Shijōdōri
District of Kyoto
in Kyōto-shi of Kyoto, Japan
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Osaka International Airport (24 mi) - Kobe Airport (40 mi)
- Kansai International Airport (50 mi)
- Chubu Centrair International Airport (61 mi)
- Tajima Airport (64 mi)
- Nagoya Airport (68 mi)
- Gifu Airport (68 mi)
- Fukui Airport (82 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (Unesco heritage, 3 mi)
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Himeji-jo (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.021 and 135.754 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 1' 15" and E 135° 45' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yen - JPY
- Spoken languages:
- Japanese
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 08:25 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- UTC/GMT offset: 9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:01 am and 11:45 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -30.250 and -50.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pinhal - References
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Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Japan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Japan. Last Update: 2024-05-04 08:22:41
Discover Shijōdōri
The district Shijōdōri of Kyoto in Kyōto-shi (Kyoto) is a subburb in Japan about 226 mi west of Tokyo, the country's capital city.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kamigyo-ku, Muko, Nagaoka, Otsu and Uji. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 43% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Nikko Princess Kyoto
Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo
(RYOKAN) Ryoan Kazuki
(RYOKAN) Inn Kawashima
Hotel Grand Bach Kyoto Select
WATAZEN RYOKAN
(RYOKAN) Matsui Honkan
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto-Shijokarasuma
Iori Machiya Stay Premium
TABIYA HOTEL
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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.
Kenmu Restoration
The Kenmu (or Kemmu) restoration (1333–1336) is the name given to both the three-year period of Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period, and the political events that took place in it. The restoration was an effort made by Emperor Go-Daigo to bring the Imperial House and the nobility it represented back into power, thus restoring a civilian government after almost a century and a half of military rule.
Kawaramachi Station (Kyoto)
is the terminal station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line of Hankyu Railway in Kyoto, Japan. The Kawaramachi and Shijo streets cross over the underground station. Gion-Shijo Station on the Keihan Railway Keihan Line is located beyond the Kamo River. The area around the station is one of commercial centers of Kyoto. The real estate around the station is the most valuable in Kyoto.
Ikedaya Incident
The Ikedaya Incident, also known as the Ikedaya Affair, was an armed encounter between the shishi which included masterless samurai formally employed by the Chōshū and Tosa clans, and the Shinsengumi, the Bakufu's special police force in Kyoto on July 8, 1864 at the Ikedaya Inn in Kyoto, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kyoto attracted unemployed ronin of varying allegiances.
Honnō-ji
Honnō-ji is a temple of the Nichiren branch of Buddhism located in Kyoto, Japan. Its honzon is mandara-honzon (曼荼羅本尊) from Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.
Sanjō Station (Kyoto)
Sanjō Station is the main Keihan Electric Railway station in Kyoto. It connects with Sanjo Keihan Station on the Kyoto Subway Tozai Line. It was opened for service on October 27, 1915, and has been in service ever since. Sanjo Station is located in the Higashiyama Ward, in Kyoto City. The station offers quick access to the Gion district and the main shopping district on Sanjo-dori.
Ponto-chō
Ponto-chō is a Hanamachi district in Kyoto, Japan, known for geisha and home to many geisha houses and traditional tea houses. Like Gion, Pontochō is famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment.
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station (京都市役所前駅 Kyōto shiyakusho-mae eki) is a stop on the Tozai Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway in Kyoto, Japan. It is in Nakagyo-ku. With the station number designation T12, its station color is kara kurenai. Because it lies beneath the Kawaramachi-Oike intersection, the station also carries signs with the name Kawaramachi Oike. The station has one island platform serving two tracks.
Karasuma Station
is one of the busiest stations outside of Umeda Station and Kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. Located at the intersection of Karasuma and Shijo Streets, the station is located underground from the myriad banks and financial institutions that populate the intersection. Daimaru and a few other stores on are located near the station, and there is a long underground walkway linking Karasuma Station with Kawaramachi Station.
