Kyoto

American

[kee-oh-toh, kyaw-taw] / kiˈoʊ toʊ, ˈkjɔ tɔ /

Or Kioto

noun

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

Kyoto British

/ kɪˈəʊtəʊ, ˈkjəʊ- /

noun

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)

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Kyoto

Researchers at Kyoto University and Hiroshima University set out to address that missing capability.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Residents of Kyoto and other hotspots have expressed annoyance at selfie-taking crowds as well as traffic congestion and soaring land prices.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

This entry follows the samurai Miyamoto Musashi as he explores a fantastical version of Edo-period Kyoto.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Parrisa Haghirian, professor of international management at the Kyoto University of Advanced Science, agrees that many Japanese companies are too risk adverse to look at AI.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The stacks of Nahuatl manuscripts in Mexican archives depict the tlamatinime meeting to exchange ideas and gossip, as did the Vienna Circle and the French philosophes and the Taisho-period Kyoto school.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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