is one of the eleven wards in the

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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 t ...

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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

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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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Geography

Mountains

* Iwatayama * Mount Atago * Mount Ogura

Rivers

* Arisugawa * Katsura River * Tenjin River (Kamiya River) * Yugegawa

Adjacent municipalities

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

Sights

Ukyo-ku is home to many renowned sites, including: * Arashiyama, a hill famed for its maple leaves and the Togetsu-kyō, the Bridge to the Moon * Ninna-ji, a

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temple with a fine pagoda * Ryōan-ji, the

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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 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

* Hanazono Senior High School ( 花園高等学校) * Kitakuwada High School ( :ja:京都府立北桑田高等学校) * Kitasaga Senior High School ( :ja:京都府立北嵯峨高等学校) * Kyoto Gaidai Nishi High School * 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) * Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School

Universities

* Kyoto Koka Women's University * Kyoto Saga University of Arts * Kyoto University of Advanced Science - Kyoto Uzumasa Campus * Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

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, Ninna-ji 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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