Kyoto

I like some asian countries and

one of them is Japan.Thats
why I decided to present this
city,a city that belongs to Japan.
One of the biggest reason of the
fact I like is given by its
landscapes.I think landscapes
from Korean(South Korea) and
Japan are some of the
most beautiful in the
world
I meanlook at it

Then there are few other facts:

Food :sushi
Culture :festivals,geishas,traditional costume
Mentality and spirit (except their suicidal part):The
Japanese say: Well, maybe were not as good in
producing so many weapons as the Americans, but
we have this spiritual aspect to it, that we can fight
not simply with guns, but we can fight with our
spirit. That spirit is the spirit of our selflessness
and this is nothing that is part of your fighting.

Kyoto ( ) is a city located in the central part of

the island of Honshu, Japan. It has a population close to
1.5 million(the seventh largest city in Japan). Formerly
the Imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand
years, it is now the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture.

The original name of Kyoto was Heiankyo, or Capital of Peace, but the city
came to be called Kyoto, meaning the Capital. Although it now ranks only
seventh in population among Japanese urban centers, it was for many centuries
the largest city in the country and one of the most populous in the world. It is
estimated to have had a half-million people by the 16th century, when few
cities in Europe were that large.
Kyoto is generally hotter and more humid than Tokyo in summer and colder
than Tokyo in winter.
The city is famous for its cloisonn, bronzes, damascene work, porcelain, and
lacquer ware, and its renowned silk industry dates from 794.

It has many of Japans national treasures, shrines, and 2,000

temples are here.
Many of Japans old customs such as flower arranging,
schooling for geisha girls, and the Japanese tea ceremony
have originated from Kyoto.
The temperature in Kyoto ranges
from a high of 24C (76F) to a low
of 13C (56F).
On average it rains almost 6
inches each month.
The languages spoken there
are Japanese and Kyoto-ben
dialect.
Nintendo originated here.

Kyoto has more than 30 colleges and universities

including Kyoto University which is considered the
best in Japan after Tokyo University.
Among the secular monuments in Kyoto, the three
that usually are mentioned as the most outstanding
are the Imperial Palace, the Nijo Castle, and the
Katsura Imperial Villa.
The palace, or Gosho, is located in a park of 200
acres (80 ha) surrounded by high walls.

The Nijo Castle, erected early in the 17th century for Ieyasu, the founder of the
Tokugawa military dynasty, is one of the most splendid of all Japanese structures.
Besides being a fine example of traditional Japanese architecture, it is famous for its
painted decorations.

The outlying Katsura Villa, also built in

the 17th century, is regarded as the
masterpiece of Japanese domestic
architecture. Modern Western architects,
such as Wright, Taut, Gropius, and Le
Corbusier, have made pilgrimages to view
it and have pronounced it one of the great
architectural jewels of the world.

Around

50 million people
visit Kyoto every year.
Kyoto is 1,000 meters
above sea level. It sits on
top of a large natural water
basin.
Kyoto was chosen as the
capital for its safety. Its far
enough inland that it doesnt
suffer typhoons, and is one
of the least geologically
active areas in Japan. It was
the capital city and the
emperors residence from
794 to 1868.

Of the three great Shinto shrines in Kyoto, the Heian Jingu was erected
only in 1895, to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the founding
of the city. It is, however, a most impressive structure, based on the old
Imperial Palace.
The Yasaka Shrine, founded in the 7th century, is dedicated to Susa-nowo, the patron deity of Kyoto.
The Kitano Shrine, established in the 10th century, honors the Heian
statesman Sugawara Michizane. The buildings of both are 17th-century
reconstructions.
Daitokuji, the center of Zen Buddhism, was founded in the 14th century,
but the main buildings date from the 16th century. It is famous for its
paintings and gardens as well as its architecture.

Kinkakuji contains the lovely Golden

Pavilion built in the 14th century as the
gilded retreat of the military ruler
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and reconstructed in
1955 after a fire.

The Kyomizu-dera, which was founded about 800 but with

present buildings mostly of the 17th century, offers a panoramic
view of the city.
Many splendid Buddhist establishments lie outside the city
proper. The most outstanding are the Byodoin in Uji, with its
Heian-period Phoenix Hall, and the Samboin, famous for its
gardens and its art collection.
Of the citys museums, the Kyoto Kokuritsu Hakubutsakan
(Kyoto National Museum), with its extensive collection of
Japanese paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts, is the most
noteworthy. The work of contemporary artists is exhibited in the
National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo.
The prestigious Doshisha University is a Christian school
founded in 1875 by Joseph Niijima in cooperation with the
American Board of Foreign Missions.

Here's an oddity: the Silver Pavilion doesn't have a

trace of silver on it. When the temple was built in
the 1480s as a retirement home for the then shogun,
the plan was for it to be coated in silver leaf.

Ryoan-ji Temple's dry rock

garden is a puzzle. Nobody
knows who designed it or
what the meaning is of the
15 rocks scattered across its
expanse of raked white
gravel. Some academics say
they represent a tiger
carrying a cub across a
stream; others believe they
depict an ocean accented
with small islands or the sky
dotted with clouds.

Eigamura, or Kyoto Toei Studio Park to give it its English

name, is a working TV and movie set that doubles as a theme
park, where besides dressing up in period costume you can
wander around a mock-up Edo-era samurai town and take in
exhibitions of the well-known TV series and films shot here.

It's not the only geisha

district left in Japan, but
Gion, a collection of
streets defined by its
old wooden buildings,
teahouses and
exclusive Japanese
restaurants, is by far
the most famous.
Spend an hour
wandering the area and
chances are you'll
glimpse a geisha or two
shuffling between
teahouses in their
cumbersome zori
sandals and exquisite
kimono.

Few museums are as hands-on as this old elementary school

turned shrine to manga, or comic books, and its collection of
some 300,000 comics and manga-related exhibits. Visitors can
read any piece of manga they fancy from the towering wooden
bookcases that line every wall and hallway. Some read propped
up against the walls or sitting crossed legged on the floor; others
hunker down with a coffee at the museum's wood-decked
outdoor caf. The eclectic and universally
transfixed crowd is a
testament to how much
a part of mainstream
Japanese culture
manga has become.

Head east of the Kamogawa River, toward Ginkaku-ji and

Kyoto University, and Kyoto begins to reveals its artistic side.
Besides the extremely worthwhile National Museum of
Modern Art, which focuses on local 20th-century artists, this
part of town is also home to an impressive array of post Meijiera fine art at the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, as well as a
collection of Japanese art and artifacts spanning the 4th to the
19th centuries at the architecturally sleek Hosomi Museum.

The city is famous for its cloisonn, bronzes, damascene work, porcelain, and lacquer ware,
and its renowned silk industry dates from 794.

After 1192 Kyoto lost its political power to Tokyo; but since 1868, when the latter became
the official capital, Kyoto has often been referred to as Saikyo [western capital].
Kyoto is covered predominantly by the Tamba Mountains.
The city had the largest industrial production of any prefecture in Japan until World War II.

Famous attractions in Kyoto include the Bunraku puppet

theater, Kabuki, and No Theater.
The Kamo River which flows from north-south through
the middle of the city serves as a useful reference point.
Kyoto was laid out in a grid pattern with the Imperial
Palace located at its center. The city was modeled on
Chang-an (modern-day Xian), the capital of the Tang
Dynasty of China.
The surrounding areas Kyoto is known as the spiritual
home of the Japanese and it is often said that without
knowing Kyoto, it is impossible to grasp the true essence
of Japan.

Thank you for

watching !

Arigatou gozaimasu!