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is one of the eleven wards
Wards of Kyoto

The city of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan has eleven Wards of Japan.Unlike the 23 special wards of Tokyo, the wards of Kyoto are not separate Municipalities of Japan, they are divisions just for municipal administration....
 in the city
Municipalities of Japan

Japan has three levels of government: Government of Japan, Prefectures of Japan, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities....
 of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kinki region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Shimogyo-ku
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven Wards of Kyoto in the Municipalities of Japan of Kyoto, Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku, Kyoto....
. During the years 1931 to 1976 it also covered the area of present-day Yamashina-ku
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven Wards of Kyoto in the Municipalities of Japan of Kyoto, Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tokaido Main Line ....
, which was an independent town
Towns of Japan

A town is a Local government in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, Cities of Japan, and Villages of Japan. Geographically, a town is contained within a Prefectures of Japan....
 until its merger into the city in 1931. The name literally means "Eastern Mountain District".

Interposed between the Kamo River
Kamo River

The Kamo River is a river in Kyoto, Japan. It is 31 km long and is a tributary of the Yodo River.It rises from Mount Sajikigatake in the north of Kyoto, and goes through the center of the city and then meets the Katsura River at Fushimi, Kyoto....
 and the Higashiyama mountain range, Higashiyama-ku is roughly bounded by the Sanjo street in the north, and the Jujo street in the south.






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is one of the eleven wards
Wards of Kyoto

The city of Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan has eleven Wards of Japan.Unlike the 23 special wards of Tokyo, the wards of Kyoto are not separate Municipalities of Japan, they are divisions just for municipal administration....
 in the city
Municipalities of Japan

Japan has three levels of government: Government of Japan, Prefectures of Japan, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities....
 of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kinki region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
. It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Shimogyo-ku
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven Wards of Kyoto in the Municipalities of Japan of Kyoto, Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku, Kyoto....
. During the years 1931 to 1976 it also covered the area of present-day Yamashina-ku
Yamashina-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven Wards of Kyoto in the Municipalities of Japan of Kyoto, Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tokaido Main Line ....
, which was an independent town
Towns of Japan

A town is a Local government in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, Cities of Japan, and Villages of Japan. Geographically, a town is contained within a Prefectures of Japan....
 until its merger into the city in 1931. The name literally means "Eastern Mountain District".

Interposed between the Kamo River
Kamo River

The Kamo River is a river in Kyoto, Japan. It is 31 km long and is a tributary of the Yodo River.It rises from Mount Sajikigatake in the north of Kyoto, and goes through the center of the city and then meets the Katsura River at Fushimi, Kyoto....
 and the Higashiyama mountain range, Higashiyama-ku is roughly bounded by the Sanjo street in the north, and the Jujo street in the south. Historically, this area lay outside the official boundaries of the city of Kyoto. The western part consists mainly of residential areas, whereas the eastern part is covered by forests. In the north, between the Kamo River and Higashi-oji street, there is a commercial district, and in the south there is a semi-industrial zone.

Many of the locations central to the development of 15th century Japanese culture known as Higashiyama Bunka are found here or in Sakyo-ku
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven Wards of Kyoto in the Municipalities of Japan of Kyoto, Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto....
. Both the entertainment district of Gion
Gion

Gion is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages, in front of Yasaka Shrine. The district was built to accommodate the needs of travelers and visitors to the shrine....
 in front of Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine

, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijo-dori , it was built originally in 656....
, and the area around the stone-paved roads Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka that lead up to the World Heritage Kiyomizu Temple, enjoy protected status to preserve the traditional style buildings. Other temples and shrines in the ward include Tofuku-ji
Tofuku-ji

is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto in Kyoto, Japan. Tofuku-ji takes its name from two temples in Nara, Nara, Todai-ji and Kofuku-ji....
, Kennin-ji
Kennin-ji

File:Kenninji Kyoto06n4272.jpgFile:Kenninji01s1920.jpgFile:Kennin-ji, Kyoto, Japan - interior garden.JPG, is a historic Zen Buddhism temple at 584 Komatsu-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, near Gion in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan....
, Kodai-ji
Kodai-ji

, formally identified as , is a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan?the largest subtemple of the Kennin-ji branch....
, and Sanjusangen-do
Sanjusangen-do

is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto of Kyoto, Japan. Officially known as "Rengeo-in" , or Hall of the Lotus King, Sanjusangendo belongs to and is run by the Myoho-in temple, a part of the Tendai school of Buddhism....
. The Kyoto National Museum
Kyoto National Museum

The is one of the three formerly imperially-mandated art museums in Japan. The museum is located in Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto. The collections of the Kyoto National Museum focus on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art....
 is also located inside Higashiyama-ku.

Due to the restrictions against urban development, the population inside the ward is continually decreasing. Higashiyama-ku has the lowest population of all the wards in Kyoto, and a disproportionate number of elderly people.

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