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Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...

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of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the

Kansai region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropoli ...

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. It is most well known in Japanese history for being the former Imperial

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for more than one thousand years, as well as a major part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.

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Geography of Kyoto

Geography of Kyoto * Kyoto is: ** a

*** capital of the Kyoto Prefecture * Population of Kyoto: 1,472,027 * Area of Kyoto: 827.83 km² (319.63 sq mi) * Atlas of Kyoto

Location of Kyoto

* Kyoto is situated within the following regions: **

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Environment of Kyoto

* Climate of Kyoto

Natural geographic features of Kyoto

* Canals in Kyoto ** Takase River * Mountains in Kyoto **

Mount Hiei is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan. The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tendai (Chin. Tiantai) sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei b ...

* Rivers in Kyoto ** Kamo River ** Katsura River ** Uji River

Areas of Kyoto

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Districts of Kyoto

* Arashiyama * Gion * Kamishichiken * Nishijin *

Shijō Kawaramachi is a vibrant part of central Kyoto, Japan where Shijō and Kawaramachi Streets intersect. Kawaramachi Street runs parallel to the Kamo River on the eastern side of Kyoto, while Shijō Street runs east–west through the center of the city. ...

Neighborhoods in Kyoto

* Katsura

Locations in Kyoto

* Tourist attractions in Kyoto ** Museums in Kyoto ** Shopping areas and markets ** Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto ** World Heritage Sites in Kyoto *** Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto

Kitamura Museum opened near the confluence of the Kamo and Takano Rivers in Kyoto, Japan, in 1977. The collection, based on that built up by businessman , comprises some 1,000 works including thirty-three Important Cultural Properties and nine Important Art ...

* Koryo Museum of Art * Kyoto Art Center *

Kyoto City Archaeological Museum The Kyoto City Archaeological Museum (京都市考古資料館) is located in Kyoto and showcases the city's archaeological findings. The building was constructed in 1914. A part of its exhibit are replicas of the golden tea utensils of the 16th ...

* Kyoto City Library of Historical Documents *

Kyoto International Manga Museum The Kyoto International Manga Museum (京都国際マンガミュージアム, Kyōto Kokusai Manga Myūjiamu) is located in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The museum's collection includes approximately 300,000 items as of 2016, with 50,000 volumes o ...

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art The is one of the oldest art museums in Japan. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Museums"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 671-673. It is located in Okazaki Park in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, and opened in 1928 as a commemoration of Emperor Hirohito's coro ...

Kyoto Museum for World Peace The is part of Ritsumeikan University in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Museum is accessible to the public for a 400–600 Yen fee. The displays and materials are mostly in Japanese but there is a 25-page English booklet describing the exhibits. The ...

* Kyoto National Museum * Kyoto Railway Museum *

Museum of Furuta Oribe Museum of Furuta Oribe (古田織部美術館) is a museum in Kita-ku, Kyoto, dedicated to works of Lord Furuta Oribe , whose birth name was , was a daimyō and celebrated master of the Japanese tea ceremony. He was originally a retainer of Oda N ...

* National Museum of Modern Art * Nomura Art Museum * Ōkōchi Sansō *

Ōtani University Museum opened in Kyoto, Japan, in 2003. The Ōtani University collection, which relates in particular to Shin Buddhist culture, includes ten Important Cultural Properties. Among these are the February 1041 ( Chōkyū 2) portion of , the diary of ; t ...

Ryozen Museum of History The is a history museum located in Kyoto, Japan. It specializes in the history of the Bakumatsu period and the Meiji Restoration. The Museum is next to the Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine The is a Shinto Shrine located in Kyoto, Japan. It hon ...

Sen-oku Hakuko Kan 250px, Sen-oku Hakuko Kan is located in Kyoto, Japan and houses a large collection of Chinese bronze vessels, Chinese and Japanese mirrors, and a few Chinese bronze Buddhist figures. The collection was brought together by Sumitomo Kichizaemon VI ...

* Shigureden *

Toei Kyoto Studio Park is a theme park and film set modeled after the Edo period located in Kyoto, Japan that opened its doors in 1975. It is situated in Toei Company's Kyoto Studio where movies have been produced. Projects filmed at the park include Sebastiano S ...

Palaces and villas in Kyoto

Fushimi Castle , also known as or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a Japanese castle located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto. Fushimi Castle was constructed from 1592 to 1594 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the end of the Sengoku period as his retirement residence. Fushimi Castl ...

