Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

Higashiyama -ku (Japanese东山 区, dt "eastern mountain district " ) is one of 11 districts ( ku ) of Kyoto, Japan.

History

It was established on 1 April 1929 by becoming separated from Shimogyo -ku. 1931, until then an independent city was incorporated Yamashina Kyoto and temporary part of Higashiyama until he was elevated in 1976 to a separate district Yamashina -ku.

Geography

Higashiyama is located between the Kamo River and the Higashiyama mountain range and is approximately bounded by the Sanjō Street in the north and the JuJo road in the south. The area is located outside of the historic center of Kyoto. In the West, it consists mainly of residential areas to the east, Forest, in the north, between the Kamo and the Higashi- Oji Street is a business district and in the south a commercial area.

Through many urban constraints that hinder the development, the population of the district is in steady decline. Higashiyama has the smallest population of all the districts of Kyoto, and a disproportionate number of elderly residents.

Attractions

Many places that were crucial for the Japanese Higashiyama culture of the 15th century, located in this district or in Sakyō -ku. The Gion entertainment district around the cobbled streets and Ninenzaka Sannenzaka leading to the World Heritage Site Kiyomizu -dera, is under special protection in order to preserve the traditional architecture of the buildings. Other temples and shrines of the district are the Tofuku -ji, the Kennin -ji, the Kodai -ji, the Imakumano Kannon -ji and Sanjusangendo. The Kyoto National Museum is also in Higashiyama -ku.

Sons and daughters

• Akira Murata (1921-2006), entrepreneur