Temple
Zenkyo-An
Higashiyama•128m(2 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Miyagawa-chō
宮川町Higashiyama, Kyoto
Culture
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Miyagawa-chō is one of the hanamachi, or geisha districts, of Kyoto, in Higashiyama Ward along Miyagawa-chō street between Shijō and Gojō. Its name means 'Shrine River', a nickname for the stretch of the Kamo River just south of Shijō, where the mikoshi of Yasaka Shrine used to be purified during the Gion Festival.
The district grew from the kabuki entertainment that gathered on the Kamo riverbanks, with small theaters and teahouses, some of them operating on boats. Kabuki has since moved on, but the Minami-za theatre still stands on its historical spot on the east bank. Miyagawa-chō has its own kaburenjō theater, which reopened after renovation in 2025, and each spring it hosts the geisha dance Kyō Odori. Part of the district is a protected historic landscape area, and its crest of three interlocked rings stands for the unity of shrines and temples, townspeople and teahouses.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Miyagawa-chō that give goshuin, closest first.
Temple
Kennin-ji
Higashiyama•239m(3 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Temple
Ryosoku-in
Higashiyama•297m(4 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 3
Temple
Rokuharamitsu-ji
Higashiyama•334m(4 min walk)
Temple
Rokudo Chinno-ji
Higashiyama•407m(5 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 2
Shrine
Yasui Kompiragu
Higashiyama•424m(5 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Temple
Yasaka Koshin-do
Higashiyama•696m(9 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 4
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Visit Duration
60 minutes
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