Overview of Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Prefecture in Japan, a first-class administrative region of Japan, Kyoto Prefecture is one of the prefectures in the Kansai region of Japan. It has an area of 4,612.71 square kilometers and a total population of 2,646,569 (February 1, 2004) . The capital is located in Kyoto City.

Kyoto Prefecture is located in the west-central part of Honshu Island, the main island of Japan, and is bordered by Mie and Shiga Prefectures to the east, Hyogo Prefecture to the west, Osaka and Nara Prefectures to the south, Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, and the Sea of Japan to the north. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2.6 million, more than 80% of which is concentrated in the city, which covers an area of 4,613 square kilometers. Kyoto City has a pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. It is surrounded by the Kyoto Basin in the south and the Tamba and Tango mountains in the north, with an average height of about 600 meters. The Odango Peninsula juts out into the Sea of Japan, with Wakasa Bay to its east. There are good harbors such as Maizuru and Miyazu on the sedimentary coast. Large rivers include the main tributaries of the Yodo River system and the Yura River. Forests cover 75% of the area. The average annual temperature is 14-15℃. Precipitation is less than 1,400 millimeters in the south and 1,600-2,600 millimeters in the north, and the snowfall period is long. In the old Kiwi region, there was Yamashiro-guk, most of Yamayama-do Tamba-guk, and Tango-guk. Today it includes 11 cities, with Kyoto City as the capital. Kyoto Prefecture was established in 1868. Industries include electrical machinery, textiles, and foodstuffs. Transportation machinery (shipbuilding), chemicals, and general machinery are also well developed. Traditional industries such as silk fabrics, dyeing, ceramics, liquor and handicrafts such as lacquer ware and fans have long been famous. Seventy-eight percent of the arable land is paddy field. The southern hills are famous for tea production. The dairy and meat livestock industry is well developed. Fish production is abundant, and sea and land transportation is convenient. There are many scenic spots, temples, arts and crafts buildings, and natural beauty spots. Major cities include Kyoto, Uji and Maizuru.

Kyoto has a strong Japanese flavor and is the hometown of the Japanese soul. It is the origin of traditional Japanese crafts such as textiles, ceramics, lacquerware and dyed fabrics. At the same time, it is also the place where the Japanese flower and tea ceremonies flourish, and is known as "the real Japan". Kyoto is also a great place to immerse yourself in culture, whether it be art, Buddhism or folk crafts. Visitors to TIC can learn Japanese cooking techniques, traditional crafts (silk, ceramics, papermaking, temple work, etc.), Japanese theater, the tea ceremony, and flower arranging. Almost every day in Kyoto there are celebrations and regular festivals with a strong local vernacular flavor. The most lively ones are the Gion Festival (July 1-29) and the Toki Festival (October 22nd). The Toki no Matsuri is a festival at Heian Jingu Shrine, where customs and traditions from the 1,000 years since Kyoto became the capital city are paraded in the style of different eras.

II.2 Administrative divisions of Kyoto Prefecture

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City divisions: Fukuchiyama | Maizuru | Ayabe | Uji | Miyazu | Kameoka | Joyo | Mukaikaichi | Nagaoka-kyo | Hachiman | Kyotanabe | Kyotango | Nantan | Kitsunagawa

Eshin-gun: Oyazaki-cho

Kuisei-gun: Kumisan-machi

Suigi Prefecture: Ide Town | Ujitahara Town

Sagura Prefecture: Kasaragi Town | Washuzu Town | Seika Town | Minamiyama Castle Village

Funai Prefecture: Kyotamba Town

Wakeyama Prefecture: Igen Town | Wakeyama Town

Two-and-Third Kyoto Prefectures

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713 Divided into Tango Province from Tamba Province

740, and then into Tango Province from Tamba Province.

