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{{Short description|Prefecture of Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name                     = Kyoto Prefecture
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  | caption1               = [[Kiyomizu Temple]]
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  | caption4               = Sagano Bamboo forest in [[Arashiyama]]
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  | caption9               = Panorama view of [[Amanohashidate]] and [[Miyazu Bay]]
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = [[Japan]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Kansai region|Kansai]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of islands of Japan|Island]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Honshu]]
| seat_type                = [[List of capitals in Japan|Capital]]
| seat                     = [[Kyoto|Kyoto City]]
| parts_type               = Subdivisions
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| p1                       = [[Districts of Japan|Districts]]: 6
| p2                       = [[Municipalities of Japan|Municipalities]]: 26
| leader_title             = [[List of prefectural governors in Japan|Governor]]
| leader_name              = [[Takatoshi Nishiwaki]]
| area_total_km2           = 4,612.19
| area_water_percent       = 1.0
| area_rank                = [[List of Japanese prefectures by area|31st]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2578087
| population_as_of         = 1 October 2020
| population_rank          = [[List of Japanese prefectures by population|13th]]
| population_density_km2   = 566
| demographics_type2              = GDP 
| demographics2_footnotes         = <ref>{{Cite web |title=2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府 |url=https://www.esri.cao.go.jp/jp/sna/data/data_list/kakuhou/files/2020/2020_kaku_top.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=内閣府ホームページ |language=ja}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1            = Total
| demographics2_info1   = [[JP¥]] 10,766 billion<br />[[US$]] 98.8 billion (2019)
| iso_code                 = JP-26
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/index.html}}
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| country                 = Japan
| bird                    = [[Streaked shearwater]] (''Calonectris leucomelas'')
| fish                    = 
| flower                  = Weeping&nbsp;[[cherry]]&nbsp;[[blossom]] (''Prunus spachiana'')
| tree                    = Kitayama&nbsp;[[Sugi]] (''Cryptomeria japonica'')
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| anthem                   = [[:ja:京都府の歌|Kyoto-fu no uta]]
}}

{{nihongo|'''Kyoto Prefecture'''|京都府|Kyōto-fu|{{IPA|ja|kʲoꜜː.to, kʲoː.toꜜ.ɸɯ}}<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|lang=ja}}</ref>}} is a [[Prefectures of Japan|prefecture]] of [[Japan]] located in the [[Kansai region]] of [[Honshu]].<ref name="Frédéric_2002" />{{rp|pages=477,587}} Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2.58 million and has a geographic area of {{convert|4612|km2|sqmi|lk=on}}. Kyoto Prefecture borders [[Fukui Prefecture]] to the northeast, [[Shiga Prefecture]] to the east, [[Mie Prefecture]] to the southeast, [[Nara Prefecture]] and [[Osaka Prefecture]] to the south, and [[Hyōgo Prefecture]] to the west.

[[Kyoto]], the capital and largest city, accommodates 57% of the prefecture's total population, with other major cities including [[Uji]], [[Kameoka, Kyoto|Kameoka]], and [[Maizuru]].<ref name="Frédéric_2002" />{{rp|pages=565–587}} Kyoto Prefecture is located on the [[Sea of Japan]] coast and extends to the southeast towards the [[Kii Peninsula]], covering territory of the former [[Provinces of Japan|provinces]] of [[Yamashiro Province|Yamashiro]], [[Tamba Province|Tamba]], and [[Tango Province|Tango]]. Kyoto Prefecture is centered on the historic [[Imperial Court in Kyoto|Imperial]] capital of Kyoto, and is one of Japan's two "[[Fu (administrative division)|prefectures]]" using the designation ''fu'' rather than the standard ''[[Prefectures of Japan#Types of prefecture|ken]]'' for prefectures. Kyoto has made Kyoto Prefecture one of the most popular [[tourism]] destinations in Japan for national and international tourists, and 21% of the prefecture's land area was designated as [[List of national parks of Japan#History|Natural Parks]]. Kyoto Prefecture forms part of the [[Keihanshin]] metropolitan area, the [[List of metropolitan areas in Japan|second-most-populated region in Japan]] after the [[Greater Tokyo area]] and one of the world's most productive regions by [[Gross domestic product|GDP]].

