Japanese: Kamigyō|italic=no | |
Native Name: | Japanese: 上京区 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Ward of Kyoto |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Pushpin Map: | Japan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Japanese: Kamigyō-ku|italic=no in Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.0297°N 135.7567°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name1: | Kyoto |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Kyoto |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1879 |
Area Total Km2: | 7.03 |
Elevation Max M: | 77 |
Elevation Min M: | 46 |
Population As Of: | October 1, 2020 |
Population Total: | 83832 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +9 |
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.[1] Located in the center of the present-day city of Kyoto, Japan, it previously occupied the northern region of the ancient capital of Kyoto. The Kamo River flows on the eastern border of the ward.
The ward is home to the Kyoto Imperial Palace, the Japanese: [[Kitano Tenmangu]]|italic=no Shinto shrine, the Japanese: [[Seimei Shrine|Seimei]]|italic=no shrine, Japanese: [[nishijin-ori]] textiles, and the headquarters of the Japanese: [[Omotesenke]]|italic=no and Japanese: [[Urasenke]]|italic=no schools of Japanese tea ceremony.
As of 2020, Japanese: Kamigyō-ku|italic=no had a population of 83,832 people.
The Masugata Shōtengai Shopping District, is the setting of the 2013 anime series, Tamako Market, produced by Kyoto Animation.
The Lycée Français de Kyoto, the French international school in Kansai, was in this ward.[2]
Kyoto International School is also in this ward.[3]