Outline of Kyoto

Flag of Kyoto

Emblem of Kyoto

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kyoto:

Kyoto – capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan. It is most well known in Japanese history for being the former Imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years, as well as a major part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.

General reference

• Pronunciation: English: /kiˈoʊtoʊ, ˈkjoʊtoʊ/, Japanese: [kʲoꜜːto] ;
• Common English name(s): Kyoto
• Official English name(s): Kyoto
• Adjectival(s):
• Demonym(s):

Geography of Kyoto

Geography of Kyoto

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

Kyoto 京都市
Kyoto Location within Japan
Coordinates: 35°0′42″N 135°46′6″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Kyoto

Location of Kyoto

• Kyoto is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia (outline)
        • East Asia
          • Japan (outline)
            • Honshu island
              • Kyoto Prefecture
                • Greater Kyoto
• Time zone(s):
  • Japan Standard Time (UTC+09)

Environment of Kyoto

• Climate of Kyoto

Natural geographic features of Kyoto

Katsura River near Nishikyō-ku district

• Canals in Kyoto
  • Takase River
• Mountains in Kyoto
  • Mount Hiei
• Rivers in Kyoto
  • Kamo River
  • Katsura River
  • Uji River

Areas of Kyoto

Street in the Higashiyama-ku district with the Yasaka-no-to Pagoda in the background

Districts of Kyoto

• Arashiyama
• Gion
• Kamishichiken
• Nishijin
• Shijō Kawaramachi

Neighborhoods in Kyoto

• Katsura

Locations in Kyoto

Ninna-ji's Golden Hall, registered as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic monuments of Ancient 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

Bridges in Kyoto

Bridges in Kyoto

• Sanjō Ōhashi

Cultural and exhibition centers in Kyoto

Kyoto International Conference Center

• Kyoto International Conference Center

Monuments and memorials in Kyoto

• Mimizuka
• Ryozen Kannon

Museums and art galleries in Kyoto

Kyoto National Museum

The Daijōkaku at Ōkōchi Sansō

Museums in Kyoto

• Hosomi Museum
• Kitamura Museum
• Koryo Museum of Art
• Kyoto Art Center
• Kyoto City Archaeological Museum
• Kyoto City Library of Historical Documents
• Kyoto International Manga Museum
• Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
• Kyoto Museum for World Peace
• Kyoto National Museum
• Kyoto Railway Museum
• Museum of Furuta Oribe
• National Museum of Modern Art
• Nomura Art Museum
• Ōkōchi Sansō
• Ōtani University Museum
• Ryozen Museum of History
• Sen-oku Hakuko Kan
• Shigureden
• Toei Kyoto Studio Park

Palaces and villas in Kyoto

Fushimi Castle

• Fushimi Castle
  • Golden Tea Room
• Heian Palace
• Jurakudai
• Kyoto Imperial Palace
  • Chrysanthemum Throne
• Katsura Imperial Villa
• Nijō Castle
  • Nightingale floor

Parks and gardens in Kyoto

Maruyama Park

• Bamboo Forest
• Iwatayama Monkey Park
• Kyoto Botanical Garden
• Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
• Maruyama Park
• Murin-an
• Sentō Imperial Palace
• Shugakuin Imperial Villa
• Toei Kyoto Studio Park

Religious buildings in Kyoto

The main hall of Chishaku-in

Fushimi Inari-taisha

Kinkaku-ji

Sanbō-in

Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in Kyoto

Sakura at the Daiun-in temple

• Anrakuju-in
• Chishaku-in
• Daigo-ji
• Daikaku-ji
• Daisen-in
• Fushimi Inari-taisha
• Ginkaku-ji
• Heian Shrine
• Kamigamo Shrine
• Kamo Shrine
• Kinkaku-ji
• Kitano Tenmangū
• Kiyomizu-dera
• Kōzan-ji
• Matsunoo-taisha
• Nishi Hongan-ji
• Ryōan-ji
• Saihō-ji
• Sanbō-in
• Tenryū-ji
• Tō-ji

