KamigyÅ-ku
Kamigyo -ku (Japanese上京 区, dt "upper capital district " ) is one of 11 districts ( ku ) of Kyoto, Japan. It is located about in the middle of the current Kyoto and forms the northern part of the historic city center. The eastern boundary of the district runs along the Kamo River.
History
It was founded on 10 April 1879 as part of the old city Prefecture (Kyoto - fu). In the reorganization of the Japanese community being on 1 April 1889, formed out of it and Kamigyo -ku the city ( shi) Kyōto. On April 1, 1929, the East were spun off as a municipality Sakyō -ku and formed from the southern part together with the northern part of Shimogyo -ku district of the city Nakagyo -ku. He received his present boundaries on September 1, 1955, the spin-off of Kita- ku in the north.
Attractions
The area was earlier when Kyoto was the capital of Japan, influenced by the residences of the imperial family and the guide layer. In the district of Kyoto Imperial Palace, the Temple Shokoku -ji, the Kitano Tenman- gū ( Shinto Shrine ), the Seimei Shrine and the Imadegawa campus of the University Dōshisha lie. The silk textiles ( Nishijin - ori), is famous for the Kyoto originate from Kamigyo.
The Shishinden main hall of the Kyoto Imperial Palace