== History ==
[[File:Kunikyo-ato, Daigokuden-2.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Kuni-kyō]]]]
[[File:史跡長岡宮跡 大極殿公園 2013.12.23 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Nagaoka-kyō]], a [[Capital of Japan]] in Otokuni Palace]]
{{See also|Historic Sites of Kyoto Prefecture}}
<!--this whole explanation is about the city of Kyoto, not the prefecture. There is a separate main article about Kyoto City, which provides detailed discussion of its history-->

Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto Prefecture was known as [[Yamashiro Province|Yamashiro]].<ref name="Frédéric_2002" />{{rp|page=780}}

For most of its history, the city of Kyoto was Japan's Imperial capital. The city's history can be traced back as far as the 6th century. In 544, the [[Aoi Matsuri]] was held in Kyoto to pray for good harvest and good weather.

Kyoto did not start out as Japan's capital. A noteworthy earlier capital was [[Nara, Nara|Nara]]. In 741, [[Emperor Shōmu]] moved the capital briefly to Kuni-kyo, between the cities of Nara and Kyoto, in present-day Kyoto Prefecture. In 784, the capital was moved to [[Nagaokakyō, Kyoto|Nagaokakyō]], also in present-day Kyoto Prefecture. In 794, [[Emperor Kanmu]] moved the capital to [[Heian-kyō]], and this was the beginning of the current-day city of Kyoto. Even today, almost all of the streets, houses, stores, temples and shrines in Kyoto exist where they were placed in this year.

Although in 1192 real political power shifted to [[Kamakura]], where a samurai clan established [[Kamakura shogunate|the shogunate]], Kyoto remained the imperial capital as the powerless emperors and their court continued to be seated in the city. Imperial rule was [[Kenmu Restoration|briefly restored]] in 1333, but another samurai clan established [[Ashikaga shogunate|a new shogunate]] in Kyoto three years later.

In 1467, a great civil war, the [[Ōnin War]], took place inside Kyoto, and most of the town was burned down. Japan plunged into the [[Sengoku period|age of warring feudal lords]]. A new strong man, [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], established the shogunate at [[Edo]] (today's Tokyo) in 1603.

In the 15th century AD, tea-jars were brought by the ''[[shōgun]]s'' to [[Uji, Kyoto|Uji]] in Kyoto from the [[Philippines]] which was used in the [[Japanese tea ceremony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sambali.blogspot.com/2006/09/luzon-jars-glossary.html|title=Quests of the Dragon and Bird Clan: Luzon Jars (Glossary)|first=Paul Kekai|last=Manansala|date=5 September 2006}}</ref>

The [[Meiji Restoration]] returned Japan to imperial rule in 1868. [[Emperor Meiji]], who was now the absolute sovereign, went to stay in Tokyo during the next year. The imperial court has not returned to Kyoto since then. During the instigation of [[Fuhanken Sanchisei]] in 1868, the prefecture received its suffix ''[[Fu (administrative division)|fu]]''. The subsequent reorganization of the old [[Provinces of Japan|provincial system]] merged the former [[Tango Province]], [[Yamashiro Province]] and the eastern part of [[Tanba Province]] into today's Kyoto Prefecture.

