Kyoto City is the capital of Kyoto Prefecture and the former Imperial Capital of Japan, where the Imperial Family resided for over a millennium until the Meiji Period in the late 19th Century. It has a population near 1.5 million people, and is one of Japan's seventeen designated cities. Because the city was hardly bombed in WWII, many prewar buildings remain in the city. It is one of the best preserved cities in Japan, though modernization is occurring. There are 2000 religious sites and many other historical sites, some of which are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is also the center of the Japanese film industry, with many historical films being filmed here.Sites in Kyoto listed in this blog:
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