740 Emperor Shomu moved the capital to Kyoin-kyo

784 Emperor Huanmu moved the capital to Nagaoka-kyo

794 moved the capital to Heian-kyo

866 Yingtianmen Rebellion

1156 Bowen Rebellion

1183 Minamoto no Yoshitsune came to the capital, the Heike family fled the city

1221 Seikyu Rebellion, the establishment of the Rokkaku Boro Tanzoku

1337 Kempei Chukyo

1338 Establishment of the Muromachi Shogunate

1392 Unification of the North and South Dynasties

1467 Ogini Rebellion

1568 Oda Nobunaga's Entry into the Capital

1582 The Mutiny of Honenji Temple

1586 Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the Construction of Jurakuchi

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1601 Establishment of the Kyoto Shokusho Shidai

1863 Formation of the Shinsengumi group

1864 Mutiny of the Clammy Gate

1867 Restoration of the royal government, abolition of the Kyoto town hall

1868 Battle of Toba-Fushimi, establishment of Kyoto Prefectural Government

1869 Emperor Meiji, Edo Gyokusai. The capital of Tokyo was laid down.

1889 Kyoto City was founded. The governor of Kyoto was appointed as the mayor of the city. The 4th Naval Prefectural Office (Maizuru Prefectural Office)

1892 The Omotenkyo Church was established in Ayabe

1897 The Kyoto Imperial Museum and Kyoto Imperial University were established

1898 Kyoto Prefecture and the city of Kyoto became two separate organizations

1907 The 16th Division was established in Fukakusa, which was separated from the 4th Division

1932 Jushu Shrine was established in Fukakusa.

1932 Start of Kanto Kushiro's career

1944 Destruction of the 16th Division and the Battle of Leyte

1945 Entry of General Kruger, Commander of the U.S. 6th Army

1950 Election of Toruzo Ninagawa as governor of Kyoto Prefecture and reform of the government

1957 Establishment of Okubo Base for the Ground Self-Defense Forces

1964 Tokaido Shinkansen opens

1994 The cultural assets of Kyoto are registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

1997 Kyotanabe City is established

2004 Kyotango City is established

Three.1 Kyoto City, Japan

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Kyoto City (Kioto), the city of Japan. Kyoto City (きょうと,Kyoto ), a city in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture (Yamashiro-area), Japan, with an area of 827.90 square kilometers and a total population of 1,469,472 (as of September 1, 2005), and the seat of Kyoto Prefectural Government. It is a city designated by government decree and has the seventh largest population in Japan, including the Tokyo Special Administrative Region. It is part of the "Kyoto Hanshin Metropolitan Area" with Osaka and Kobe***.

Kyoto was the capital of Japan from 794 to 1869 A.D. and was called "Heian-kyo". Heian-kyo" was built in the Heian period and became the capital of the Heian and Muromachi periods, and was the center of power in Japan; it was the city where the Emperor of Japan resided for 1100 years until Emperor Meiji traveled to Tokyo.

The city was established in 1889. Industry is mainly textile, followed by food (brewery, etc.), electrical machinery, transportation machinery, publishing and printing, precision machinery, chemistry, copper processing, and so on. Xijin silk has long been famous, dyeing, ceramics, brewing, lacquer ware, fans and other traditional industries are also very famous. The Nakanami Industrial Zone, formed in the southern part of the city, is part of the Hanshin Industrial Zone. It is a hub for land and air transportation. Commerce is well developed. There are many colleges and universities, including Kyoto National University. Tourism is well developed, and there are many historical sites and ancient artifacts, such as the Imperial Palace and the Heian Jingu Shrine. In Kameyama Park, at the foot of Arashiyama Mountain in the northwest of the city, a monument to Zhou Enlai's poem was built in 1979.

III.2 Kyoto City Area

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Kyoto City consists of the following 11 wards.

Right Kyoto Ward

Upper Kyoto Ward

North Ward

Left Kyoto Ward

Shower Kyoto Ward

North Kyoto Ward

North Kyoto Ward

North Kyoto Ward

Higashiyama City

Fushimi Ward

Sankee Ward

City Tree: Maple, Willow, Osmanthus

preserving its ancient flavor. Kyoto also spares no effort in developing new arts, culture and traditions. With its long historical background, Kyoto has inherited a rich cultural heritage such as architecture, painting, sculpture, horticulture, historical sites and folk art, buildings and artifacts. Nearly fifteen percent of the important cultural properties in Japan can be found in Kyoto. Its cultural heritage, both in quality and quantity, is among the highest in Japan.