Although many Japanese major cities were heavily bombed during [[World War II]], the old capital escaped such devastation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33755182|title=The city saved from the atomic bomb|last=Oi|first=Mariko|date=2015-08-09|access-date=2019-01-16|language=en-GB}}</ref> During the occupation, the [[Sixth United States Army|U.S. Sixth Army]] and [[I Corps (United States)|I Corps]] were headquartered in Kyoto.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071214152914/http://www.history.army.mil/documents/8-5/8-5.htm Chronology of the Occupation]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080415182305/http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/MacArthur%20Reports/MacArthur%20V1%20Sup/ch7.htm THE EIGHTH ARMY MILITARY GOVERNMENT SYSTEM]</ref>

== Geography ==
Kyoto Prefecture is almost in the center of [[Honshu]] and of Japan. It covers an area of {{convert|4612.19|km2|2|abbr=out}}, which is 1.2% of Japan. Kyoto is the 31st largest prefecture by size. To the north, it faces the [[Sea of Japan]] and [[Fukui Prefecture]]. To the south, it faces [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] and [[Nara Prefecture]]s. To the east, it faces [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]] and [[Shiga Prefecture]]s. To its west is [[Hyōgo Prefecture]]. The prefecture is separated in the middle by the Tanba Mountains. This makes its climate very different in the north and south.

{{As of|2016|04|post=,}} 21% of the prefecture's land area was designated as [[List of national parks of Japan#History|Natural Parks]], namely [[Sanin Kaigan National Park]]; [[Biwako Quasi-National Park|Biwako]], [[Kyoto Tamba Kogen Quasi-National Park|Kyoto Tamba Kogen]], [[Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park|Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama]] and [[Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park|Wakasa Wan]] Quasi-National Parks; and [[Hozukyō Prefectural Natural Park|Hozukyō]], [[Kasagiyama Prefectural Natural Park|Kasagiyama]], and [[Rurikei Prefectural Natural Park|Rurikei]] Prefectural Natural Parks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/park/doc/data/natural/naturalpark_4.pdf |title=General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture |publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]] |language=ja |date=15 April 2016 |access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref>

=== Municipalities ===
[[File:26 municipalities in Kyoto, 2020.png|thumb|left|400px|Map of Kyoto Prefecture {{legend0|#D8E|[[Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan|Designated City]]}} {{legend0|#EAB|[[Cities of Japan|City]]}} {{legend0|#ED9|Town}} {{legend0|#BFE|Village}}]]
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;Cities
{{See also|List of cities in Kyoto Prefecture by population}}
Fifteen cities are located in Kyoto Prefecture:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Flag, name<small> w/o suffix</small>
! colspan="3" |Full name
! rowspan="2" |Area<br/> (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Japanese writing system|Japanese]]
![[Romanization of Japanese|Transcription]]
!Translation
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ayabe, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Ayabe, Kyoto|Ayabe]]
|綾部市
|Ayabe-shi
|Ayabe City
| style="text-align:right" | 347.10
| style="text-align:right" | 31,846
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Ayabe in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|1]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fukuchiyama, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Fukuchiyama, Kyoto|Fukuchiyama]]
|福知山市
|Fukuchiyama-shi
|Fukuchiyama City
| style="text-align:right" | 552.54
| style="text-align:right" | 77,306
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Fukuchiyama in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|2]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Joyo, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Jōyō, Kyoto|Jōyō]]
|城陽市
|Jōyō-shi
|Jōyō City
| style="text-align:right" | 32.71
| style="text-align:right" | 74,607
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Joyo in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|3]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kameoka, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Kameoka, Kyoto|Kameoka]]
|亀岡市
|Kameoka-shi
|Kameoka City
| style="text-align:right" | 224.80
| style="text-align:right" | 86,174
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|4]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kizugawa, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Kizugawa, Kyoto|Kizugawa]]
|木津川市
|Kizugawa-shi
|Kizugawa City
| style="text-align:right" | 85.13
| style="text-align:right" | 77,907
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|5]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kyōtanabe, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Kyōtanabe, Kyoto|Kyōtanabe]]
|京田辺市
|Kyōtanabe-shi
|Kyōtanabe City
| style="text-align:right" | 42.92
| style="text-align:right" | 73,753
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Kyotanabe in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|6]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kyōtango, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Kyōtango]]
|京丹後市
|Kyōtango-shi
|Kyōtango City
| style="text-align:right" | 501.44
| style="text-align:right" | 50,860
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Kyotango in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|7]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kyoto City.svg|25px]] [[Kyoto]] (capital)
|京都市
|Kyōto-shi
|Kyoto City
| style="text-align:right" | 827.83
| style="text-align:right" | 1,463,723
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|8]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Maizuru, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Maizuru]]
|舞鶴市
|Maizuru-shi
|Maizuru City
| style="text-align:right" | 342.13
| style="text-align:right" | 80,336
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|9]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Miyazu, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Miyazu, Kyoto|Miyazu]]
|宮津市
|Miyazu-shi
|Miyazu City
| style="text-align:right" | 172.74
| style="text-align:right" | 16,758
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Miyazu in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|10]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Mukō, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Mukō]]
|向日市
|Mukō-shi
|Mukō City
| style="text-align:right" | 7.72
| style="text-align:right" | 56,859
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Muko in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|11]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nagaokakyo, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Nagaokakyō, Kyoto|Nagaokakyō]]
|長岡京市
|Nagaokakyō-shi
|Nagaokakyō City
| style="text-align:right" | 19.17
| style="text-align:right" | 80,608
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Nagaokakyo in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|12]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nantan, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Nantan, Kyoto|Nantan]]
|南丹市
|Nantan-shi
|Nantan City
| style="text-align:right" | 616.40
| style="text-align:right" | 31,629
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Nantan in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|13]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Uji, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Uji]]
|宇治市
|Uji-shi
|Uji City
| style="text-align:right" | 67.54
| style="text-align:right" | 179,630
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Uji in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|14]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yawata, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Yawata]]
|八幡市
|Yawata-shi
|Yawata City
| style="text-align:right" | 24.35
| style="text-align:right" | 70,433
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|15]]
|}
[[Kansai Science City]] is located in the southwest.

;Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each [[districts of Japan|district]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Flag, name<small> w/o suffix</small>
! colspan="3" |Full name
! rowspan="2" |Area<br/> (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |District
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Japanese writing system|Japanese]]
![[Romanization of Japanese|Transcription]]
!Translation
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ide, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Ide, Kyoto|Ide]]
|井手町
|Ide-chō
|Ide Town
| style="text-align:right" | 18.04
| style="text-align:right" | 7,406
|[[Tsuzuki District, Kyoto|Tsuzuki District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Ide in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|16]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ine, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Ine, Kyoto|Ine]]
|伊根町
|Ine-chō
|Ine Town
| style="text-align:right" | 61.95
| style="text-align:right" | 1,928
|[[Yosa District, Kyoto|Yosa District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Ine in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|17]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kasagi, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Kasagi, Kyoto|Kasagi]]
|笠置町
|Kasagi-chō
|Kasagi Town
| style="text-align:right" | 23.52
| style="text-align:right" | 1,144
|[[Sōraku District, Kyoto|Sōraku District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Kasagi in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|18]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kumiyama, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Kumiyama, Kyoto|Kumiyama]]
|久御山町
|Kumiyama-chō
|Kumiyama Town
| style="text-align:right" | 13.86
| style="text-align:right" | 15,250
|[[Kuse District, Kyoto|Kuse District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Kumiyama in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|19]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kyōtamba, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Kyōtamba, Kyoto|Kyōtamba]]
|京丹波町
|Kyōtamba-chō
|Kyōtamba Town
| style="text-align:right" | 303.09
| style="text-align:right" | 12,907
|[[Funai District, Kyoto|Funai District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Kyotamba in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|20]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Minamiyamashiro, Kyoto|Minamiyamashiro]]
|南山城村
|Minamiyamashiro-mura
|Minamiyamashiro Village
| style="text-align:right" | 64.11
| style="text-align:right" | 2,391
|[[Sōraku District, Kyoto|Sōraku District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Minamiyamashiro in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|21]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ōyamazaki, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Ōyamazaki, Kyoto|Ōyamazaki]]
|大山崎町
|Ōyamazaki-chō
|Ōyamazaki Town
| style="text-align:right" | 5.97
| style="text-align:right" | 15,953
|[[Otokuni District, Kyoto|Otokuni District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Oyamazaki in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|22]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Seika, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Seika, Kyoto|Seika]]
|精華町
|Seika-chō
|Seika Town
| style="text-align:right" | 25.68
| style="text-align:right" | 36,198
|[[Sōraku District, Kyoto|Sōraku District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Seika in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|23]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ujitawara, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Ujitawara]]
|宇治田原町
|Ujitawara-chō
|Ujitawara Town
| style="text-align:right" | 58.16
| style="text-align:right" | 8,911
|[[Tsuzuki District, Kyoto|Tsuzuki District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Ujitawara in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|24]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Wazuka, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Wazuka, Kyoto|Wazuka]]
|和束町
|Wazuka-chō
|Wazuka Town
| style="text-align:right" | 64.93
| style="text-align:right" | 3,478
|[[Sōraku District, Kyoto|Sōraku District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Wazuka in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|25]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yosano, Kyoto.svg|25px]] [[Yosano, Kyoto|Yosano]]
|与謝野町
|Yosano-chō
|Yosano Town
| style="text-align:right" | 108.38
| style="text-align:right" | 20,092
|[[Yosa District, Kyoto|Yosa District]]
| style="text-align:center" | [[commons:File:Yosano in Kyoto Prefecture Ja.svg|26]]
|}
<gallery mode="packed">
File:京都夜景 2015 (31985638715).jpg|[[Kyoto|Kyoto City]]
File:Kisen bridge, Uji river.jpg|[[Uji, Kyoto|Uji City]]
File:Tanisuji Oiwakechō, Kameoka-shi, Kyōto-fu 621-0804, Japan - panoramio.jpg|[[Kameoka, Kyoto|Kameoka City]]
File:Nagaokakyo Station West Exit Square - May 1, 2013.jpg|[[Nagaokakyō, Kyoto|Nagaokakyō City]]
File:東舞鶴駅前 - panoramio - kcomiida.jpg|[[Maizuru|Maizuru City]]
File:The view of Fukuchiyama city, Kyoto pre.JPG|[[Fukuchiyama|Fukuchiyama City]]
File:Aso Bay view from Kasamatsu Park01s3s4592.jpg|[[Miyazu, Kyoto|Miyazu City]] and Aso Bay
</gallery>

