Kita-ku, Kyoto

Ward of Kyoto in Japan

Kita (北区, Kita-ku) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "North Ward." As of 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 117,165 people.^[1]

Hiragino typeface is named after an area in the ward.

Demographics

Education

Universities

• Bukkyo University
• Kyoto Sangyo University
• Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus
• Otani University

Primary and secondary schools

The community previously had a North Korean school, Kyoto Korean No. 3 Elementary School (京都朝鮮第三初級学校).^[2]

Culture

• Kyoto Museum for World Peace
• Ōtani University Museum
• Museum of Furuta Oribe
• Koryo Museum of Art

Temples and Landmarks

• Daitoku-ji a famous Rinzai sect temple.
• Kamigamo Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
• Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, one of Japan's most famous temples.
• Imamiya Shrine, an ancient Shinto shrine dedicated to healing.
• Shinnyō-ji, a sub temple of Shōkoku-ji, famous for spring Iris blossoms.

References

1. 京都市統計ポータル／推計人口 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 2, 2022.
2. "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. November 6, 2005. Retrieved on October 15, 2015.

External links

Media related to Kita-ku, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)