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Ōmiya Street
Ōmiya Street (大宮通 おおみやどおり ''Ōmiya dōri'') is a major street running from north to south in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It extends about 10 km{{Cite web, last=, first=, date=2020-09-09, title=Streets and Machiya of Kyoto: Omiya Street, url=http://www.ichiro-ichie.com/05koto/kyoto2/02south-noth/a27oomiya-dori/oomiya-dori01.html, archive-url=, archive-date=, access-date=, website=Ichiro Ichie, language=Japanese from Shikanoshimo Park in the north to Takeda Idebashi Street in the south, crossing the Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kita-ku, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Nakagyō-ku, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Shimogyō-ku, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Minami-ku and Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Fushimi-ku districts of Kyoto. History Modern day Ōmiya Street corresponds to the Higashi Ōmiya Ōji of the Heian-kyō. After the decline of the Heian-kyō, as many other roads of the time it was extensively reduced, however it still remained by the time of the Kamakura period and beyond. Due to the construction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the List of cities in Japan, ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people. It is also part of the even larger Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area, along with Osaka and Kobe. Kyoto is one of the oldest municipalities in Japan, having been chosen in 794 as the new seat of Japan's imperial court by Emperor Kanmu. The original city, named Heian-kyō, was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese feng shui following the model of the ancient Chinese capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang. The emperors of Japan ruled fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinsenen
is a garden with Buddhist temple located in the approximate center of the modern city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple belongs to the Tō-ji-branch of Shingon-shū and its '' honzon'' is a statue of Sho-Kannon. The pond and garden are the last surviving remnant of the original Heian Palace and is the oldest existing garden in Kyoto. It 1935, Shinsen-en was designated a National Historic Site. History In the original layout of Heian-kyō in 794, a very large garden centered on a large pond was constructed on the land adjacent to the Heian Palace, extending south from Nijō-dōri to Sanjō-dōri streets, about 500 meters north-to-south and 240 meters east-to-west. (500 meters and 240 meters according to different sources). This was a "forbidden garden" as it was intended as a private garden for the Emperor. The first time the name "Shiensen-en" appears in historical documents is in an article in the '' Nihon Kiryaku'', which states that Emperor Kanmu visited the garden on July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tō-ji
, also known as is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku, Kyoto, Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 796, Tō-ji Temple was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan. As such it has a long history, housing treasures and documents from the early Heian period and the Tang dynasty, and with buildings in its complex covering the Kamakura period, Kamakura, Muromachi period, Muromachi, Momoyama period, Momoyama, and Edo periods. Five of these buildings have been designated National Treasures of Japan, National Treasures in two different categories: the Lotus Flower Gate (''rengemon''), the Miei Hall (''mieidō''), the Golden Hall (''kondō'') and the five-storied Pagoda (''gojūnotō'') (List of National Treasures of Japan (temples), temple buildings) and the Kanchiin Guest Hall (''kanchiin kyakuden'') (List of National Treasures of Japan (residences), residences). Tō-ji was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryukoku University
is a private university in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as a school for Buddhist priests of the Nishi Hongan-ji denomination in 1639, and became a secularized university in 1876. The university's professors and students founded the literary magazine '' Chūōkōron'' in 1887. It has three campuses: Fukakusa and Omiya in Kyoto; and Seta in Shiga prefecture. Its campuses are smoke-free. It is one university belongs to "San-Kin-Ko-Ryu"(産近甲龍), a group of semi-major private universities in the Kansai area. Faculties Undergraduate Schools * Faculty of Letters * Faculty of Economics * Faculty of Business Administration * Faculty of Law * Faculty of International Studies * Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology * Faculty of Sociology * Faculty of Policy Studies * Faculty of Agriculture * Faculty of Psychology Graduate Schools * Graduate School of Letters * Graduate School of Economics * Graduate School of Business Administration * Graduate School of Law * Graduate Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi Hongan-ji
is a Buddhist temple in the Shimogyō ward of Kyoto, Japan. It serves as the head temple of the sub-sect Honganji-ha. It is one of two temple complexes in Kyoto, the other being Higashi Hongan-ji, which is the head temple of the sub-sect Ōtani-ha. Established in its current location in 1591, the origin of the temple goes back to the 14th century. Many of its building have survived from the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo period, making it a great example of the Japanese architecture from the 17th and 18th centuries. A total of seven Nishi Hongan-ji structures have been designated National Treasures in three different categories: the karamon, Goei-dō and Amida hall ( temple buildings), the Flying Cloud Pavilion, shoin and the Black study hall, including the Denrō gallery (residences) and the north Noh stage ( miscellaneous structure). Nishi Hongan-ji was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. History The or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keifuku Electric Railroad
is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (but with offices in Fukui Prefecture) in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a parent company of Keifuku Bus and Kyoto Bus, and an affiliated company of Keihan Electric Railway, which owns 42.89% of the company stock. The company's stock is traded on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Lines This railway started service in 1910, operated at that time by . It was transferred to the Kyoto-based electric power generation company . Later it built the Kitano Line. Formerly the company operated several railway lines in Fukui Prefecture. Some of them are now operated by Echizen Railway. The Eizan Electric Railway also belonged to Keifuku until 1985. Randen The is a small network of light rail lines classified legally as tramways in Kyoto. Arashiyama Line The connects Kyoto's city center (Shijo-Omiya terminal) and scenic Arashiyama area in the western suburb. Kitano Line The is from Kitano Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shijō-Ōmiya Station
is a tram stop in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... The station is the eastern terminus of the Randen Arashiyama Line, which continues west through Ukyo-ku, and terminates at . Station layout The station consists of two double-bay platforms at ground level, with a concourse. Both service trams heading to . Adjacent stations References External links * * {{Randen Arashiyama Line Stations of Keifuku Electric Railroad Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910 Railway stations in Kyoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway. It connects Osaka-umeda Station in Osaka and Kyoto-kawaramachi Station in Kyoto. Definition The Kyoto Main Line is often called the for short, and in a broader sense its two branch lines, the Senri Line and the Arashiyama Line, are included to the Kyoto Line by historical, geographical and structural reasons. The other two sections of Hankyu, the Kobe Line and the Takarazuka Line are called the as a whole. Officially, the Kyoto Main Line is from Jūsō to Kyoto-kawaramachi, however, all trains run beyond Jūsō to Osaka-umeda terminal, using the eastern tracks of the section exclusively. Hankyu treats the Kyoto Main Line in the same way as the passengers do, i.e. as the line between Osaka-umeda and Kyoto-kawaramachi (except for special circumstances such as governmental procedures). History The Kyoto Main Line was constructed in the following phases: * 1 April 1, 1921: Jūsō – A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)
is a railway station built underground in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Hankyu Kyoto Line serves this station. Keifuku Electric Railroad Arashiyama Main Line terminus Shijō-Ōmiya Station locates nearby. Layout The station has two side platforms. Usage In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 11,537,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below. History The station opened on 31 March 1931 as Keihan Kyoto Station of the Shinkeihan Line, then operated by Keihan Electric Railway The , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a .... After the Shinkeihan Line became the Hankyu Kyoto Line, the station was called Hankyu Kyoto Station. Since 17 June 1963 when the Hankyu Kyoto Line was extended to Kawaramachi Station, the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
