Kyoto

Summary

Kyoto is a city designated by government ordinance^[1]. Kyoto ranks in the top 5% of city_designated_by_government_ordinance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,603 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kyoto is located in Kyoto Prefecture^[3].
• Kyoto is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kyoto is on the body of water Kamo River^[5].
• Kyoto is on the body of water Katsura River^[6].
• Kyoto is on the body of water Yodo River^[7].
• Kyoto is on the body of water Lake Biwa Canal^[8].
• Kyoto's head of government is recorded as Daisaku Kadokawa^[9].
• Kyoto's image is recorded as Pedestrian road with pavements, paper umbrellas and people in yukata, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan.jpg^[10].
• Kyoto's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].
• Kyoto's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance^[12].
• Kyoto's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[13].
• Kyoto's instance of is recorded as big city^[14].
• Kyoto's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[15].
• Kyoto's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[16].
• Kyoto's instance of is recorded as college town^[17].
• Kyoto's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[18].
• Kyoto's capital is recorded as Nakagyō Ward^[19].
• Kyoto's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kyoto City.svg^[20].
• Kyoto's shares border with is recorded as Uji^[21].
• Kyoto's shares border with is recorded as Kameoka^[22].
• Kyoto's shares border with is recorded as Mukō-shi^[23].
• Kyoto's shares border with is recorded as Nagaokakyō-shi^[24].
• Kyoto's shares border with is recorded as Yawata^[25].
• Kyoto's shares border with is recorded as Nantan^[26].
• Kyoto's shares border with is recorded as Ōyamazaki-chō^[27].

Body

Geography

Kyoto is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kyoto is located in Kyoto Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kamo River^[5], a river^[28], in Japan^[29]; Katsura River^[6], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]; Yodo River^[7], a river^[32], in Japan^[33]; and Lake Biwa Canal^[8], a Q11578893^[34], in Japan^[35]. Kyoto's continent is recorded as Asia^[11]. Part of include Santo^[36], a three major cities^[37], in Tokugawa shogunate^[38]; Q11480008^[39], a statute^[40], in Empire of Japan^[41]; Q11422603^[42], in Japan^[43]; six greatest cities in Japan (1922)^[44], a hexad^[45], in Japan^[46]; and three major cities in Japan^[47], a three major cities^[48], in Japan^[49].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city designated by government ordinance^[12], prefectural capital of Japan^[13], big city^[14], city of Japan^[15], tourist destination^[16], and college town^[17].

History and Context

capital city is named after Kyoto^[50].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kyoto include Kyoto Protocol^[51], an environmental protocol^[52], written by United Nations^[53]; Keihanshin^[54], a metropolitan area^[55], in Japan^[56]; Kyoto Prize^[57], an award^[58], in Japan^[59], founded in 1985^[60]; Kyoto shogi^[61], a shogi variant^[62]; and MITAKY^[63], an enterprise^[64], in Japan^[65], headquartered in Kyoto^[66].

Why It Matters

Kyoto ranks in the top 5% of city_designated_by_government_ordinance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,603 views/month).^[2] Kyoto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] Kyoto is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

Entities named for Kyoto include Kyoto Protocol^[51], an environmental protocol^[52], written by United Nations^[53]; Keihanshin^[54], a metropolitan area^[55], in Japan^[56]; Kyoto Prize^[57], an award^[58], in Japan^[59], founded in 1985^[60]; Kyoto shogi^[61], a shogi variant^[62]; and MITAKY^[63], an enterprise^[64], in Japan^[65], headquartered in Kyoto^[66].