Kyoto

Japan / Kyoto /
 city, municipality, draw only border, UNESCO World Heritage Site, former national capital
Kyoto (京都市 Kyōto-shi, pronounced [kʲoːꜜto.ɕi]; UK /kɪˈoʊtoʊ/, US /kiˈoʊ-/, or /ˈkjoʊ-/) is 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 one thousand 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. Kyoto is also known as the City of Ten Thousand Shrines.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto
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Coordinates:   35°5'53"N   135°43'8"E

Comments

  • I'm from Hong Kong and I love Kyoto!!!
  • I love Koyto!
  • I'd love to visit this ancient town and I know Kyoto is beaut
  • Kyoto is amazing!
  • seems like a great town "read about it in memoires of a geisha!! im sudanese n i've never been 2 japan b4,, but would diieeeee 2 give it a loOOOOOOOng visit oneday!