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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The word , as opposed to , refers to the western half of the ancient capital of Heiankyō (Kyoto) – the palace faced ''south,'' hence west was to the right. The area of ancient Ukyō slightly overlaps the area of present Ukyō-ku. Ukyo-ku is home to many renowned sites, including *Arashiyama, a hill famed for its maple leaves and the Togetsu-kyō, the Bridge to the Moon *Ninna-ji, a Buddhist temple with a fine pagoda *Ryōan-ji, the Zen Buddhist temple with the ''karesansui'' (dry-landscape, i.e. raked stones) garden *Tenryū-ji,the head temple of the Tenryū branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism *Sagano, a neighborhood with many temples, including the Nonomiya Shrine as well as Rakushi-sha, the Fallen Persimmon Hut *Uzumasa, the location of Kōryū-ji, a temple founded before Kyoto became the Imperial capital. The neighborhood is also the home of the Tōei Uzumasa Eigamura studios and the center of Japan's television and film industries. *Nissin Electric, a global electrical equipment company.〔"(Company Outline )." Nissin Electric. Retrieved on January 30, 2015.〕 *The multinational Dynic Corporation is also headquartered in the ward.〔"(Company Profile )." Dynic Corporation. Retrieved on March 24, 2014.〕 On April 1, 2005, the ward expanded its territory to the area of former town of Keihoku when the town merged into the city of Kyoto. This increased the ward's territory from 74.27 km² to 291.95 km². As of February 1, 2012, the ward has an estimated population of 203,037, with 91,707 households and a density of 695.45 persons per km². ==Education== The ward has a North Korean school: Kyoto Korean No. 2 Elementary School (京都朝鮮第二初級学校).〔"(ウリハッキョ一覧 )" ((Archive )). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.〕 File:Ryoanji3361.jpg|The karesansui garden at Ryoan-ji is one of Kyoto's most famous sights. File:Ninnaji Kyoto07n4500.jpg|Ninna-ji Temple File:Tenryuji Kyoto.jpg|Tenryū-ji Temple File:Kouryuji Roumon.jpg|Rou Gate in Kōryū-ji Temple, and Randen Street-car File:Jrballe hozu river 2007 001.JPG|Hozu River and Gorge File:Kiyotaki stream.jpg|Kiyotaki river in Takao area 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ukyō-ku, Kyoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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