User-submitted place name Kyōto

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Type Settlement

Scripts 京都(Japanese Kanji) きょうと(Japanese Hiragana) キョウト(Japanese Katakana)

Pronounced Pron. KYO-TO

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Other Forms FormsKyoto, Kyohto, Kyouto

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Name of a city and former Imperial capital in Western Japan, borrowed from Middle Chinese 京都 (kˠiæŋ tuo), referring to a capital city of a country.