Kyoto has many cultural properties, and the "Cultural Properties of the Ancient Capital Kyoto" was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1994. These include 17 monuments in Kyoto: Kiyomizu Temple, Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji Temple, Ginkaku-ji Temple, Tenryu-ji Temple, Ryōan-ji Temple, Enryaku-ji Temple, Takayama-ji Temple, Renwaku-ji Temple, Saiyō-ji Temple, Tōji-ji Temple, Daigo-ji Temple, Saihonjinkan-ji Temple, Kamikamo Shrine, Shimotsukabu Shrine, Ujigami Shrine, and Heikein Fenghisudo (Hall of the Equalization Institute). Heian Phoenix Hall is the building that is printed on the back of the 10 yen coin today.

Kyoto's cultural heritage extends far beyond these buildings to include the surroundings that accompany them, as well as some buildings and landscapes that are not registered as World Heritage sites. These temples contain the beauty of architecture, gardens, and molding, and blend seamlessly with their surroundings, making them truly a masterpiece of traditional art. The people of Kyoto take great care of their environment. In 1994, hotels over 60 meters high appeared in Kyoto City, and a number of Kyoto residents felt that these high-rise buildings were destroying the original scenery and atmosphere of Kyoto, and some sightseeing spots even refused to let residents of these high-rise hotels enter the park as a protest.

Kyoto is gifted with beautiful scenery and rich cultural landscape. Every year, 56 million tourists visit Kyoto, of which 520,000 are from overseas. Guests can enjoy a wide range of Japanese customs and various types of accommodation, and the larger ryokans are staffed by people fluent in foreign languages, such as English and French, to keep overseas travelers entertained.

In Kyoto, the names of places are strung together in songs so that they can be memorized. For example, "Marutake Ei"

Marutake Ei, Niji Oike

(まる たけ えびす に おし おいけ)

姉 三 六角 蛸錦

(あね さん ろっかく たこ にしき)

Shi Aya Bukko Taka Matsu Man Gokujo

(し あや ぶっ たか Matsumi Man Gokujo)

Snow Green Characha ら鱼の棚

（せった ちゃらちゃら うおのたな）

六条 七条 とおりすぎ

（ろくじょう ひっちょう とおりすぎ）

八条こえれば東寺道

（はちじょうこえれば とうじみち）

九条大道で とどめさす

(くじょうおおじでとどめさす)

丸 竹 夷 二 押 御池

姐三 六角 蛸锦

四 Aya Fo Takamatsu Man Gojo

行囊 钱聲 鱼の棚

经过六条七条

过八条就是東寺路

九条大道连连一片

This is a road that was reorganized to allow motor vehicles to pass through after the Meiji period. After the Meiji era, the road was reorganized to make it accessible to motor vehicles.

Maru Takeshi Eboshi Niji Oike

(まる たけ えべす に おし おいけ)

姉三 六角 蛸錦

(あね さん ろっかく たこ にしき)

Shiku Aya Bukkake Takamatsu Man Gokujo

(し あや ぶっ takar matsumu man ごじょう)

Snow Green Chara Chanchara Fish Shelter

(Sese Sekkara Fish Shelter

(Sese Sekkara) is a new song that has been reorganized after the Meiji period to allow for motorized traffic. p>

(せった ちゃらちゃら うおのたな)

六条 三哲 とおりすぎ

(ろくじょう さんてつとおりすぎ)

七条こえれば 八? Nine Jokujo

(ひちじょうこえれば Hachiku Jokujo)

Ten Jokujo Tōjiで とどめさす

(じゅうじょうとうじでとどめさす)

Maru Takeshi Niji-Betsu Mikage

Sister Three Hexagoneer Takakanobu Kinshi

Shikako Fuku Takamatsu Mangaichi

Walking Bag Money Sheng Fish No Hakkō

After passing Rokujo Mitsutetsu

After the seven is eight or nine

Until the ten Toji

In terms of the names of the places, they are:

Maruta-cho, Takeya-cho, Ekawa, Nijo, Oshi-koji, Goike

Sis-koji, Sanjo, Rokkaku, Takoyakushi, Nishiki-koji

Shikari, Aya-koji, Fukkoji, Takatsuji, Matsubara, Manshuji, Gojo

Yukitsuya-cho (now Yangmei), Keiyamacho, and Fish Hut

Six

Seven

Seven

Hachi

Ten

The place names in this old nursery rhyme are the names of the places encompassed by a single large road that runs from north to south in one line, from west to east, and there are ten such large roads. (A map of Kyoto looks as if a large square has been cut up into many smaller squares, and the roads are all straight.)

