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Kyoto
City in the Kyōto Prefecture, Japan.
In and around Kyoto
Map
Fushimi Inari-taisha
Kiyomizu-deraUNESCO World Heritage
Kinkaku-jiUNESCO World Heritage
Lake Biwa
Nijō CastleUNESCO World Heritage
Byōdō-inUNESCO World Heritage
Ryōan-jiUNESCO World Heritage
Enryaku-jiUNESCO World Heritage
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Ginkaku-jiUNESCO World Heritage
Tō-jiUNESCO World Heritage
Mount Hiei
Azuchi Castle
Tenryū-jiUNESCO World Heritage
Shimogamo ShrineUNESCO World Heritage
Sanjūsangen-dō
Daigo-jiUNESCO World Heritage
Yasaka Shrine
Kamigamo ShrineUNESCO World Heritage
Honnō-ji
Heian Jingū
Saihō-jiUNESCO World Heritage
Weather by season
- Dec–Feb10°187 mm
- Mar–May20°364 mm
- Jun–Aug31°587 mm
- Sep–Nov23°440 mm
Average high (°C) and rain per season. Highlighted: the best months to go. Kyoto station, 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).
About Kyoto
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City (京都市, Kyōto-shi; [kʲoːtoꜜɕi] ), is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city.
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Photo credits (22)
- Fushimi Inari-taisha: Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Commons
- Kiyomizu-dera: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Kinkaku-ji: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Lake Biwa: Lonely Planet Japan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Nijō Castle: Keith Pomakis · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
- Byōdō-in: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Ryōan-ji: 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Enryaku-ji: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
- Kyoto Imperial Palace: Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Commons
- Ginkaku-ji: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Tō-ji: Kakidai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Mount Hiei: Moja · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Azuchi Castle: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Tenryū-ji: osakaosaka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Shimogamo Shrine: Mochi at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Sanjūsangen-dō: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
- Daigo-ji: unknown author · Public domain · Commons
- Yasaka Shrine: Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Kamigamo Shrine: 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
- Honnō-ji: PlusMinus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Heian Jingū: Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Commons
- Saihō-ji: Ivanoff~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
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