====Mergers====
{{main|List of mergers in Kyoto Prefecture}}

===Demographics===
[[File:Kyoto prefecture population pyramid in 2020.svg|thumb|266x266px|Kyoto population pyramid in 2020]]
[[File:Percentage Surviving to Certain Ages in Kyoto Prefecture.png|thumb|266px|Kyoto Prefecture has one of the highest [[List of Japanese prefectures by life expectancy|life expectancy in the country]]. In 2020 it was 85.54 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Japanese Mortality Database: Kyoto |url=https://www.ipss.go.jp/p-toukei/JMD/26/index-en.html |publisher=[[National Institute of Population and Social Security Research]] |language=en |date=30 March 2025}}</ref>]]

{{Historical populations
| 1885 |846761
| 1890 |894928
| 1900 |1022695
| 1910 |1197473
| 1920 |1287147
| 1930 |1552832
| 1940 |1729993
| 1950 |1832934
| 1960 |1993403
| 1970 |2250087
| 1980 |2527330
| 1990 |2602460
| 2000 |2644391
| 2010 |2636092
| 2020 |2578087
| source = Statistics Division, Policy Planning Department, Kyoto Prefecture<ref name="KyotoPrefecture_InformationPolicyDivision" />
}}

===Religion===
According to [[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] research in 2020, over 60% believe in [[Shinto]] and [[Buddhism]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/report/annual/index.html | title = White Papers and Annual Reports > Shukyo Nenkan | publisher = Agency for Cultural Affairs | language = ja | trans-title = Religious Yearbook | access-date = 2022-02-12 | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

