan by Myōan ...

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...

* Sagano, a neighborhood with Sagano Romantic Train and many temples, including the

Nonomiya Shrine , or the Shrine in the Country,Tyler, Royall. (1992) ''Japanese Nō Dramas,'' p. 205./ref> is a Shinto shrine in the Arashiyama district on the west side of the city of Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture, Japan, close to its bamboo forest. The specific ...

as well as Rakushi-sha, the Fallen Persimmon Hut * Uzumasa, the location of Kōryū-ji, a temple founded before Kyoto became the Imperial capital. The neighborhood is also the home of the

Toei Uzumasa Eigamura is a theme park and film set modeled after the Edo period located in Kyoto, Japan that opened its doors in 1975. It is situated in Toei Company's Kyoto Studio where movies have been produced. Projects filmed at the park include Sebastiano Seraf ...

studios and the center of Japan's television and film industries.

Economy

Rohm (styled as ROHM) is a Japanese electronic parts manufacturer based in Kyoto, Japan. Rohm was incorporated as Toyo Electronics Industry Corporation by Kenichiro Sato (佐藤研一郎) on September 17, 1958. The company was originally called ...

, an electronic parts manufacturer, and

Nissin Electric is a Japanese, Kyoto-based electrical equipment company. The company is a member of the Sumitomo Group and a partner of Sumitomo Electric Industries. As of 2015, Nissin Electric has 24 subsidiaries located in Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Thaila ...

, a global electrical equipment company, are headquartered in the ward.

Education

Senior high schools

* Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School *

Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School (KGN) is a 3-year (grades 10, 11, and 12) article one private high school in the city of Kyoto, Japan. KGN is one of four institutions overseen by the board of Governors (BOG) of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies ...

* Kitasaga Senior High School ( :ja:京都府立北嵯峨高等学校) * Kitakuwada High School ( :ja:京都府立北桑田高等学校) * Hanazono Senior High School ( 花園高等学校) * Kyoto Gakuen High School ( :ja:京都学園高等学校) * Kyoto Koka Senior High School ( 京都光華高等学校)

Universities

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (World Peace through Language) , established = May, 1945 , type = Private university , chancellor= Yoshikazu Morita , president=Takeshi Matsuda , city = Ukyō-ku, Kyoto , state = Kyoto , country = Japan , unde ...

Kyoto University of Advanced Science 260px, Kyoto University of Advanced Science Uzumasa campus , formerly Kyoto Gakuen University, is a private university located in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Originally founded as a trade school in 1925 and incorporated in 1969, KUAS was refounded ...

- Kyoto Uzumasa Campus *

Kyoto Koka Women's University is a private women's college in Ukyō, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea o ...

Kyoto Saga University of Arts is a private university in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea ...

Middle schools

There are 12 middle schools, of which nine are public and three are private.

Elementary schools

There are 21 elementary schools, of which 20 are public and one is private.

Others

* North Korean school: Kyoto Korean No. 2 Elementary School ( 京都朝鮮第二初級学校).ウリハッキョ一覧

. Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.

Sights of Ukyo-ku

File:Ryoanji3361.jpg, The karesansui garden at Ryoan-ji is one of Kyoto's most famous sights. File:Ninnaji Kyoto07n4500.jpg,

Temple File:Tenryuji Kyoto.jpg,

Temple File:Kouryuji Roumon.jpg, Rou Gate in Kōryū-ji Temple, and Randen Street-car File:Jrballe hozu river 2007 001.JPG,

Hozu River The is a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The river begins in the mountains near Kameoka, a town northwest of Kyoto City. It snakes into the Arashiyama section of western Kyoto before changing its name to Katsura River. T ...

and Gorge File:Kiyotaki stream.jpg, Kiyotaki river in Takao area

References

External links

Ukyō official website
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