Kita-ku, Kyoto

Kita (北区) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "North Ward." As of 2020, the ward has an estimated population of 117,165 people.

Hiragino typeface is named after an area in the ward.

Universities

 * Bukkyo University
 * Kyoto Sangyo University
 * Ritsumeikan University, Kinugasa Campus
 * Otani University

Primary and secondary schools
The community previously had a North Korean school, Kyoto Korean No. 3 Elementary School (京都朝鮮第三初級学校).

Culture

 * Kyoto Museum for World Peace
 * Ōtani University Museum
 * Museum of Furuta Oribe
 * Koryo Museum of Art

Temples and Landmarks

 * Daitoku-ji a famous Rinzai sect temple.
 * Kamigamo Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Japan.
 * Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, one of Japan's most famous temples.
 * Imamiya Shrine, an ancient Shinto shrine dedicated to healing.
 * Shinnyō-ji, a sub temple of Shōkoku-ji, famous for spring Iris blossoms.