Kyoto Prefecture

Summary

Kyoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan^[1]. It draws 523 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture_of_japan category, ranking #20 of 49).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kyoto Prefecture is located in Japan^[3].
• Kyoto Prefecture is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kyoto Prefecture is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[5].
• Kyoto Prefecture's head of government is recorded as Takatoshi Nishiwaki^[6].
• Kyoto Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture of Japan^[7].
• Kyoto Prefecture's instance of is recorded as fu^[8].
• Kyoto Prefecture's capital is recorded as Kyoto^[9].
• Kyoto Prefecture's official language is recorded as Japanese^[10].
• Kyoto Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Fukui Prefecture^[11].
• Kyoto Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Osaka Prefecture^[12].
• Kyoto Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Nara Prefecture^[13].
• Kyoto Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Mie Prefecture^[14].
• Kyoto Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Shiga Prefecture^[15].
• Kyoto Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Hyōgo Prefecture^[16].
• Kyoto Prefecture's anthem is recorded as The Song of Kyo^[17].
• Kyōto is named after Kyoto Prefecture^[18].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kyoto^[19].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fukuchiyama^[20].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maizuru^[21].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ayabe^[22].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Uji^[23].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Miyazu^[24].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kameoka^[25].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jōyō-shi^[26].
• Kyoto Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mukō-shi^[27].

Body

Founding

+1868-06-19T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kyoto Prefecture^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kyoto Prefecture include Keifuku Electric Railroad^[29], a rail company (Japan)^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1942^[32], headquartered in Mibu^[33].

Why It Matters

Kyoto Prefecture draws 523 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture_of_japan category, ranking #20 of 49).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Keifuku Electric Railroad^[29], a rail company (Japan)^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1942^[32], headquartered in Mibu^[33].