Yamashina-ku, Kyoto

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

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.

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

Kankikō-ji (歓喜光寺) is a Buddhist temple affiliated with Ji-shū, located in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 1291 by Shōkai (聖戒) with the support of Grand Chancellor Kujō Tadanori. Shōkai was a close relative and disciple of Ippen, the founder of Ji shū. During its history, the temple suffered several fires and was completely moved on several occasions: notably between 1573 and 1592, in 1907 and finally in 1975. In addition to the main hall dedicated to Amida, Kankikō-ji includes several secondary temples including one dedicated to Jizō Bosatsu. Kankikō-ji is best known for holding the original Illustrated Biography of the Itinerant Monk Ippen (National Treasure) since 1299, which is both the oldest surviving document on Ippen's life and the founding of Ji shū and a major work of art among Kamakura period emakimono. The temple is still the legal owner, but for preservation reasons the work is stored at the Kyoto and Nara National Museums.

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

Kajū-ji (勧修寺, Kajū-ji), also sometimes spelled "Kwajū-ji" or "Kanshu-ji, is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

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.

Zuishin-in (随心院) is a Buddhist temple located in the Onogoryō-chō neighborhood of Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is a head temple of the Zentsuji school of Shingon Buddhsm. Its sangō prefix is Ushiyama (牛山). The Ono district where the temple is located is considered the base of the Ono clan, and Zuishin-in is also known as a temple associated with the famed Heian period poetess Ono no Komachi. Its precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1966.

Kyoto Tachibana University (京都橘大学, Kyōto Tachibana Daigaku) is a private university in Yamashina, Kyoto, Japan. The university was founded in 1967 (1967) as a private university for women with the motto "to encourage and foster independent women". In 2005, the university became co-educational.

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University (京都薬科大学, Kyoto yakka daigaku) is a private university in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The school's predecessor was founded in 1884. It was chartered as a university in 1949. Because it trains pharmacist-scientists, pharmacists that also possess research skills, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University has laboratories in a wide range of fields. Each laboratory has about 10 members that focus on their research. Students perform research for their pharmaceutical specializations.

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.