| Fushimi | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Ward of Kyoto |
| Seal Type: | Emblem |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan |
| Coordinates: | 34.9361°N 135.7614°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kinki (Kansai) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kyoto |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Established Title: | First official recorded |
| Established Date: | 473 AD |
| Established Title2: | Fushimi City Settled |
| Established Date2: | May 1, 1929 |
| Established Title3: | Merger with Kyoto City |
| Established Date3: | April 1, 1931 |
| Extinct Title: | Now part of |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 61.66 |
| Population Total: | 277858 |
| Population As Of: | October 1, 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | JST |
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 681 Higashigumi-chō, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 612-8511 |
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with its rebuilt towers and gold-lined tea-room; and the Teradaya, an inn at which Sakamoto Ryōma was attacked and injured about a year before his assassination. Also of note is the Gokōgu shrine, which houses a stone used in the construction of Fushimi Castle. The water in the shrine is particularly famous and it is recorded as one of Japan's 100 best clear water spots.
Although written with different characters now, the name Fushimi (which used to be its own "town") originally comes from fusu + mizu, meaning "hidden water" or "underground water". In other words, the location was known for good spring water. The water of Fushimi has particularly soft characteristics, making it an essential component to the particular type of sake brewed in Fushimi. This also explains why the area developed as a sake-brewing center in Kyoto. Today, Fushimi is the second greatest area of Japan in terms of sake production,[1] and is where the sake company Gekkeikan was founded.[2]
The following companies have their headquarters in Fushimi:
Ryukoku University, Kyoto University of Education, and Shuchiin University are based in the area.
The ward has a North Korean school, Kyoto Korean Elementary School (京都朝鮮初級学校).,[8]