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In Japanese, Kyoto was previously called Kyō (京), Miyako (都), Kyō no Miyako (京の都), and Keishi ().After becoming the capital of Japan at the start of the Heian period (794–1185), the city was often referred to as Heian-kyō (平安京, "Heian capital"), and late in the Heian period the city came to be widely referred to simply as "Kyōto" (京都, "capital city").
Coordinates Type Ref. *Jishō-ji Gardens 慈照寺（銀閣寺）庭園 Jishōji (Ginkakuji) teien: Sakyō-ku, Kyoto: also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty; component of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Jishōji (Ginkakuji) Gardens
Kyoto Prefecture (Japanese: 京都府, Hepburn: Kyōto-fu) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. [2]: 477, 587 Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 [3] (as of October 2021) and has a geographic area of 4,612 square kilometres (1,781 sq mi).
Kyoto Tower (京都タワー, Kyōto-tawā) 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). [2] The 800-ton tower stands atop a 9-story building, which houses a 3-star hotel and several stores.
The Sagano Bamboo Forest is situated northwest of Kyoto in Japan near the Tenryū-ji temple. It covers an area of 16 km 2 (6.2 sq mi), in one of the temperate regions of the world. The latitude and longitude coordinates are: 35.009392, 135.667007. [3]
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.
Module:Location map/data/Japan Kyoto city is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Kyoto city. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The Yasaka Pagoda (Japanese: 八坂の塔, romanized: Yasaka-no-to), also known as the Tower of Yasaka, is a Buddhist pagoda located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. [1] The 5-story tall pagoda is the last remaining structure of a 6th-century temple complex known as Hōkan-ji (法観寺). [2] [3] The pagoda is now a tourist attraction. [4]