Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

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Kyoto Tower is visible from miles away.
Kyoto Tower is visible from miles away.

Shimogyo (下京区 Shimogyō-ku?) is one of the eleven wards in the city of 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 Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku.

Shimogyō-ku has a population of 74,897 and an area of 6.82 km². Three rivers, Horikawa, Kamogawa and Takasegawa, are in the ward.

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