2 landmarks in Kamigyo with verified facts and stories most people walk right past.
~2 min
Kitano Tenmangū
Kamigyo, Kamigyo, Kyoto, Japan
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Kitano Tenmangū is the shrine that every Japanese student visits before exams, because it's dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane — a 9th-century scholar-politician who was so brilliant that after his death he was deified as the god of learning.
~3 min
Kyoto Imperial Palace
3 Kyotogyoen, Kamigyo, Kyoto, 602-0881, Japan
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The Kyoto Imperial Palace was the Emperor's residence for over a thousand years — from 794 until the capital moved to Tokyo in 1869 — and it sits in the centre of the city like a quiet eye in a storm.
Explore Kamigyo with VoiceWalks
GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story.