What is Kyoto, Japan famous for?

Kyoto (京都, which simply means “the capital city”, and which should not be pronounced “key-oh-toe” btw, but something closer to “kjo-to”) has so many remarkable cultural and historical aspects that are known to anyone even marginally interested in Japan. So let me just mention a few less well known ones of my own:. read more

Kyoto is famous as the setting for Yukio Mishima’s novel, Temple of the Golden Pavilion, or Kinkakuji, a temple of renowned beauty that was burnt to the ground by a deranged monk disciple and rebuilt to its present form. read more

Kyoto (京都, Kyōto) served as Japan's capital and the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868. It is one of the country's ten largest cities with a population of 1.5 million people and a modern face. read more