Fushimi-ku

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, and is where the sake company Gekkeikan was founded.

• Name — Fushimi • Type — Ward of Kyoto • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Kinki (Kansai) • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Kyoto • Subdivision Type3 — District • Established Title — First official recorded • Established Date — 473 AD • Established Title2 — Fushimi City Settled • Established Date2 — May 1, 1929 • Established Title3 — Merger with Kyoto City • Established Date3 — April 1, 1931 • Extinct Title — Now part of • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Title1 — Vice Mayor • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 61.66 • Population Total — 277858 • Population As Of — October 1, 2020 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — JST • Utc Offset1 — +09:00 • Custom Label Sec1 — City hall address • Custom Data Sec1 — 681 Higashigumi-chō, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 612-8511 • Website — https: www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/fushimi/

The following companies have their headquarters in Fushimi: • Gekkeikan, a manufacturer of sake, plum wine, shōchū, mirin, and amazake • Kizakura, a manufacturer of sake and beer • Kyocera, an electronics and ceramics manufacturer • Murata Machinery, an industrial machines manufacturer • Shoutoku, a manufacturer of sake

Ryukoku University, Kyoto University of Education, Shuchiin University, and Temple University, Japan Campus Kyoto are based in the area. The ward has a North Korean school, Kyoto Korean Elementary School (京都朝鮮初級学校). • Kyoto Tachibana Junior and Senior High School • Kyoto Tachibana Junior High School • Kyoto Tachibana Senior High School

• Illustration — Kyoto Racecourse in 2007 • Daigo-ji – UNESCO World Heritage site • Emperor Kanmu Tomb • Emperor Meiji Tomb • Fushimi Castle-Toyotomi Hideyoshi's castle in Kyoto; also known as Momoyama Castle, one of the namesakes of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period of Japanese history • Fushimi Inari Shrine – top shrine of largest shrine network in Japan • Gekkeikan Ōkura Memorial Hall – sake brewing museum • Kyoto Racecourse

• Haruki Murakami - Japanese writer, essayist, marathon runner, award-winning novelist born Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, January 12, 1949. • Keiyo Aomatsu - Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League • Kumi Koda - Singer • Hideki Okajima - Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

• JR West • Nara Line • Inari • JR Fujinomori • Momoyama • Kintetsu Railway • Kyoto Line • Kamitobaguchi • Takeda • Kintetsu Tambabashi • Momoyamagoryomae • Mukaijima • Keihan Electric Railway • Keihan Main Line • Fushimi-Inari • Ryūkokudai-mae-fukakusa • Fujinomori • Sumizome • Tambabashi • Fushimi-Momoyama • Chūshojima • Yodo • Uji Line • Chūshojima • Kangetsukyō • Momoyama-minamiguchi • Kyoto City Subway • Karasuma Line • Kuinabashi • Takeda • Tozai Line • Daigo • Ishida

• Keiji Bypass • Meishin Expressway • Second Keihan Highway (Daini Keihan Road)

• Illustration — Fushimi Inari Shrine • Illustration — Teradaya • Illustration — Jōnan-gū • Illustration — A sightseeing boat in Fushimi Horikawa Canal