Kyoto
Kyoto 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.
Kyoto is located on the middle-western portion of the island of Honshu . Due to the surrounding mountains on all sides, Kyoto is famous for its stifling summer nights with no air movement.
The original city (the modern-day wards of Nakagyo , Shimogyo , and Kamigyo ) was laid out in a grid pattern (modeled after the ancient Chinese capital during the Tang Dynasty.
Nijo Castle
The castle gardens
Old section
School children
A Kyoto shrine
Kyoto Station by night
A Kyoto street
Kyoto teens
Kyoto River with newer houses
Kyoto Station
Kyoto station bike park
The Shinkansen at Kyoto Station
The Golden Temple Kyoto
The Golden Temple Park