Secular buildings in Kyoto

• Funaoka Onsen
• Ichiriki Chaya
• Kyoto Prefectural Library

Streets in Kyoto

• Karasuma Street
• Kawaramachi Street
• Kiyamachi Street
• Philosopher's Walk
• Shijō Street
• Teramachi Street

Theatres in Kyoto

• Minami-za

Towers in Kyoto

• Kyoto Tower

Demographics of Kyoto

Demographics of Kyoto

Government and politics of Kyoto

The Kyoto City Hall

Government and politics of Kyoto

• Wards of Kyoto
• Mayors of Kyoto
  • 2008 Kyoto mayoral election
  • 2012 Kyoto mayoral election
• International relations of Kyoto
  • Sister cities of Kyoto
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States (1959)
    • Cologne, Germany (1963)
    • Florence, Italy (1965)
    • Kyiv, Ukraine (1971)
    • Prague, Czech Republic (1996)

History of Kyoto

Emperor Kanmu, who relocated the capital to Heian-kyō in 794, moving the Imperial Court there from nearby Nagaoka-kyō

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

Culture of Kyoto

Culture of Kyoto

Arts in Kyoto

Music of Kyoto

The Kyoto Concert Hall

• Composers and musicians of Kyoto
  • Teizo Matsumura
• Music venues in Kyoto
  • Kyoto Concert Hall
  • ROHM Theatre Kyoto

Visual arts of Kyoto

Kyoto ware, Pair of Tea Jars with Poetic Inscriptions, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

• Hara school of painters
• Kyoto school
• Kyoto ware
  • Awata ware
  • Kiyomizu ware

Cuisine of Kyoto

• Obanzai
• Yatsuhashi

Events in Kyoto

Sunanomono arrangement at the Ikenobo Autumn Tanabata Exhibition

• Ikenobo Autumn Tanabata Exhibition
• Kyoto Hemp Forum

Festivals in Kyoto

Kankoboko float at the 2007 Gion Matsuri festival

• Aoi Matsuri
• Gion Matsuri
• Gozan no Okuribi
• Jidai Matsuri

Languages of Kyoto

• Kansai dialect

Media in Kyoto

• Newspapers in Kyoto
  • Kyoto Journal
  • Kyoto Shimbun
• Radio and television in Kyoto
  • Kyoto Broadcasting System

Philosophy of Kyoto

• Kyoto School

Religion in Kyoto

Torii at the Fushimi Inari-taisha

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

Paddocks at Kyoto Racecourse

Sports in Kyoto

• Baseball in Kyoto
  • Shochiku Robins
• Football in Kyoto
  • Association football in Kyoto
    • Kyoto Sanga FC
• Sports competitions in Kyoto
  • Kyoto Marathon
  • Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships
• Sports venues in Kyoto
  • Kyoto Racecourse
  • Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium

Economy and infrastructure of Kyoto

The Nishiki Market

Economy of Kyoto

• Financial services in Kyoto
  • Bank of Kyoto
• Hotels in Kyoto
• Restaurants and cafés in Kyoto
  • Salon de thé François
  • Tai-an
• Shopping malls and markets in Kyoto
  • Æon Mall Kyoto Gojō
  • Nishiki Market
• Tourism in Kyoto

Transportation in Kyoto

Articulated TOSA bus

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
    • TOSA Flash Mobility, Clean City, Smart Bus
  • Cycling in Kyoto

Rail transport in Kyoto

Kyoto railway station

Rail transport in Kyoto

• Kyoto Municipal Subway
  • Karasuma Line
  • Tōzai Line
• Railway stations in Kyoyo
  • Kyōto Station
  • Ōmiya Station
  • Sanjō Station

Education in Kyoto

Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall

Education in Kyoto

• Universities in Kyoto
  • Doshisha University
  • Kyoto Institute of Technology
  • Kyoto University
  • Kyoto City University of Arts
  • Ryukoku University
• Research institutes in Kyoto
  • International Research Center for Japanese Studies
  • Yamashina Botanical Research Institute

See also

• Outline of geography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Kyoto