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Kyoto (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 135 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 135.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Residence of imperial family for over 1000 years; has many Buddhist & Shinto temples & shrines; superseded as seat of government by Kamakura 1192-1333 but remained traditional capital until government moved to Tōkyō in 1869; center for Japanese art. |
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| Kyōto (preferred,C,V,O,Japanese (transliterated)-P)
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| Kyoto (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Kioto (C,O,Japanese (transliterated))
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| Kiōto (C,O)
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| קיוטו (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Kyōtoshi (C,U,Japanese (transliterated))
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| Kyōto-shi (C,U,Japanese (transliterated))
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| キョウトシ (C,U,Japanese)
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| キョウト (C,U,Japanese)
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| きょうと (C,U,Japanese)
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| 京都 (C,U,Japanese)
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| きょうとし (C,U,Japanese)
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| 京都市 (C,U,Japanese-P)
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| Heian-kyo (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Kyōto (prefecture) (P) |
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Kyoto (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 8th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| national capital (H) |
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established by Emperor Kwammu 794-1869 |
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