Kita-ku, Kyoto

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Kinkaku, the Golden Pavillion of Rokuon-ji, is one of the most famous landmarks of Kita-ku.

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 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 124,463 people.

[edit] Universities

• Bukkyo University
• Kyoto Sangyo University
• Ritsumeikan University
• Otani University

[edit] Temples and Landmarks

• Daitoku-ji a famous Rinzai sect temple.
• Kami Kamo Shrine, one the oldest shrines in Japan.
• Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavillion, one of Japan's most famous temples.

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