kyoto

A city located in the central part of the island of Honshu, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan for more than 1000 years, it is now the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture located in the Kansai region, as well as a major part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.

Landmarks

• Fushimi Inari Taisha
• Kinkaku-ji
• Ginkaku-ji
• Kiyomizu-dera
• Kyoto Tower
• Ryouan-ji
• Nanzen-ji
• Nanzen-ji aqueduct
• Yasaka Pagoda
• Kyoto Station
• Kyoto Racecourse

Locations

• Philosopher's Walk
• Arashiyama

See also

• Daimonji
• real world location