** Golden Tea Room *

Heian Palace The was the original imperial palace of (present-day Kyoto), the capital of Japan, from 794 to 1227. The palace, which served as the imperial residence and the administrative centre for most of the Heian period (from 794 to 1185), was located ...

Jurakudai The Jurakudai or Jurakutei () was a palace constructed at the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Kyoto, Japan. Construction began in 1586, when Hideyoshi had taken the post of , and required nineteen months to complete. Its total area was almost eq ...

* Kyoto Imperial Palace ** Chrysanthemum Throne *

Katsura Imperial Villa The , or Katsura Detached Palace, is an Imperial residence with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. Located on the western bank of the Katsura River in Katsura, Nishikyō-ku, the Villa is 8km distant fro ...

* Nijō Castle **

Nightingale floor ' are floors that make a chirping sound when walked upon. These floors were used in the hallways of some temples and palaces, the most famous example being Nijō Castle, in Kyoto, Japan. Dry boards naturally creak under pressure, but these ...

Parks and gardens in Kyoto

* Bamboo Forest * Iwatayama Monkey Park *

Kyoto Botanical Garden The , also known as the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, is a major botanical garden with conservatory located next to the Kamo River, Hangi-cho Simogamo, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is open daily; a general admission fee is charged, and an ...

Kyoto Gyoen National Garden Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a national garden of Japan. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace The is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial ...

* Maruyama Park *

Murin-an is a Japanese garden in Kyoto, owned by political and military leader '' Gensui'' Prince Yamagata Aritomo, designed by Ogawa Jihei and built between 1894 and 1898. It is an example of a classical Japanese promenade garden of the Meiji Period. Hi ...

* Sentō Imperial Palace * Shugakuin Imperial Villa *

Religious buildings in Kyoto

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Anrakuju-in is a Buddhist temple in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan, built by former-Emperor Toba in 1137. The temple houses a number of Important Cultural Properties and the emperors Toba and Konoe are buried in the grounds. The Ashikaga estate from which th ...

Chishaku-in Chishaku-in (智積院) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is affiliated with Shingon-shū Chizan-ha Buddhism. It was established in 1601. The temple has a historic garden that was said to be a favourite of Sen no Rikyū. ...

* Daigo-ji * Daikaku-ji * Daisen-in * Fushimi Inari-taisha *

Ginkaku-ji __NOTOC__ , officially named , is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represents the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period. History Ashikaga Yoshimasa initiated plans for creating a reti ...

* Heian Shrine *

Kamigamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678. Its formal name is the . It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto whic ...

* Kamo Shrine *

Kinkaku-ji , officially named , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most popular buildings in Kyoto, attracting many visitors annually.Bornoff, Nicholas (2000). ''The National Geographic Traveler: Japan''. National Geographic Socie ...

Kitano Tenmangū is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. History The shrine was first built in 947 to appease the angry spirit of bureaucrat, scholar and poet Sugawara no Michizane, who had been exiled as a result of political maneuvers of his enemie ...

* Kiyomizu-dera * Kōzan-ji * Matsunoo-taisha *

Nishi Hongan-ji is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple in the Shimogyō ward of Kyoto, Japan. It serves as the head temple of the sub-sect Honganji-ha. It is one of two Jōdo Shinshū temple complexes in Kyoto, the other being Higashi Hongan-ji, which is th ...

* Ryōan-ji * Saihō-ji * Sanbō-in *

Tenryū-ji , formally known as , is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama ...

Tō-ji , also known as is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 796, it was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became the capital of Japan. As such it has a long history, ...

Secular buildings in Kyoto

Funaoka Onsen ''Funaoka Onsen'' (船岡温泉) is an ''onsen'' ( public bath house) in Kyoto, Japan. The building is made out of wood and dates to 1923. The authorities registered it as a Tangible Cultural Property. The front entrance gate features a ''karah ...

* Ichiriki Chaya * Kyoto Prefectural Library

Streets in Kyoto

* Karasuma Street *

Kawaramachi Street runs parallel to the west bank of the Kamo River on the eastern side of Kyoto, Japan. Its intersection with Shijō Street is called Shijō Kawaramachi and is a leading shopping district of the city. Both Shijō and Kawaramachi Street are pro ...

