Fushimi-ku, Kyoto

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Fushimi
伏見区
Ward of Kyoto
Fushimi Momoyama Castle
Fushimi Momoyama Castle
Location of Fushimi in Kyoto
Location of Fushimi in Kyoto
Country Japan
Region Kinki (Kansai)
Prefecture Kyoto
First official recorded 473 AD
Fushimi City Settled May 1, 1929
Merger with Kyoto City April 1, 1931
Area
 • Total 61.66 km2 (23.81 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2020)
 • Total 277,858
 • Density 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone JST (UTC+09:00)
City hall address 681 Higashigumi-chō, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
612-8511
Website www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/fushimi/

Fushimi (伏見区 Fushimi-ku?) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with its rebuilt towers and gold-lined tea-room; and the Teradaya, an inn at which Sakamoto Ryōma was attacked and injured about a year before his assassination. Also of note is the Gokōgu shrine, which houses a stone used in the construction of Fushimi Castle. The water in the shrine is particularly famous and it is recorded as one of Japan's 100 best clear water spots.


Although written with different characters now, the name Fushimi (which used to be its own "town") originally comes from fusu + mizu, meaning "hidden water" or "underground water". In other words, the location was known for good spring water. The water of Fushimi has particularly soft characteristics, making it an essential component to the particular type of sake brewed in Fushimi. This also explains why the area developed as a sake-brewing center in Kyoto. Today, Fushimi is the second greatest area of Japan in terms of sake production,[1] and is where the sake company Gekkeikan was founded.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1940 92,714 —    
1950 105,437 +13.7%
1960 135,293 +28.3%
1970 190,569 +40.9%
1980 257,156 +34.9%
1990 280,276 +9.0%
2000 287,909 +2.7%
2010 284,085 −1.3%
2020 277,858 −2.2%
Source: [1]

Economy

The following companies have their headquarters in Fushimi:

Education

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Ryukoku University, Kyoto University of Education, and Shuchiin University are based in the area.

The ward has a North Korean school, Kyoto Korean Elementary School (京都朝鮮初級学校).,[8]

Sights

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Kyoto Racecourse in 2007

Famous People

Transportation

Train stations

Road

Gallery

  • FushimiInari.jpg

    Fushimi Inari Shrine

  • Teradaya fg2.jpg

    Teradaya

  • Jonangu Kyoto20n3200.jpg

    Jōnan-gū

  • Kyoto Fushimi Horikawa02s4592.jpg

    A sightseeing boat in Fushimi Horikawa Canal

References

  1. ↑ Kansai Window Archived 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine - "Japan's number one sake production", retrieved January 24, 2007
  2. ↑ Gekkeikan Script error: No such module "In lang".
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  8. ↑ "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website Script error: No such module "In lang".
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