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Fun fact 1 about Kyoto

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Kyoto was previously known as Heian-kyō, meaning 'Heian capital', after becoming the capital of Japan.

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Kyoto

Japan

Country
Japan
Population
1.5M
Coordinates
35.01, 135.77
221st most populous city in the world

Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan.

From the “Etymology” section

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