* Kiyamachi Street * Philosopher's Walk *

Shijō Street runs in the center of Kyoto, Japan from east to west through the commercial center of the city. Shijō literally means ''Fourth Avenue'' of Heian-kyō, the ancient capital. History The section between Shinkyōgoku street and the vicini ...

* Teramachi Street

Theatres in Kyoto

* Minami-za

Towers in Kyoto

Kyoto Tower is an observation tower located in Kyoto, Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 metres (328 ft) and its spire at 131 metres (430 ft). The 800-ton tower stands atop a 9-story ...

Demographics of Kyoto

Government and politics of Kyoto

Government and politics of Kyoto * Wards of Kyoto *

Mayors of Kyoto In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

** 2008 Kyoto mayoral election ** 2012 Kyoto mayoral election * International relations of Kyoto ** Sister cities of Kyoto ***

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History of Kyoto

History of Kyoto

History of Kyoto, by period or event

Timeline of Kyoto * Early history * Kyoto during the Middle Ages – Kyoto becomes the official capital of Japan (794) ** Imperial Court in Kyoto (794–1868) * Modern Kyoto

History of Kyoto, by subject

Culture of Kyoto

Arts in Kyoto

Music of Kyoto

* Composers and musicians of Kyoto **

Teizo Matsumura Teizo Matsumura (松村禎三 ''Matsumura Teizō''; 15 January 1929 – 6 August 2007) was a Japanese composer and poet. Orphaned and suffering from tuberculosis, during his recovery in the early 1950s he began to write both haiku and music. He ...

* Music venues in Kyoto **

Kyoto Concert Hall is a concert hall in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It opened in 1995 as part of the 1200th anniversary celebrations of the foundation of Heian-kyō. The shoebox-style Main Hall seats 1833 and the Ensemble Hall Murata 500. It is the home of the . Ara ...

ROHM Theatre Kyoto ROHM Theatre Kyoto, originally known as Kyoto Kaikan, is a concert hall and performance venue located in Kyoto, Japan. The main hall was first opened in 1960 and seated 2,005 patrons. The facility closed in 2012 and was redeveloped over a four-yea ...

Visual arts of Kyoto

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* Hara school of painters *

Kyoto school The is the name given to the Japanese philosophical movement centered at Kyoto University that assimilated Western philosophy and religious ideas and used them to reformulate religious and moral insights unique to the East Asian cultural tradit ...

* Kyoto ware ** Awata ware ** Kiyomizu ware Cuisine of Kyoto * Obanzai *

Yatsuhashi is a Japanese confection sold mainly as a souvenir snack ('' miyagegashi''). It is one of the best known ''meibutsu'' (famous regional products) of Kyoto. It is made from glutinous , sugar, and cinnamon. Baked, it is similar to senbei. The sh ...

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* Ikenobo Autumn Tanabata Exhibition * Kyoto Hemp Forum Festivals in Kyoto Kankoboko

* Aoi Matsuri *

Gion Matsuri The is one of the largest and most famous festivals in Japan, taking place annually during the month of July in Kyoto. Many events take place in central Kyoto and at the Yasaka Shrine, the festival's patron shrine, located in Kyoto's famous Gio ...

* Gozan no Okuribi * Jidai Matsuri Languages of Kyoto *

Kansai dialect The is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, is the common name and it is called in technical terms. The dialects of Kyoto and Osaka are known as , and were particularly referred to as ...

Media in Kyoto * Newspapers in Kyoto **'' Kyoto Journal'' **'' Kyoto Shimbun'' * Radio and television in Kyoto **

Kyoto Broadcasting System is a commercial broadcasting station headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It is doing business in Kyoto Prefecture as and in Shiga Prefecture as Its radio station serves Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures and is a member of National Radio Network (NR ...

Philosophy of Kyoto

Kyoto School The is the name given to the Japanese philosophical movement centered at Kyoto University that assimilated Western philosophy and religious ideas and used them to reformulate religious and moral insights unique to the East Asian cultural tradit ...

Religion in Kyoto

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Religion in Kyoto * Buddhism in Kyoto * Christianity in Kyoto ** St. Agnes Cathedral ** Catholicism in Kyoto *** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto **** St. Francis Xavier Cathedral * Shinto in Kyoto

Sports in Kyoto

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Sports in Kyoto * Baseball in Kyoto ** Shochiku Robins * Football in Kyoto ** Association football in Kyoto ***

Kyoto Sanga FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist templ ...

