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Yamashina Mido, also known as Yamashina Hongan-ji (山科本願寺), was a Buddhist temple in Kyoto which was used as a fortress by the Ikkō-ikki, an organization of warrior monks and lay zealots who opposed samurai rule.

Yamashina Station (山科駅, Yamashina-eki) is a train station in Yamashina-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The station has two separated sections: underground subway section and above-ground JR section. In addition, Keihan Yamashina Station (京阪山科駅, Keihan Yamashina-eki) on the Keishin Line of Keihan Electric Railway is located just in front of the JR station. This article also covers the Keihan station.

Gangyō-ji (元慶寺, Gangyō-ji) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, founded by the priest Henjō. The Emperor Kōkō endowed the temple and the emperor Kazan abdicated in this temple.

Misasagi Station (御陵駅, Misasagi-eki) is a train station in Yamashina-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Higashino Station (東野駅, Higashino-eki) is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Shinomiya Station (四宮駅, Shinomiya-eki) is a train station in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Kwasan Observatory is a Japanese observatory in the Kyoto University founded in 1929. Issei Yamamoto was the first director of the observatory.

Agon Shū (阿含宗) is a Japanese new religion in which the basic tenets are based on the Agamas, a collection of early Buddhist scriptures, which comprise the various recensions of the Sūtra Piṭaka. The organization was founded in 1954 by Kiriyama Seiyū (1921-2016) and was legally recognized in 1981; its headquarters are in Kyōto.

Nagitsuji Station (椥辻駅, Nagitsuji-eki) is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tōzai Line in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Yamashina (山科区, Yamashina-ku) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line (Biwako Line). The area of Yamashina-ku is 28.70 km2. As of October 1, 2021 the population of Yamashina-ku was 134,253. Historically, Yamashina was an important point for traffic connecting Kyoto and east part of Japan. In the Edo period, it flourished as a post town along the Tōkaidō road. In modern times, Yamashina has become a bed town for those commuting to urban areas of Kyoto and Osaka.

The Yamashina Botanical Research Institute (山科植物資料館) is a research botanical garden specializing in medicinal herbs, operated by Nippon Shinyaku and located at Oyakesaka no tsujicho 39, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. It is open from Monday through Friday; please write ahead for permission to visit. The institute was established in 1934. Today its garden is 8,000 m² in extent, and consists of one large and two small greenhouses, an arboretum, an herb garden, and a botany school with library and laboratories. It contains more than 3,000 species of medicinal and useful plants, including rare species of orchid, and cultivars of marijuana from around the world.

Villa Kujoyama is a French artistic institution located atop Mount Higashi in Kyoto, Japan, aimed at hosting French artists and creators in residence. Built in 1992 by architect Kato Kunio, Villa Kujoyama is now one of the oldest and most prestigious French residency programs in Asia.In 2022, Villa Kujoyama celebrated its 30th anniversary with a range of events held in both France and Japan. Since its inception, it has welcomed over 400 artists and creators who have had the opportunity to develop projects connected to Japan, encompassing a wide array of creative disciplines. Villa Kujoyama is one of the five branches of the Institut français du Japon. It operates in coordination with the Institut français and has been supported by the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation since 2014.