Ukyō-ku (Kyoto)

Ukyō-ku ; Municipality of Kyoto
Coordinates	35 ° 0 '37 " N , 135 ° 42' 58" E Coordinates: 35 ° 0 '37 " N , 135 ° 42' 58" E
surface	291.95 km²
Residents	203,670 (Oct. 1, 2019)
Population density	698 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation	April 1, 1931 (10 parishes)
Community key	26108-4
; Administration address	12, Uzumasa-Shimokeibuchō, Ukyō-ku, Kyōto 616-8511

Ukyō-ku ( Japanese 右京区 , German "right capital district") is one of eleven districts ( ku ) of Kyōto , Japan .

etymology

The name Ukyō, "right capital district", comes from the fact that the Japanese emperor sat facing south when he resided in the imperial palace , so that the western urban areas were on his right. Accordingly, the eastern district is called Sakyō-ku , which means "left capital district". Ukyō originally referred to the western parts of the city center, today's Ukyō-ku district, on the other hand, is largely outside the historical city limits and only overlaps with the old Ukyō in a few places .

history

Ukyō-ku was created on April 1, 1931 in the course of the incorporation of the city of Saga ( 嵯峨町 , - chō ) and the villages of Hanazono ( 花園村 , - mura ), Kyōgoku ( 京極村 , -mura ), Matsuo ( 松尾村 , -mura ), Katsura ( 桂村 , -mura ), Kawaoka ( 川岡村 , -mura ), Sai ( 西院村 , -mura ), Umegahata ( 梅ヶ畑村 , -mura ), Umezu ( 梅津村 , -mura ), Uzumasa ( 太秦村 , mura ) each from the district Kadono ( 葛野郡 , - gun ).

On December 1, 1950, Ōe ( 大枝村 , -mura ) and on November 1, 1959 Ōharano ( 大原野村 , -mura ) were incorporated into the district of Otokuni ( 乙訓郡 , -gun ). Both were then spun off again on October 1, 1976 together with Matsuo, Katsura and Kawaoka as the new Nishikyō-ku district .

With the last incorporation of the city of Keihoku ( 京北町 , -chō ) from the district of Kitakuwada ( 北桑田郡 , -gun ) on April 1, 2005 , the urban area almost quadrupled from 74.27 to 291.95 km².

Attractions

The Ryoan-ji gravel garden in Ukyō-ku is one of Kyoto's most famous landmarks

Significant places in the district include the "Bridge to the Moon" - Togetsu-kyō - in the Arashiyama district , the Buddhist temple complex Ninna-ji , the Zen temple complex Myōshin-ji , the Zen temple Ryōan-ji with its famous gravel garden, the Daikaku-ji temple in the Sagano district and the Kōryū-ji temple in the Uzumasa district . The Kyōto Prefectural University is located in the district of Nakaragi . Ukyō-ku is also a center of the Japanese film industry, including one of the Tōei's two film studios .

Web links

Commons : Ukyō-ku, Kyoto - collection of images, videos and audio files

official website (Japanese)