Sakyō-ku (Kyoto)
 Municipality of Kyoto |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 2 '55 " N , 135 ° 46' 42" E |
| surface | 246.88 km² |
| Residents | 167,822 (Oct 1, 2019) |
| Population density | 680 inhabitants / km² |
| Start-up | Apr 1, 1929 |
| Community key | 26103-3 |
Administration address |
7-2, Dōnoue-chō, Matsugasaki, Sakyō-ku, Kyōto 606-8511 |
Sakyō-ku ( Japanese 左 京 区 , German "left capital district") is one of eleven districts ( ku ) of Kyōto , Japan . It was established on April 1, 1929 by being separated from Kamigyō-ku . Sakyō-ku is located in the northeast of Kyoto, the Kamo River forms the border with the city center.
etymology
The name Sakyō, "left capital district", comes from the fact that the Japanese emperor sat facing south when he resided in the imperial palace , so that the eastern urban areas were on his left. Accordingly, the western district is called Ukyō-ku , which means "right capital district". Originally Sakyō referred to the eastern parts of the historic city center, today's Sakyō-ku district, on the other hand, is east of the Kamo and thus outside the historical city limits.
geography
The south of the district is characterized by residential areas and educational institutions. For example, Kyoto University has its main campus here. The district of Iwakura is subject to urban planning restrictions that limit larger new building areas or the construction of high-rise buildings. There are still many rice fields here. The north of Sakyō-ku is mountainous and has a growing timber industry. The main streets of the Kawabata, Higashiōji and Shirakawa district run from south to north. Demachiyanagi Station is served by the Keihan Ōtō Line , which runs south to Osaka , as well as the Eizan Main Line and the Eizan Kurama Line , which only run within the borough north to the Yase and Kurama stations.
Attractions
Sights in Sakyō-ku include Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji temples , Kamo Shrine, and Heian-jingū Shrine . To the north are Kurama-dera , Kifune-jinja , Sanzen-in , the ruins of a house where Iwakura Tomomi was imprisoned, the Shugakuin Imperial Villa , the Manshuin Temple and the Kyoto International Conference Center , where the Kyoto Protocol was passed . Sakyō-ku is also home to the Kyoto Botanical Garden. During the annual Gozan no Okuribi festival, large fires are lit on several mountains in the north, which when viewed from a distance make Japanese characters.
education
The private Kyoto University of Art and Design is located in Sakyō-kun .
The village of Yase, which today belongs to Sakyō-ku, from the Edo period , color woodcut by Hiroshige , 1832/33
The Sakyō-ku District Administration
Web links
- official website (Japanese)
Fushimi-ku | Higashiyama-ku | Kamigyō-ku | Kita-ku | Minami-ku | Nakagyō-ku | Nishikyō-ku | Sakyō-ku | Shimogyō-ku | Ukyō-ku | Yamashina-ku