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Touring Minamikasugachō
The district Minamikasugachō of in Kyōto-shi (Kyoto) is a subburb located in Japan about 233 mi west of Tokyo, the country's capital place.
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nagaoka, Muko, Kameoka, Yawata and Kyoto. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 55% |
Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (7 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kyoto a Luxury Collection Hotel Suiran
Kyoto Eminence
(RYOKAN) Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho
HOSHINOYA KYOTO
(RYOKAN) Ryotei Rangetsu
TOGETSUTEI
(RYOKAN) 嵐山温泉彩四季の宿 花筏
Saga Grace Hotel
Hotel New Hankyu Kyoto
Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shijo
Videos from this area
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阪急 東向日駅('11.3)Higashi-muko Sta./Hankyu Ry.
阪急の東向日(ひがしむこう)駅です。(平成23年3月) Higashi-muko Station of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan.(March 2011)
阪急 西向日駅 ('11.5)Nishi-muko Sta./Hankyu Ry.
阪急京都線の西向日(にしむこう)駅です。(平成23年5月) Nishi-muko Station of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan.(May 2011)
Muko, Kyoto, Japan Time Lapse
Time lapse video showing 24 hours from a webcam at Muko, Kyoto, Japan. More information about this webcam can be found at http://catfood.net/products/webcamsaver/Muko-Kyoto-Japan-713.aspx.
Suzumushi dera(Kegon ji temple) in Arashiyama,Kyoto / 京都嵐山・鈴虫寺(華厳寺)
Suzumushi dera Official Site: http://www.suzutera.or.jp/ Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/yzHna Reccommend: 3/5 point ○Kyoto Guide Kyoto City Travel Guide: http://kyoto.travel/en ○Japan...
【阪急電鉄/前面展望】京都線上り・西向日〜東向日('13/11)
阪急京都本線上り・西向日〜東向日の前面展望です。 Hankyu Corporation Kyoto-Line, Nishi-muko Station - Higashi-muko Station Muko City Kyoto Pref. Japan http://pikarail.sakura....
【阪急電鉄/前面展望】京都線上り・長岡天神〜西向日('13/11)
阪急京都本線上り・長岡天神〜西向日の前面展望です。 Hankyu Corporation Kyoto-Line, Nagaoka-Tenjin Station - Nishi-muko Station Nagaokakyo City Kyoto Pref. Japan http://pikar...
【駅トホ車窓展望】阪急電鉄京都本線 桂~茨木市駅間-Hankyu Kyoto Main Line/Katsura-Ibaraki-shi【動画で電車旅】
阪急電鉄・京都本線の桂駅~茨木市駅間の車窓動画です。 並走する東海道線やのどがな田舎風景(といっていいのか)を 眺めた先にはお菓子メーカ...
アキーラさんお薦め!京都・大原の寺院7,三千院Temples,Ohara,Kyoto,Japan
平成24年1月に京都を訪問した際に、京都の郊外にある大原を訪れた。ここは京都駅からバスで1時間程掛った。田舎の景色を堪能できる。三千院、勝林院、宝泉院等を訪れた。京都市内の寺院もいいのだが、郊外の ...
阪急嵐山線6300系 桂駅発車 Hankyu 6300 series EMU
1号線から出発する嵐山行き電車。 Hankyu Arashiyama Lines commuter train depart from Katsura station, Kyoto City, Japan.
(4K)京都・長岡天満宮・長岡稲荷大明神 - Nagaoka tenman-gu shrine,Kyoto
長岡天満宮は、京都府長岡京市に鎮座する神社。旧社格は府社。市民からは「天神さん、長天さん」と呼ばれ親しまれている。 長岡京市はかつて...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Arashiyama
is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally-designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.
Katsura Imperial Villa
The Katsura Imperial Villa, or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of Japan's most important large-scale cultural treasures. Its gardens are a masterpiece of Japanese gardening, and the buildings are even more important, one of the greatest achievements of Japanese architecture. The palace includes a shoin ("drawing room"), tea houses, and a strolling garden.
International Research Center for Japanese Studies
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (国際日本文化研究センター, Kokusai Nihon Bunka Kenkyū Sentā), or Nichibunken (日文研), is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. Along with the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National Museum of Japanese History, and the National Museum of Ethnology, it is one of the National Institutes for the Humanities. The center is devoted to research related to Japanese culture.
Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto
Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "west capital ward" and it is situated on the western edge of the city, to the south of center. The ward was established on October 1, 1976, after it was separated from Ukyō-ku. The Katsura River is the border between Nishikyo-ku and Ukyo-ku. Katsura Imperial Villa, on that river, is one of the most widely known features of Nishikyo-ku.
Iwatayama Monkey Park
Iwatayama Monkey Park is a commercial park located in Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. The park is on Mt Arashiyama, on the same side of the Oi River as the train station. It is inhabited by a troop of over 170 Japanese macaque monkeys. The animals are wild but can be fed food purchased at the site.
