Historic districts
Kamigamo Shake Town, Kyoto
京都市上賀茂 (きょうとしかみがも)
Kamigamo Shake Town, Kyoto is a shrine priests' town in Kyoto, Kyoto, selected in 1988 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
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Key facts
- Designation
- Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings
- Type
- Historic districts
- Location
- Kyoto, Kyoto
- Address
- 京都府京都市
Key facts
- Designation
- Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings
- Type
- Historic districts
- Location
- Kyoto, Kyoto
- Address
- 京都府京都市
About the district
- Type of district
- shrine priests' town
- Area
- 2.7 hectares
- Selected
- December 16, 1988
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