Kyoto

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Kyoto is a historic Japanese city renowned for its well-preserved temples, traditional wooden houses, and role as the former imperial capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
associatedWith kaiseki cuisine
kyo-yuzen textile dyeing
matcha green tea
capitalOf Kyoto Prefecture
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Ginkaku-ji
Gion district
Heian Shrine
Kinkaku-ji
Kiyomizu-dera
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Nanzen-ji
Nijō Castle
Philosopher's Path
Ponto-chō
Ryoan-ji
Tetsugaku-no-michi area
To-ji
Yasaka Shrine
country Japan
establishedAsCapital 794
famousEvent Aoi Matsuri
Gion Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri
formerCapitalOf Japan
formerName Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto
governedBy Kyoto City Government
linked to: Kyoto
hasAirportAccess Kansai International Airport
Osaka Itami Airport
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Sites
hasPopulation approximately 1.4 million
hasRole cultural capital of Japan
hasTransport Kyoto Municipal Subway
Kyoto Station
hasUniversity Doshisha University
Kyoto University
Ritsumeikan University
knownFor Shinto shrines
Zen gardens
geisha districts
historic temples
tea ceremony culture
traditional wooden townhouses (machiya)
well-preserved historic cityscape
language Japanese
localDialect Kyoto dialect of Kansai Japanese
locatedIn Kansai region
Kyoto Prefecture
locatedOn Honshu
majorIndustry electronics
tourism
traditional crafts
neighboringCity Nara
Osaka
partOf Keihanshin metropolitan area
timeZone Japan Standard Time
traversedBy Kamo River
Katsura River

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Japan majorCity Kyoto
Osaka neighboringCity Kyoto
Kansai region contains Kyoto
Kansai region majorCity Kyoto
Meiji era formerCapital Kyoto
Kyoto University city Kyoto
Honshu hasMajorCity Kyoto
Honshu containsCity Kyoto
Takatsuki locatedBetween Kyoto
House of Yamato capitalHistoric Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto
Hirakata locatedBetween Kyoto
Hirakata isSuburbOf Kyoto
Kyoto formerName Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto
Kyoto governedBy Kyoto City Government
linked to: Kyoto
JST usedByCity Kyoto
Heian period namedAfter Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto
Heian period capital Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto
Heian period capital Kyoto
Edo period urbanCenter Kyoto
Kyiv hasTwinCity Kyoto
Nara near Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture capital Kyoto City
linked to: Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture hasLargestCity Kyoto City
linked to: Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture hasCity Kyoto City
linked to: Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture hasHistoricCity Kyoto City
linked to: Kyoto
Emperor Meiji birthPlace Kyoto
Emperor Meiji burialPlace Kyoto
Ibaraki locatedBetween Kyoto City
linked to: Kyoto
Ibaraki isBedroomCommunityFor Kyoto City
linked to: Kyoto
Inamori Foundation headquartersLocation Kyoto, Japan
linked to: Kyoto
Kazuo Inamori placeOfDeath Kyoto City
linked to: Kyoto
Kazuo Inamori residence Kyoto