==Politics==
The current [[governor of Kyoto]] is [[Takatoshi Nishiwaki]], a former vice minister of the [[Reconstruction Agency]]. He has been elected in April 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/04/08/national/politics-diplomacy/nishwaki-triumphs-kyoto-gubernatorial-race-vows-continue-policies-predecessor/ |title= Nishiwaki triumphs in Kyoto gubernatorial race, vows to continue policies of predecessor |date= 8 April 2018 |newspaper= The Japan Times}}</ref>

The previous governor of Kyoto is former [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan)|Home Affairs Ministry]] bureaucrat [[Keiji Yamada]]. He has been reelected to a fourth term in April 2014 with support from the major non-Communist parties against only one [[Japanese Communist Party|JCP]]-supported challenger.<ref>Asahi Shimbun, 6 April 2014: [http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG427GNFG42PLZB02F.html 京都知事に山田氏、4選 新顔の尾崎氏破る]</ref><ref>Yomiuri Shimbun, 6 April 2014: [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/local/20140406-OYT1T50079.html 京都府知事選、現職の山田啓二氏が4選]</ref><ref>The Japan Times, 7 April 2014: [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/04/07/national/kyoto-re-elects-yamada-to-top-post/ Kyoto re-elects Yamada to top post]</ref>

[[Kyoto Prefectural Assembly|The prefectural assembly]] has 60 members from 25 electoral districts and is still elected in unified local elections (last round: [[2019 Japanese unified local elections|2019]]). As of September 2020, it was composed as follows: [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] 30, Japanese Communist Party 12, [[Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)|Democratic Party]] 11, [[Kōmeitō]] 5, [[Japan Restoration Party]] 2.<ref>Kyoto Prefectural Assembly: [https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/gikai/html/aramasi/aramasi2.html caucuses] {{in lang|ja}}</ref>

=== National representatives ===
Kyoto's delegation to the [[National Diet]] consists of six members of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] and four members (two per election) of the [[House of Councillors]]. After the national elections of 2019, 2021 and 2022, the prefecture is represented by two Liberal Democrats, two Constitutional Democrats, a FEFA member, and an independent in the lower house, and two Liberal Democrats, one Democrat and one Communist in the upper house.

==== Representatives (lower house) ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Constituency
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[Kyoto 1st district]]
|[[Yasushi Katsume]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}|
|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
|-
|[[Kyoto 2nd district]]
|[[Seiji Maehara]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Free Education For All}}|
|[[Free Education For All|FEFA]]
|-
|[[Kyoto 3rd district]]
|[[Kenta Izumi]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}}|
|[[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|Constitutional Democratic]]
|-
|[[Kyoto 4th district]]
|[[Keiro Kitagami]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|[[Kyoto 5th district]]
|[[Taro Honda]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}|
|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
|-
|[[Kyoto 6th district]]
|[[Kazunori Yamanoi]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}}|
|[[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|Constitutional Democratic]]
|}

==== Councillors (upper house) ====
{| class="wikitable"
!Class
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|[[Shoji Nishida]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}|
|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
|-
|[[Akiko Kurabayashi]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Japanese Communist Party}}|
|[[Japanese Communist Party|Communist]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2022
|[[Akira Yoshii (politician)|Akira Yoshii]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}}|
|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
|-
|[[Tetsuro Fukuyama]]
|bgcolor={{party color|Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}}|
|[[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|Constitutional Democratic]]
|}

===Prefectural symbols===
The prefectural flower of Kyoto is the weeping [[cherry]]. The Kitayama [[Sugi]] is the official tree, and the streaked [[shearwater]] the bird that symbolizes the prefecture.

