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. 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 Shinto shrine, the shrine, textiles, and the headquarters of the and schools of Japanese tea ceremony.
As of 2020, 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.
Demographics
Education
Doshisha University Heian Jogakuin University Imadegawa Campus of Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
The Lycée Français de Kyoto, the French international school in Kansai, was in this ward."Accès et contact ." Lycée Français de Kyoto. Retrieved on 26 April 2015. "536-1 WARAYA-CHO MARUTAMACHI DORI KUROMON HIGASHI IRU KAMIGYO-KU 602-8144 KYOTO, JAPON"
Kyoto International School is also in this ward."Find Us ." Kyoto International School. Retrieved on August 17, 2015. "317 Kitatawara-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 602-8247"
See also Sanbongi-dōri, street in Kamigyō-ku ward
References
External links
Kamigyo Ward mascot character, Kamigyukun