Yawata (八幡市, Yawata-shi) is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Population: 71,656
Latitude: 34° 52' 12.32" N
Longitude: 135° 42' 9.72" E
The Shugaku-in Imperial Villa (修学院離宮 Shugaku-in Rikyū?), or Shugaku-in Detached Palace, is a set of gardens and outbuildings (mostly tea-houses) in the hills of the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, Japan (separate from the Kyoto Imperial Palace). It is on…
Kansai Telecasting Corporation (関西テレビ放送株式会社, Kansai Terebi Hōsō Kabushiki Gaisha, KTV), often called Kansai TV (関西テレビ, Kansai-terebi) or Kantele (関テレ), is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Osaka, s…
Kansai Gaidai University (関西外国語大学, Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku), almost always abbreviated Kansai Gaidai (関西外大), is located in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. It is a private university focusing on foreign language studies. Kansai is the proper name of the lar…
Mount Atago (愛宕山, Atago-yama/san) is a 924m mountain in the northwestern part of Ukyo-ku, in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Maruyama Park (円山公園, Maruyama kōen) is a park in Kyoto, Japan. It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year (April). The park's star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shida…
Kennin-ji (建仁寺), is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, near Gion, at the end of Hanami Lane.
The Expo Commemoration Park (万博記念公園, Bampaku kinen kōen) or Expo '70 Commemorative Park is a park in Suita, Japan. It is north of Osaka (about 15 km from Umeda).
Myōshin-ji (妙心寺, Myōshin-ji) is a temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, and head temple of the associated branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.
Kōzan-ji (高山寺), officially Toganōsan Kōsan-ji (栂尾山高山寺), is a Buddhist temple of the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism in Umegahata Toganōchō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. Kōzan-ji is also known as Kōsan-ji and Toganō-dera. The temple was founded by the Shi…
Kamo Shrine (賀茂神社, Kamo-jinja) is a general term for an important Shinto sanctuary complex on both banks of the Kamo River in northeast Kyoto. It is centered on two shrines. The two shrines, an upper and a lower, lie in a corner of the old capital w…
The Ikedaya Incident (池田屋事件, Ikedaya jiken), also known as the Ikedaya Affair, was an armed encounter between the shishi which included masterless samurai (ronin) formally employed by the Chōshū and Tosa clans (han), and the Shinsengumi, the Bakufu'…
Nara Institute of Science and Technology (奈良先端科学技術大学院大学, Nara Sentan Kagaku Gijutsu Daigakuin Daigaku), abbreviated as NAIST, is a Japanese national university located in Ikoma, Nara of Kansai Science City. It was founded in 1991 with a focus on res…
Mii-dera (三井寺,御井寺), formally called Onjō-ji (園城寺), is a Buddhist temple located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu, in Shiga Prefecture. It is only a short distance from both Kyoto, and Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. The head temple of…
Kyoto Institute of Technology (京都工芸繊維大学, Kyōto Kōgei Sen'i Daigaku) in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese national university established in 1949. The history of the Institute extends back to two schools, Kyoto Craft High School (established in 1902 at Saky…
Expoland, located in Suita, Osaka, Japan, was opened as the amusement zone at the International Exposition in 1970 (Expo '70) and thrived for over 30 years as an amusement park.
Kyoto City University of Arts (京都市立芸術大学, Kyōto shiritsu geijutsu daigaku) is a municipal university of general art and music art in Kyoto, Japan. Established in 1880, it is the oldest university of art in Japan. (The Tokyo National University of Fin…
Kintetsu Nara Station (近鉄奈良駅, Kintetsu-Nara-eki) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Nara Line in Nara, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Corporation.
Kintetsu Hanazono Rugby Stadium (近鉄花園ラグビー場, Kintetsu Hanazono Ragubī-jō) in Higashiosaka is the oldest dedicated rugby union stadium in Japan.