The word "chara chara" in the song seems to be a reference to the words "key" or "money" in Keiyamachi-dori and Zenyamachi-dori (which have now disappeared), and the word "money" in the song seems to be a reference to the word "key" or "money" in the words "key" or "money" in the words "key" and "money" in the words "key" and "money". "(now gone).

Terra Miyuki (Rakuchuken-koji) is the name of a street that runs vertically (north-south, from east to west).

Terra Miyuki Butenya Tomoyanagi Sakai

(てら ごこ ふや とみ やなぎ sakai)

Takama Higashi-Cheya-cho

(たか あい ひがし Kurumayachi)

Uta-ryo-tei Muro-i

(Kara-su りょうがえ Muro ころも)

Shin-machi Kusatsu-za Nishi-Kogawa

( しんまち かまんざ にし おがわ)

Oil 醒ヶ井で 堀川の水

（あぶら さめがいで ほりかわのみず）

葭屋 猪 黒 大宮へ

（よしや いの くろ おおみやへ）

松日暮に 智恵光院

（まつ ひぐらしに ちえこういん）

Jofuku Senbon Hateh Nishijin

(じょうふく せんぼん Hateh Nishijin)

Names of Roads

Teramachi-dori → Miyukomachi-dori → Branyamachi-dori → Tomi-koji-dori → Yanagimaba-dori → Sakai-machi-dori →

Takakakura-dori → Maminomachi-dori → Higashi-dono-in-dori → Cheyamachi-dori →

Uwabaru-dori → Ryoticho-dori → Muro-machi-dori → Kobo-dori→

Shinmachi-dori→Kamiza-dori→Nishi-Doin-dori→Ogawa-dori→

Yukoji-dori→Seigai-dori→Horikawa-dori→

Yoshiya-cho-dori→Inokuma-dori→Kuromon-dori→Omiya-dori→

Matsuya-cho-dori→Nigurashi-dori→Jikei Kouin-dori→

Jofuku-ji-dori→Chihon-dori→Nishijin (Place Name)

*The final " Nishijin" is the name of a famous area in Nishijin-ori

3.4 History of Kyoto City

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Kyoto has been the capital of Japan since 794, and has been known as Heian-kyo (Peaceful Capital) for 1,200 years. It has a history of 1,200 years. Since its construction, it has changed a lot after being baptized by numerous historical storms. However, it has contributed greatly to the development of industry, economy, and culture by introducing the most advanced technological equipment of our time. To this day, it also shows the ancient but not old style.

At the same time, Kyoto has preserved its historical and cultural heritage of more than a thousand years. The existence of ancient-style houses and buildings, including temples and shrines, is a testimony to history. Various festivals and exquisite handicrafts show the will to inherit and develop. Ancient Kyoto was a huge city. It was about 5.2km from north to south and 4.7km from east to west, and was divided into two districts, Sokyo and Ukyo, with Jukyo-Oji as the center (width of about 85m), and had a maximum of 150,000 inhabitants. There are state-run markets in each of the two districts, which store a wide variety of products from all over the country. Handicrafts are also operated directly by the government. Highly skilled people gather here.

The northern part of the capital is home to the Emperor's residence and government offices. It was the center of Japanese politics. The Emperor was the head of the government, and nobles, officials, and samurai lived here. The surrounding area is home to the official residences of government officials, and the mansions are organized in a way that creates a street of official residences.

"Willows and cherry blossoms are planted interspersed like a brocade." The capital city itself, which had the landscape of Japan at its peak, changed drastically in the mid-10th century after 200 years - the population of Ukyo declined because it was uninhabitable due to the swampy nature of the area, and the city lost its colorful urban style and returned to the rural landscape of the olden days. The population gradually concentrated in the Sogyeong area, crossing the castle border and growing to the east of the Kamogawa River and even to the north.

