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Noun: Kyoto  kee'ow-tow
  1. A city in central Japan on southern Honshu; former imperial capital and major cultural centre known for its temples and gardens
    "Kyoto preserved much of its traditional architecture during World War II"

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Hondo [archaic], Honshu, Japan, Nihon, Nippon

Encyclopedia: Kyoto, Kyōto