History of Kyoto

international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

1st shogun of the Kamakura shogunate (1147–1199)

World Heritage Site

thumb|Scale model of Heian-kyō thumb|Daidairi (, palace in the center) and the cityscape of Heian-kyō (miniature model at the Kyoto City Life-long Learning Center) was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the de jure capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1869. However, Heian-kyō was never explicitly abandoned as the capital. Today, it is said that Tokyo has effectively replaced Kyoto as the capital, but there is a viewpoint that, in theory, Kyoto still holds the position of the capital. Emperor Saga also declared that Heian-kyō would remain t

nominal ruling government of Japan from 794 AD until the Meiji Era

High Priestesses in Kamo Shrines. female relatives of the Japanese emperor

international climate change conference in Kyoto, Japan in December 1997