The temple grounds are a short walk west from Kitaoji subway station in northern Kyoto.
There are only a very small number of neighborhoods most notably Yanesen, which is northwest of Ueno Park and reachable by a short walk west from JR East Nippori and Nishi-Nippori Stations that survived the firebombing raids, and even these neighborhoods saw a lot of development post World War II.
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The Tokyo metropolitan government has created a new logo and slogan, "Tokyo Tokyo Old meets New" the first Tokyo depicted in a brushstroke font and the second in a Gothic block typeface , to effectively convey the attractions of Tokyo overseas.