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Kamigyō
上京区
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Ward of Kyoto
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Top: The Shishinden is a majestic building in the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Bottom: An Exchange Corner at a kiosk in Demachi Shoutenkai featuring characters from Tamako Market. | |
Location of Kamigyō-ku in Kyoto
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  Kamigyō Location of Kamigyō-ku in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°1′47″N 135°45′24″E / 35.02972°N 135.75667°E / 35.02972; 135.75667 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Kyoto |
| City | Kyoto |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population
(October 1, 2020)
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| • Total | 83,832 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Website | www |
Kamigyō-ku (上京区, かみぎょうく) is one of the eleven wards in the cityofKyoto, 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 Kitano Tenmangu Shinto shrine, the Seimei shrine, nishijin-ori textiles, and the headquarters of the Omotesenke and Urasenke schools of Japanese tea ceremony.
As of 2020, Kamigyō-ku 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 148,427 | — |
| 1970 | 124,456 | −16.2% |
| 1980 | 99,262 | −20.2% |
| 1990 | 87,861 | −11.5% |
| 2000 | 84,187 | −4.2% |
| 2010 | 83,264 | −1.1% |
| 2020 | 83,832 | +0.7% |
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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]
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