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.

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

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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

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of 202,047, with 97,849

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s and a

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of .

Geography

Mountains

* Mount Atago * Mount Ogura * Iwatayama

Rivers

* Katsura River * 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

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 temple with a fine

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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. T ...

, 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'' (dry-landscape, i.e. raked stones) garden * Tenryū-ji, the head temple of the Tenryū branch of Rinzai

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

Economy

Rohm, an electronic parts manufacturer, and Nissin Electric, a global electrical equipment company, are headquartered in the ward.

Education

Senior high schools

* Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School * Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School * 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 - Kyoto Uzumasa Campus * Kyoto Koka Women's University *

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, Tenryū-ji Temple File:Kouryuji Roumon.jpg, Rou Gate in Kōryū-ji Temple, and Randen Street-car File:Jrballe hozu river 2007 001.JPG, Hozu River and Gorge File:Kiyotaki stream.jpg, Kiyotaki river in Takao area

References

External links

Ukyō official website
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