Ryoanji3361.jpg|thumb|The karesansui garden at Ryoan-ji is one of Kyoto's most famous sights. ]] Ukyō (右京区; -ku) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Ukyo-ku is home to many renowned sites, including

• Arashiyama, a hill famed for its maple leaves and the Togetsu-kyō, the Bridge to the Moon
• Ninna-ji, a Buddhist temple with a fine pagoda
• Ryoan-ji, the Zen Buddhist temple with the karesansui (dry-landscape, i.e. raked stones) garden
• Sagano, a neighborhood with many temples, as well as Rakushi-sha, the Fallen Persimmon Hut
• Uzumasa, the location of Koryu-ji, a temple founded before Kyoto became the Imperial capital. The neighborhood is also the home of the Tōei Uzumasa studios and the center of Japan's television and film industries.

As of 2003, the ward has an estimated population of 194,994 and a density of 2,625.47 persons per km². The total area is 74.27 km².

External links

• Ukyō official website

Wards of Kyoto

右京区