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Kyoto

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.-History:...

Timeline of Events

794

10.22.794

Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heiankyo (now Kyoto).

11.18.794

Japanese Emperor Kammu allocates residence of Nara, Nara to Kyoto.

1536

8.13.1536

Buddhist monks from Kyōto's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536).

1582

6.21.1582

The Incident at Honnō-ji takes place in Kyoto, Japan.

1950

7.2.1950

The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan burns down.