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Ward of Kyoto in Kinki, Japan

Ukyo 右京区
Ward of Kyoto
Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama
Location of Ukyo in Kyoto
UkyoLocation in Japan
Coordinates: 35°0′37″N 135°42′58″E / 35.01028°N 135.71611°E / 35.01028; 135.71611
Country	Japan
Region	Kinki (Kansai)
Prefecture	Kyoto
Area
• Total	292.07 km (112.77 sq mi)
Population
• Total	202,047
• Density	690/km (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Uzumasa Shimokeibu-chō 12, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (京都府京都市右京区太秦下刑部町12) 616-8511
Website	www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/ukyo/

Ukyō-ku (右京区) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

History

The meaning of ukyō (右京) is "on the Emperor's right." When residing in the Kyoto Imperial Palace the emperor would sit facing south, thus the western direction would be to his right. Similarly, there is a ward to the east called Sakyō-ku (左京区), meaning "the ward on the Emperor's left." In old times, ukyō was referring to the western part of the capital. The area of ancient Ukyō slightly overlaps the area of present Ukyō-ku.

The ward was established in 1931 when nine villages merged to form it.

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 square kilometres (28.68 sq mi) to 291.95 square kilometres (112.72 sq mi), and made it the largest ward in the city by area.

As of October 1, 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 202,047, with 97,849 households and a density of 692 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,790/sq mi).

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1980	192,646	—
1990	195,323	+1.4%
2000	195,573	+0.1%
2010	202,943	+3.8%
2020	202,047	−0.4%

Geography

Mountains

Iwatayama
Mount Atago
Mount Ogura

Rivers

Arisugawa
Katsura River
Tenjin River (Kamiya River)
Yugegawa

Adjacent municipalities

Kyoto wards of: Kita-ku, Sakyo-ku, Nakagyo-ku, Shimogyo-ku, Nishikyo-ku, and Minami-ku.
Kameoka, Kyoto
Nantan, Kyoto

Sights

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 Sagano Romantic Train and 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 Toei Uzumasa Eigamura studios and the center of Japan's television and film industries.