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Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto

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Kamigyō-ku (上京区, かみぎょうく) 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 Kitano Tenmangu Shinto shrine, the Seimei shrine, nishijin-ori textiles, and the headquarters of the Omotesenke and Urasenke schools of Japanese tea ceremony. As of 2020, Kamigyō-ku 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.

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Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
Imadegawa-dori, Kyoto Kamigyo Ward

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上京区総合庁舎

Imadegawa-dori
602-8332 Kyoto, Kamigyo Ward
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