Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
Sakyō
左京区 | |
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Ward of Kyoto | |
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Sakyō-ku (左京区, Sakyō-ku) is one of the eleven
History
The meaning of sakyō (左京) is "on the Emperor's left." When residing in the Kyoto Imperial Palace the emperor would sit facing south, thus the eastern direction would be to his left. Similarly, there is a ward to the west called Ukyō-ku (右京区), meaning "the ward on the Emperor's right." In old times, sakyō was referring to the eastern part of the capital, but the present Sakyō-ku is bounded to the west by the Kamo River and is thus outside the historical capital.
It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Kamigyō-ku.
Geography
It is located in the north-east corner of Kyoto city. In the east, it borders the city of
Areas like Iwakura have been designated urbanization control areas, where large-scale exploitation and erection of tall buildings is restricted. Many rice fields remain in this area. The northern part of Sakyō-ku is mountainous and has a thriving forest industry.
The large streets
.Demographics
According to census data, the population of Sakyō-ku has been decreasing since 1980.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1930 | 97,448 | — |
1940 | 127,571 | +30.9% |
1950 | 152,148 | +19.3% |
1960 | 177,692 | +16.8% |
1970 | 188,434 | +6.0% |
1980 | 185,645 | −1.5% |
1990 | 173,282 | −6.7% |
2000 | 171,556 | −1.0% |
2010 | 168,802 | −1.6% |
2020 | 166,039 | −1.6% |
Source: [1] |
Sights
Famous places located inside Sakyō-ku include
In the northern parts are
Sakyō-ku also contains the Kyoto Botanical Garden and several of the mountains lit up during the yearly Gozan no Okuribi festival, including the main Daimonji-yama.
The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution (Korean: 교토한국교육원, Japanese: 京都韓国教育院) in Sakyō-ku.[1]
Education
The ward contains 23 elementary schools (of which 3 are private), 7 public middle schools, and 7 public high schools. It also has 5 private schools that are both middle and high schools.
Several universities are located in the ward, including the prominent Kyoto University.
- Kyoto University
- Kyoto Institute of Technology
- Kyoto Prefectural University
- Kyoto Seika University
- Kyoto University of the Arts
- Kyoto Notre Dame University
- Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics
The
References
- ^ "Home". Korea Education Institution. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
住所 (〒) 606-0802 京都市左京区下鴨宮崎町119
- ^ Home page. Kyoto Korean Junior High-High School. Retrieved on 14 October 2015. "京都朝鮮中高級学校 〒606-8282 京都府京都市左京区北白川外山町1"
External links
Media related to Sakyō-ku, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons
- The ward's official homepage (in Japanese)
- Government of Japan Ministry of the Environment article on Kyoto Protocol
- Pool of photographs taken in Sakyo-ku on Flickr (retrieved March 9, 2010)