Kyoto (京都,
Kyōto?)
(Japanese
pronunciation: [kjoːto]
(
listen))
is a
city
in the
central
part of
the
island
of
Honshū,
Japan.
It has a
population
close to
1.5
million.
Formerly
the
imperial
capital
of Japan,
it is
now the
capital
of
Kyoto
Prefecture,
as well
as a
major
part of
the
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto
metropolitan
area.







