Shimogyō-ku (下京区) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Shijō Street on the northern edge of the area, especially around the Shijō Kawaramachi intersection, is the busiest shopping district in the city.

Kyoto Station has an extensive shopping center, including a department store in the station building, and the underground Porta mall.

Three rivers, Horikawa, Kamogawa and Takasegawa pass through the ward.

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