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Shimogyō ku, Kyoto

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Founded
  
1879

Lowest elevation
  
20 m (70 ft)

Population
  
82,668 (1 Oct 2015)

Highest elevation
  
38 m (125 ft)

Area
  
6.78 km²

University
  
Ikenobo College

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Website
  
www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/shimogyo/

Points of interest
  
Higashi Honganji, Kyoto Tower, Kyoto Aquarium, Umekoji Park, Shijō Street


Shimogyō-ku (下京区) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku.

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Map of Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku. Shijō Street on the northern edge of the area, especially around the Shijō Kawaramachi intersection, is the busiest shopping district in the city. Kyoto Station has an extensive shopping center, including a department store in the station building, and the underground Porta mall.

Shimogyō-ku has a population of 82,682 and an area of 6.78 km². Three rivers, Horikawa, Kamogawa and Takasegawa, are in the ward.

Economy

Omron, a global electronic components and automation manufacturer is headquartered in the ward.

  • Takara Holdings, a company mainly involved in the production of beverages and medical supplies
  • Tose, a video game and mobile game development company
  • Bank of Kyoto, a Japanese bank based in Kyoto.
  • Education

  • Ikenobo Junior College
  • Omiya Campus of Ryukoku University
  • Campus Plaza Kyoto
  • Sights

  • Nishi Honganji
  • Higashi Honganji
  • Kyoto Railway Museum
  • References

    Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto Wikipedia