Kyoto Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Kyoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 7,950 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #20 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[5]
- Head of government: Takatoshi Nishiwaki[6]
- Instance of: fu[7]
- Capital: Kyoto[8]
- Official language: Japanese[9]
- Shares border with: Fukui Prefecture[10], Osaka Prefecture[11], Nara Prefecture[12], Mie Prefecture[13], Shiga Prefecture[14], Hyōgo Prefecture[15]
- Anthem: The Song of Kyo[16]
- Named after: Kyōto[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kyoto[18], Fukuchiyama[19], Maizuru[20], Ayabe[21], Uji[22], Miyazu[23], Kameoka[24], Jōyō-shi[25], Mukō-shi[26], Nagaokakyō-shi[27], Yawata[28], Kyōtanabe-shi[29], Kyōtango-shi[30], Nantan[31]
- Flag: flag of Kyoto prefecture[32]
- Twinned administrative body: Shaanxi[33], Yogyakarta[34], Oklahoma[35], Leningrad Oblast[36], Edinburgh[37], Occitania[38], Quebec[39]
- Legislative body: Kyōto Prefectural Assembly[40]
- Executive body: Kyōto prefectural government[41]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms[42]
- Commons category: Kyoto prefecture[43]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[44], Japan Standard Time[45]
- Archives at: Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives[46]
- Has part(s): Northern Kyoto Prefecture[47], Southern Kyoto Prefecture[48]
- Inception: June 19, 1868[49]
- Highest point: Mount Minako[50]
- Coordinate location: 35.021027777777775, 135.75558333333333[51]
- Mascot: Mayumaro[52]
- Official website: https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/[53], https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/[54], https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/cn/[55], https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/kr/[56]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Kyoto Prefecture include Keifuku Electric Railroad[57], a rail company (Japan)[58], in Japan[59], founded in 1942[60], headquartered in Mibu[61].
Why It Matters
Kyoto Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for it include Keifuku Electric Railroad[57], a rail company (Japan)[58], in Japan[59], founded in 1942[60], headquartered in Mibu[61].