However, "Heian-kyo" was not able to maintain its uniformity, and between the 11th and 12th centuries, it was given a new name, Kyoto.

The name Kyoto was fixed at the beginning of the Middle Ages. The weakness of the imperial court contributed to the birth of the samurai regime. Kyoto as the capital of a nation also became famous. The town of Otsuka, east of the Kamogawa River, became the base of the samurai regime, and a new urban landscape was formed in the Higashiyama area.

History is not so simple. In the Middle Ages, Kyoto became the center of the rise of the new Buddhism, and many temples were built in the foothills of Kitayama, Higashiyama, and Nishiyama. In principle, no other temples were allowed in Heian-kyo except for the Toji and Saiji temples, but they were built with the support of the citizens, and in the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, as the times progressed, Kyoto, as a religious and cultural metropolis, was given a new landscape and character unique to the city.

In medieval Kyoto, citizens were very active. In the past, most of the merchants and workers engaged in state-run industries, at any time the decline of the industry, forced to become independent, and set up their own "seat" - **** with the combination to protect the rights and interests of the business, the former generation of the above industries, so that the industrial economy has been the development of the unprecedented. This momentum also affected the administration and culture. The realization of the city's sense of ****samune is faithfully reflected in the Gion Festival. At the same time, Kyoto developed into the largest city in Japan as a commercial and industrial city.

But the city, which had been built with great difficulty, suffered a devastating blow during the 11 years of the second half of the 15th century because of the civil unrest - Einin, the Great Rebellion of Civilization. It took nearly 500 years for the city to recover. Even so, it was impossible to go back to the way it was before. The whole of Kyoto was divided into two districts, with a 2km field between them.

This urban landscape lasted for about a century. After the unification of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Kyoto underwent a radical transformation. First, the gap between the two districts was filled in, and the entire Kyoto was restored and integrated in a master plan. For the first time since the founding of Kyoto, earthen dwellings were built in the surrounding areas. In the center, the Imperial Palace, the residence of the Emperor, was built. The newly built Jurakuchi (palace) was splendid.

Thus, Kyoto began to enter the modern era. The Toyotomi regime, followed by the Tokugawa regime, led to a remarkable revival of shrines and temples, and the city regained the appearance of a religious and cultural metropolis that had existed since the Middle Ages. The character of an industrial city was also significantly restored,

especially at the end of the 17th century, the Nishijin area became a world-renowned textile area.

But this did not last long, as the three great fires of the 18th and 19th centuries, Hoei, Tenmei, and Genji, devastated Kyoto. Restoration work was actively pursued, and the recovery from the Genji fires continued into the Meiji period.

Kyoto, which had been taken away as the capital in the Edo period, was restored as the capital in the early Meiji period. However, for political reasons, the capital was moved back to Tokyo again. Protest marches by Kyoto citizens did not stop the Emperor from relocating. One by one, past royalty and powerful citizens moved away.

Kyoto was plunged into crisis and lost its prosperity. But the people of Kyoto, with an uncompromising spirit, made every effort to rebuild the ruins after the fire. Amidst the criticisms from all sides, the people of Kyoto continued to make bold reforms, such as securing water supplies for the transportation of energy, water conservancy for Lake Biwa, technological innovations in the Nishijin textile industry, and the construction of new factories, and moved forward in a solid manner.

The fourth National Persuasive Expo was held in the 28th year of the Meiji era to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital based on the grand idea of the 100-year construction. After the 37th year of the Meiji era, the will to innovate was carried out, and the "Three Great Projects" were launched in the 20th century. The government invested huge sums of money in these endeavors, which lasted for 10 years. This enabled Kyoto to undergo a great transformation in a real sense, appropriate to modern times.

Modern Kyoto survived the Second World War and developed in many ways. It has produced world-renowned academic institutions, advanced industries, and has become a famous cultural heritage site.

But the people of Kyoto have not been complacent, and have evolved with the times. Without this, a metropolis of 1,200 years would have been lost forever in the fires of history.

Kyoto is not a "museum" city, but a historical city.

Kyoto is not a "museum" city, it is a historical city.