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Kyoto, with its hundreds of temples and gardens, was the imperial capital between 794 and 1868, and remains the cultural centre of Japan. Its raked pebble gardens, sensuously contoured temple roofs and mysterious Shintō shrines fulfill the Japanese fantasy of every Western cliché hunter.
With an astonishing 1600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shintō shrines, a trio of palaces, and dozens of gardens and museums, Kyoto is Japan's cultural treasure house. Seventeen of Kyoto's ancient structures and gardens have been declared UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Fast Facts
Population
1,400,000
Currency
Name: Japanese yen
Code: JPY
Symbol: ¥
Electrical Plugs
100V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Japanese
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +9
Country Dialing Code
+81
Weights & Measures
Metric
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