Map of Kamigyō-ku, Japan

Kamigyō-ku is a city in Kyoto, Japan, with a population of about 83,000. It lies at 35.0295°N, 135.7567°E. Kamigyō-ku is about 364 km (226 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kyoto, 1 km to the south.

Kamigyō-ku at a glance

Where is Kamigyō-ku?

• The 5th largest city in Kyoto on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kamigyō-ku

• Kyoto — 1 km south
• Arashiyama — 7 km west
• Mukō — 9 km southwest
• Ōtsu — 11 km east
• Uji — 16 km south
• Kameoka — 16 km west
• Yawata — 18 km south
• Kusatsu — 19 km east
• Moriyama — 21 km east
• Jōyō — 21 km south

Largest cities in Kyoto

• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Uji — 192,925
• Kameoka — 97,181
• Maizuru — 92,465
• Kizugawa — 77,907
• Fukuchiyama — 77,306
• Jōyō — 74,607
• Kyōtanabe — 73,753
• Yawata — 71,656
• Tanabe — 65,903

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.