* Sports competitions in Kyoto **

Kyoto Marathon The is an annual marathon sporting event for men and women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held in mid February in Kyoto, Japan. The course starts at Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium and pass through Kyoto Botanical Gar ...

** Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships * Sports venues in Kyoto ** Kyoto Racecourse **

Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was formerly known as Kyoto Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium. Since August 2019 it has been called Takebishi Stadium Kyoto until July 2029 for the naming rights by ''Takebishi'' ( たけび� ...

Economy and infrastructure of Kyoto

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Economy of Kyoto * Financial services in Kyoto **

Bank of Kyoto The is a Japanese bank based in Kyoto. The bank operates mainly in the Kansai region with more than 165 branches in Kyoto, Osaka, Shiga, Nara, Hyogo, Aichi and Tokyo prefectures. The bank offers several banking services such as deposits, loans, ...

* Hotels in Kyoto * Restaurants and cafés in Kyoto ** Salon de thé François **

Tai-an is a Momoyama period ''chashitsu'' (Japanese tea house) located at Myōki-an temple in Yamazaki, Kyoto. Tai-an was designed by the great tea master Sen no Rikyū in 1582. Sen no Rikyū was named the tea master of Toyotomi Hideyoshi that same ye ...

* Shopping malls and markets in Kyoto ** Æon Mall Kyoto Gojō **

Nishiki Market is a marketplace in downtown Kyoto, located on the east end of Nishikikōji Street, one block north and parallel to and west of . Rich with history and tradition, the market is renowned as the place to obtain many of Kyoto's famous foods and ...

* Tourism in Kyoto

Transportation in Kyoto

Public transport in Kyoto * Public transport operators in Kyoto ** Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau * Air transport in Kyoto ** Airports in Kyoto * Road transport in Kyoto ** Bus transport in Kyoto ***

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** Cycling in Kyoto

Rail transport in Kyoto

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Rail transport in Kyoto * Kyoto MTB Logo

Kyoto Municipal Subway ** Karasuma Line ** Tōzai Line * Railway stations in Kyoyo **

Kyōto Station is a major railway station and transportation hub in Kyōto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan ...

** Ōmiya Station ** Sanjō Station

Education in Kyoto

Education in Kyoto Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Var ...

* Universities in Kyoto ** Doshisha University ** Kyoto Institute of Technology **

Kyoto University , mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture , established = , type = Public (National) , endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 billion USD) , faculty = 3,480 (Teaching Staff) , administrative_staff = 3,978 (Total Staff) , students = ...

** Kyoto City University of Arts **

Ryukoku University is a private university in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as a school for Buddhist priests of the Nishi Hongan-ji denomination in 1639, and became a secularized university in 1876. The university's professors and students founded the literar ...

* Research institutes in Kyoto **

International Research Center for Japanese Studies The , or Nichibunken (日文研), is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. Along with the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National Museum of Japanese History, and the National Museum of Ethnology, it is one of the Natio ...

Yamashina Botanical Research Institute The Yamashina Botanical Research Institute (山科植物資料館) is a research botanical garden specializing in medicinal herbs, operated by Nippon Shinyaku and located at Oyakesaka no tsujicho 39, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. It is open ...

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Geography of Kyoto

Location of Kyoto

Environment of Kyoto

Natural geographic features of Kyoto

Areas of Kyoto

Districts of Kyoto

Neighborhoods in Kyoto

Locations in Kyoto

Bridges in Kyoto

Cultural and exhibition centers in Kyoto

Monuments and memorials in Kyoto

Museums and art galleries in Kyoto

Palaces and villas in Kyoto

Parks and gardens in Kyoto

Religious buildings in Kyoto

Secular buildings in Kyoto

Streets in Kyoto

Theatres in Kyoto

Towers in Kyoto

Demographics of Kyoto

Government and politics of Kyoto

History of Kyoto

History of Kyoto, by period or event

History of Kyoto, by subject

Culture of Kyoto

Arts in Kyoto

Music of Kyoto

Visual arts of Kyoto

Philosophy of Kyoto

Religion in Kyoto

Sports in Kyoto

Economy and infrastructure of Kyoto

Transportation in Kyoto

Rail transport in Kyoto

Education in Kyoto

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