Shimogyō-ku,_Kyoto

Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

Ward of Kyoto in Japan

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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Kyoto Tower is a landmark in Shimogyō-ku.

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 82,784 and an area of 6.78 km2. Three rivers, Horikawa, Kamogawa and Takasegawa pass through the ward.

Demographics

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Economy

Education

Lycée français international de Kyoto, a French international school, is in Shimogyô-ku.[5]

Sights

References

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    Home. Lycée français international de Kyoto. Retrieved on 28 October 2017 "Lycée français international de Kyoto 411 Motoshinmeicho Tominokojidôri Gojo agaru Shimogyô-ku Kyoto 〒600-8065 "

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