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Kamigyō 上京区 | |
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Ward of Kyoto | |
  Top: TheShishinden is a majestic building in the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Bottom: An Exchange Corner at a kiosk in Demachi Shoutenkai featuring characters fromTamako Market. | |
 Location ofKamigyō-ku in Kyoto | |
  Kamigyō Location ofKamigyō-ku in Japan | |
| Coordinates:35°1′47″N135°45′24″E / 35.02972°N 135.75667°E /35.02972; 135.75667 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Kyoto |
| City | Kyoto |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (October 1, 2020) | |
• Total | 83,832 |
| • Density | 11,900/km2 (30,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Website | www |
Kamigyō-ku (上京区; かみぎょうく) is one of the elevenwards in thecity ofKyoto, inKyoto Prefecture,Japan. The ward was a district of residences for theroyalty,aristocrats, andupper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-kyō.[1] Located in the center of the present-day city of Kyoto, Japan, it previously occupied the northern region of the ancient capital of Kyoto. TheKamo River flows on the eastern border of the ward.
The ward is home to theKyoto Imperial Palace, theKitano TenmanguShinto shrine, theSeimei shrine,nishijin-ori textiles, and the headquarters of theOmotesenke andUrasenke schools ofJapanese 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 byKyoto Animation.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 148,427 | — |
| 1970 | 124,456 | −16.2% |
| 1980 | 99,262 | −20.2% |
| 1990 | 87,861 | −11.5% |
| 2000 | 84,187 | −4.2% |
| 2010 | 83,264 | −1.1% |
| 2020 | 83,832 | +0.7% |
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TheLycée Français de Kyoto, the French international school in Kansai, was in this ward.[2]
Kyoto International School is also in this ward.[3]
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