Katsura Station
is a railway station located about 15 kilometers from the center of Kyoto, near the Katsura River. The station provides transportation on the Hankyu Kyoto Line for the residents of Katsura, as well as a hub connecting to the communities along the Hankyu Arashiyama Line. The station opened on November 1, 1928. Katsura Station features Hankyu Mew, a small 5-story shopping facility with clothing, book, 100 yen stores and restaurants such as KFC and Mos Burger.
Arashiyama Station (Hankyu)
Arashiyama Station is a railway station in Kyoto, Japan. It is the terminal station of the Hankyu Arashiyama Line. The station is a short walk from Nakanoshima Park and Togetsukyo Bridge. In spring, sakura trees lining the station light up in an array of white and pink.
Matsunoo-taisha
Matsunoo-taisha is a Shinto shrine located at the far western end of Shijo Street, approximately 1.3 kilometers south of the Arashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan. It is home to a spring at the base of the mountain, Arashiyama, that is believed to be blessed. It is said that during the move of the capital from Nagaoka to Kyoto, a noble saw a turtle bathing in under the spring's waterfall and created a shrine there.
Rakusaiguchi Station
Rakusaiguchi Station is a train station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. It was opened on March 16, 2003, and serves the communities nestled between Katsura and Muko.
Shigureden
Shigureden is a theme park in Kyoto, Japan. On January 27, 2006 Nintendo opened an exhibition in this park called "Ogura Hundred Poems by famed 100 poets", featuring poetry-related karuta, animated floors and interactivity through the use of special Nintendo DS.
Matsuo Station (Kyoto)
Matsuo Station on the Hankyu Arashiyama Line is located a short walk from both the Katsura River and Matsuo Shrine in Kyoto. During the late fall, the Momiji trees that line the station provide a spectacular display of red, orange, and yellow leaves. The station is accessible by wheelchairs although passengers of Katsura-bound trains have to use a special gate for wheelchairs. Kyoto Bus #3 to Kyoto Station also connects to the station.
Saihō-ji (Kyoto)
is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as "Koke-dera", meaning "moss temple", while the formal name is "Kōinzan Saihō-ji" . The temple, primarily constructed to honor Amitabha, was first founded by Gyōki and was later restored by Musō Soseki. In 1994, Saihō-ji was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".
Nagaoka-kyō
Nagaoka-kyō was the capital of Japan from 784 to 794. Its location was reported as Otokuni District, Yamashiro Province, and Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, which took its name from the capital. Parts of the capital were in what is now the city of Nagaokakyō, while other parts were in the present-day Mukō and Nishikyō-ku, the latter of which belongs to the city of Kyoto. In 784, the Emperor Kammu moved the capital from Nara (then called Heijō).
Mukōmachi Station
is a railway station located in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 6.4 km to Kyoto Station, 36.4 km to Osaka Station and 520.0 km to Tokyo Station. Mukōmachi Station is one of three railway stations in the city of Mukō; the others are Nishi-Mukō and Higashi-Mukō stations on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
Nagaokakyō Station
is a railway station located in Nagaokakyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 10.1 km to Kyoto Station, 32.7 km to Osaka Station and 523.7 km to Tokyo Station. Nagaokakyō Station is one of the two railway stations in the city of Nagaokakyō. The other is Nagaoka-Tenjin Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
Nishi-Mukō Station
Nishi-Mukō Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Muko, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Nagaoka-Tenjin Station
Nagaoka-Tenjin Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Higashi-Mukō Station
Higashi-Mukō Station is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Kyoto City University of Arts
Kyoto City University of Arts is a municipal university of general art and music art in Kyoto, Japan. Established in 1880, it is the oldest university of art in Japan. (The Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music was established in 1885. ) Among its faculty and graduates have been 16 recipients of the Order of Culture, 24 members of the Japan Art Academy, and 10 artists who have been designated living national treasures.
Katsuragawa Station (Kyoto)
Katsuragawa Station is a railway station located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan, on the JR Kyoto Line operated by JR West. It opened on October 18, 2008. Katsuragawa is between Nishiōji and Mukōmachi Stations, west of the bridges over the Katsura River (Katsuragawa in Japanese). The station on a four-track section has a single island platform between center two tracks. It serves trains 12 cars long.
Kyoto College of Economics
Kyoto College of Economics is a private junior college in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, established in 1993. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1907.
Kyoto Seizan College
Kyoto Seizan College is a private junior college in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan, established in 1950. The present name was adopted in 2004.
Kami-Katsura Station
Kami-Katsura Station is a train station in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Ōharano Shrine
Ōharano Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Ōhorano is dedicated to the Fujiwara tutelary kami, Amenokoyane, who was said to have assisted in the founding of the state.
Yoshimine-dera
Yoshimine-dera (善峯寺) is a temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism in the western ward of Nishikyō-ku, in Kyoto. It is built on the western hills (Nishiyama) overlooking the city. It was founded in 1029 by Gensan. The main image is a statue of thousand-armed Kannon. Notable features include the "Gliding Dragon" pine tree (Yōryu no matsu, a natural monument), which was trained to grow horizontally and was once over 50 meters long, and a Tahōtō two-story pagoda (an Important Cultural Asset).