Kyoto

or Kio·to

[ kee-oh-toh; Japanese kyaw-taw ]

noun

1. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: the capital of Japan a.d. 794–1868.

Kyoto

/ kɪˈəʊtəʊ; ˈkjəʊ- /

noun

1. a city in central Japan, on S Honshu: the capital of Japan from 794 to 1868; cultural centre, with two universities (1875, 1897). Pop: 1 387 264 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

It was established in Kyoto in the 1860s according to the yakuza history book Ninkyojuku.

From The Daily Beast

The Kyoto District Court handed down the verdict on March 22.

From The Daily Beast

On the other hand, leaks of methane from natural gas wells could be pushing the U.S. over the Kyoto target for that gas.

From The Daily Beast

She has published several books including Old Kyoto - A Guide to Shops, Inns and Restaurants.

From The Daily Beast

Kyoto, Japan, is one of my favorite places for the refinement of the food and the ambiance of the city.

From The Daily Beast

One of these copies was presented to the Emperor and a second is preserved in the temple, Senyu-ji, Kyoto.

From Project Gutenberg

I remember the loneliness of a New York girl who had gone to live in Kyoto.

From Project Gutenberg

I had the pleasure of visiting both this college and Kyoto University.

From Project Gutenberg

I come from Nara and Kyoto, and this may be one of the reasons that everything is so far below my expectations.

From Project Gutenberg

On the self-same night that Fuji-yama rose out of the earth, a strange thing happened in the mountainous district near Kyoto.

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