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Kyoto, Japan’s old imperial capital, is found in the Middle Western part of the island of Honshu. It sits about 50 kilometers northeast of Osaka and is roughly the same from Nara. Kyoto is surrounded by the mountains of Higashiyama, Kitayama, and Nishiyama on three sides, giving the city hot and stifling summers. The land area totals to 827.90km² and has a population of 1,473,068 as of 2007. Kyoto, Kyoto-shi or “capital of capitals”, was founded in the 8th century and was the capital from 794 to 1868 when it was transferred to Edo. Today, it is the capital of the Kyoto Prefecture in the region of Kansai, and has become a highly urbanized city steeped with ancient cultural heritage. It is the center of Japanese culture and religion with numerous heritage sites, Buddhist temples, and Shinto shrines scattered all over the city. School groups and tourists often come to see the many historical and cultural sites in the city, such as the Imperial Palace, Nijo Castle which is the old palace of the shoguns, the Shinto shrine of Heian , and Kinkaku-ji or the Temple of the golden Pavilion.

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