Kyōto

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Kyōto

proper noun

alternative Alternative spelling of Kyoto: a prefecture of Japan.
alternative Alternative spelling of Kyoto: the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, and the country's former capital. The shogunate was overthrown in 1867 by supporters of Emperor Meiji. The following year, the emperor moved his court from Kyōto to Edo and renamed it Tōkyō: the Eastern Capital.

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@misc{kyo_to_2026,
  title = {Kyōto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ky%C5%8Dto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}