Sakyō-ku ( 左京区 , Sakyō-ku ) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto , in Kyoto Prefecture , Japan . It is located in the northeastern part of the city.
14-404: Tsuji ( 辻 , Tsuji ) is a Japanese surname meaning "crossroads". Notable people with the surname include: Arts [ edit ] Ayano Tsuji (born 1978), a Japanese pop singer Ayumi Tsuji (born 1984), a Japanese voice actress from Ehime Prefecture Daisuke Tsuji (born 1982), Japanese-American actor Hitonari Tsuji (born 1959),
28-645: A 20th-century Japanese army officer and war criminal Shintaro Tsuji (born 1927), founder of the Japanese company Sanrio Yasuhiro Tsuji (born 1955), a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan who served two terms in the National Diet Yota Tsuji ( 辻 陽太 , born 1993) , Japanese professional wrestler Jiro Tsuji, a Japanese chemist who pioneered the Tsuji–Trost reaction Ryuu Tsuji,
42-433: A Japanese novelist, composer, and film director (also known as Jinsei Tsuji) Jun Tsuji (1884–1944), a Japanese poet, essayist, and playwright Kazuhiro Tsuji, former name of Kazu Hiro , American special effects make-up artist Kunio Tsuji (1925–1999), a Japanese novelist and scholar of French literature Masaki Tsuji (born 1932), a Japanese anime scenario writer and mystery novelist Nozomi Tsuji (born 1987),
56-532: A Japanese pop singer Shion Tsuji (born 1990), a Japanese singer-songwriter best known for her song "Sky Chord (Otona ni Naru Kimi e)" Sports [ edit ] Chie Tsuji (born 1969), a Japanese volleyball player Hatsuhiko Tsuji (born 1958), a Japanese baseball player Naoto Tsuji (born 1989), a Japanese basketball player Shugo Tsuji ( 辻 周吾 , born 1997) , Japanese footballer Other [ edit ] Kiyoto Tsuji ( 辻 清人 , born 1979) , Japanese politician Masanobu Tsuji (1901–1968),
70-414: A fictional character from S · A: Special A References [ edit ] ^ Tsuji, Nathan. "Nathan Tsuji" . WASHINGTON MENS GYMNASTICS . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Tsuji . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
84-574: Is "on the Emperor's left." When residing in the Kyoto Imperial Palace the emperor would sit facing south, thus the eastern direction would be to his left. Similarly, there is a ward to the west called Ukyō-ku (右京区), meaning "the ward on the Emperor's right." In old times, sakyō was referring to the eastern part of the capital, but the present Sakyō-ku is bounded to the west by the Kamo River and
98-515: Is a J-pop singer famous in Japan for her unconventional light singing style and ukulele music. She rose to fame after performing the end-title track for the Studio Ghibli film The Cat Returns in 2002. Her other music for TV and anime includes "Tanpopo" for Tensai Terebi Kun. In 1993, Tsuji attended Kyoto City Dohda Senior High School of Arts where, during an activities class, she started to learn
112-568: Is the terminal for both the Keihan railway with trains running south to Osaka , and the Eizan railway running north to Yase [ ja ] and Kurama . According to census data, the population of Sakyō-ku has been decreasing since 1980. Famous places located inside Sakyō-ku include Ginkaku-ji , Nanzen-ji , Kamo Shrine , Heian Shrine , and Hōnen-in . See also: Rurikō-in Buddhist temple In
126-608: Is thus outside the historical capital. It was created in 1929 when it was split off from Kamigyō-ku . It is located in the north-east corner of Kyoto city. In the east, it borders the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture . In the south Sanjō Street separates it from Higashiyama-ku and Yamashina-ku . In the north, it borders the city of Nantan in Kyoto Prefecture and Takashima in Shiga Prefecture. In central Kyoto,
140-533: The Kamo River flows on the western border of this ward. Areas like Iwakura [ ja ] have been designated urbanization control areas, where large-scale exploitation and erection of tall buildings is restricted. Many rice fields remain in this area. The northern part of Sakyō-ku is mountainous and has a thriving forest industry. The large streets Kawabata [ ja ] , Higashiōji [ ja ] and Shirakawa [ ja ] run from south to north. The train station Demachiyanagi
154-465: The ukulele after finding her hands were too small to correctly hold and play the guitar. In 1996, Tsuji attended Ryukoku University as a student under the literature department. She graduated as a historian from Ryukoku University's Department of Oriental History . In 1998, she released a mini-album entitled Urara from LD & K Records , making this her independent debut as a musician. Saky%C5%8D-ku, Kyoto The meaning of sakyō (左京)
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#1733084594258168-535: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsuji&oldid=1127340174 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ayano Tsuji Ayano Tsuji ( つじ あやの(辻 亜弥乃) , Tsuji Ayano , born January 6, 1978, in Sakyō-ku , Kyoto, Japan)
182-580: The main Daimonji-yama. The South Korean government maintains the Korea Education Institution ( Korean : 교토한국교육원 , Japanese : 京都韓国教育院 ) in Sakyō-ku. The ward contains 23 elementary schools (of which 3 are private), 7 public middle schools, and 7 public high schools. It also has 5 private schools that are both middle and high schools. Several universities are located in the ward, including
196-724: The northern parts are Kuramadera , Kifunejinja , Sanzen-in , the ruins of a house where Iwakura Tomomi was imprisoned, the Shugakuin Imperial Villa and Manshuin Temple , and the Kyoto International Conference Hall where the Kyoto Protocol was adopted. Sakyō-ku also contains the Kyoto Botanical Garden and several of the mountains lit up during the yearly Gozan no Okuribi festival, including
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