The Old Capital

novel by Yasunari Kawabata
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1062201
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The Old Capital

Summary

The Old Capital is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,055 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Old Capital authored Yasunari Kawabata[3].
  • The Old Capital's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Old Capital's illustrator is recorded as Kaii Higashiyama[5].
  • The Old Capital's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].
  • The Old Capital's country of origin is recorded as Japan[7].
  • The Old Capital was released on 1962[8].
  • The Old Capital was released on June 25, 1962[9].
  • The Old Capital's translator is recorded as J. Martin Holman[10].
  • The Old Capital's narrative location is recorded as Japan[11].
  • The Old Capital's official website is recorded as http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/100121/[12].
  • The Old Capital's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '古都'}[13].
  • The Old Capital's derivative work is recorded as Twin Sisters of Kyoto[14].
  • The Old Capital's derivative work is recorded as Koto[15].
  • The Old Capital's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

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Authorship and Creation

The Old Capital authored Yasunari Kawabata[3].

Publication

Publication dates include 1962[8] and June 25, 1962[9]. The Old Capital's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[6].

Why It Matters

The Old Capital ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,055 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'jv', 'ko', '
    Sitelink count → 16
    Derivative work → Twin Sisters of Kyoto, Koto
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  2. 17w ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ndl authority id → 00627245
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  3. 21w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Instance of → literary work
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