Shijō Kawaramachi
Shijō Kawaramachi is a vibrant part of central Kyoto, Japan where Shijō and Kawaramachi Streets intersect. Kawaramachi Street runs parallel to the Kamo River on the eastern side of Kyoto, while Shijō Street runs east-west through the center of the city.
Bukkō-ji
, also known as the Temple of the Buddha Light, was originally named Kosho-ji, a Jōdo Shinshū temple in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, which later moved to the heart of Kyoto. The temple was founded and officially opened by Ryōgen in 1324. The name Kosho-ji was given to Ryōgen for the temple by Kakunyo, Hongan-ji's first head priest. While Bukkō-ji is technically an independent Jōdo Shinshū branch it has had close links to the Hongan-ji lineage since the time of Rennyo.
Kennin-ji
, is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, near Gion, at the end of Hanami Lane. It is considered to be one of the so-called Kyoto Gozan or "five most important Zen temples of Kyoto".
Heian-kyō
Heian-kyō (平安京, literally "tranquility and peace capital"), was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180. Emperor Kammu established it as the capital in 794, moving the Imperial Court there from nearby Nagaoka-kyō at the recommendation of his advisor Wake no Kiyomaro and marking the beginning of the Heian period of Japanese history.
Sanjō Ōhashi
Sanjō Ōhashi is a bridge in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It spans the Kamo River as part of Sanjō-dōri (三条大通り Third Avenue). It is well-known because it served as the ending location for both the Nakasendō and the Tōkaidō.
Karasuma Oike Station
Karasuma Oike Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line and Tōzai Line in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Shijō Station
is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is located beneath Karasuma Street, at the intersection with Shijō Street. The underground concourse of Shijō Station is connected with the underground concourse of Karasuma Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line under Shijō Street.
Gojō Station (Kyoto)
Gojō Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Gion-Shijō Station
Gion-Shijō Station is a railway station located in Higashiyama-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. All types of passenger trains, from local to limited express, stop at the station.
Nishiki Market
(literally "brocade market") is a marketplace in downtown Kyoto, located on a road one block north and parallel to Shijō Street and west of Teramachi Street . Rich with history and tradition, the market is renowned as the place to obtain many of Kyoto's famous foods and goods.
Teramachi Street
Teramachi Street is a historical street in Kyoto, Japan, running north-south. The area extending from Shijō Street to somewhat above Sanjō Street is an arcade containing an assortment of shops and services, both traditional and modern. The street's name literally means "Temple Town", similar to English "Templeton", and reflects the large number of temples moved there during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's remodeling of Kyoto in the 16th century.
Kyoto International Manga Museum
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is located in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The building housing the museum is the former Tatsuike Elementary School. The museum opened on November 25, 2006. Its collection of 200,000 items includes such rarities as Meiji period magazines and postwar rental books. The museum is a public-private partnership of Kyoto Seika University and the city of Kyoto. The city provided the building and land.
Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
Kiyomizu-Gojō Station is a railway station located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The station was renamed from Gojō Station on October 19, 2008, the date of opening of the Nakanoshima Line.
Ikenobo College
Ikenobo College is a private junior college in Kyoto, Japan, established in 1952.
Salon de thé François
Salon de thé François is a café in Kyoto, Japan, located at Nishikiyamachi-dōri-Shijō-kudaru; Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto. The building is one of Japan's Registered Tangible Cultural Properties.
Rokkaku-dō (temple)
, also known as Rokkaku-dō because of its main hall's hexagonal shape, is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, said to have been established by Prince Shotoku. This temple is part of the Saigoku Pilgrimage route.
Kyoto Art Center
The Kyoto Art Center is a venue for promoting the arts which is located in the heart of Kyoto, Japan. The center, a three-story reinforced-concrete building, occupies the site of the former Meirin Elementary School (founded by the people of Kyoto during the Meiji era). It has a studio, gallery, auditorium, Japanese-style hall, free space, library, an information corner, Japanese-style tea room, the Maeda Coffee Meirin coffee shop, a common room and shops.
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