== Defense facilities ==
On 1 August 2013, prefectural and municipal authorities gave consent for a [[United States Forces Japan|USFJ]] missile monitoring station to be set up in the city of [[Kyōtango, Kyoto|Kyōtango]]. It will be co-located with a [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force|JASDF]] facility already based in the city. At least initially, its primary sensor will be a mobile X-band radar used to gather data on ballistic missile launches which will then be relayed by the station to warships equipped with Aegis air defense systems and to ground-based interceptor missile sites. A hundred and sixty personnel will be based at the station.<ref>[http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201308020043 U.S. to deploy mobile radar in Kyoto Prefecture to detect missile launches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812100948/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201308020043 |date=2013-08-12 }} ''The Asahi Shimbun'', 2 August 2013</ref>

== Economy ==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; text-align:right"
|+ [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] ([[Purchasing power parity|PPP]]) per capita<ref name="Cabinet" /><ref>{{cite web | url = https://data.oecd.org/conversion/purchasing-power-parities-ppp.htm | title = Purchasing power parities (PPP) | publisher = [[OECD]] | access-date = 2017-10-16}}</ref>
|-
! Year !! US$
|-
| 1975 || {{formatnum:4746}}
|-
| 1980 || {{formatnum:8375}}
|-
| 1985 || {{formatnum:12799}}
|-
| 1990 || {{formatnum:18128}}
|-
| 1995 || {{formatnum:21190}}
|-
| 2000 || {{formatnum:24692}}
|-
| 2005 || {{formatnum:29256}}
|-
| 2010 || {{formatnum:33058}}
|-
| 2015 || {{formatnum:38567}}
|}
Kyoto prefecture's economy is supported by industries that create value that is unique to Kyoto, such as the [[tourism]] and traditional industries supported by 1,200 years of history and culture, as well as high-technology industries that combine the technology of Kyoto's traditional industries with new ideas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/zaiseijokyo/documents/01201910english.pdf |title=Kyoto Prefecture Financial Profile and Fiscal Reforms |date=October 2017 |access-date=2018-05-17 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120201140/https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/zaiseijokyo/documents/01201910english.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Northern Kyoto on the [[Tango Peninsula]] has fishing and water transportation, and midland Kyoto has agriculture and forestry. The prefecture produces 13% of the domestic [[sake]] and [[green tea]]. Japan's largest vertical farm is located in the prefecture.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/kyoto-vertical-farm-spread/index.html | title = The only way is up: Vertical farming in Kyoto | publisher = CNN | date = 19 September 2016}}</ref>

The Kyoto-based manufacturing industry holds shares of Japan's high-technology product markets and others. As of 2021, eight [[Forbes Global 2000]] companies were located in Kyoto prefecture: [[Nintendo]], [[Nidec]], [[Kyocera]], [[Murata Manufacturing]], [[Omron]], [[Rohm]], [[Bank of Kyoto]], [[SCREEN Holdings]]. [[Takara Holdings]], [[GS Yuasa]], [[Mitsubishi Logisnext]], [[Maxell]], and [[Kyoto Animation]] are also based in the prefecture.

{{as of|2021|10|post=,}} the [[minimum wage]] in the prefecture was {{JPY|937|link=yes}} per hour.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/kyoto-roudoukyoku/content/contents/26_mw2021_A4_english_kyoto.pdf | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211009034027/https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/kyoto-roudoukyoku/content/contents/26_mw2021_A4_english_kyoto.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-date = 9 October 2021 | title = Minimum wages in Kyoto | publisher = [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare]] | access-date = 12 February 2022 }}</ref>

== Education ==
{{Category see also|Schools in Kyoto Prefecture}}

=== Colleges and universities ===
{{div col | colwidth = 24em}}

*[[Bukkyo University]]
*[[Doshisha University]]
*[[Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts]]
*[[Doshisha Women's Junior College]]
*[[Hanazono University]]
*[[Heian Jogakuin University]]
*[[Ikenobo College]]
*[[Kacho College]]
*[[Kyoto Bunkyo University]]
*[[Kyoto Bunkyo Junior College]]
*[[Kyoto City University of Arts]]
*[[Kyoto College of Economics]]
*[[Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics]]
*{{ill|Kyoto College of Medical Science|qid=Q11374874}}
*{{ill|Kyoto College of Nursing|qid=Q17213038}}
*[[Kyoto Institute of Technology]]
*[[Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages]]
*{{ill|Kyoto Kacho University|qid=Q11375681}}
*[[Kyoto Koka Women's University]]
*{{ill|Kyoto Koka Women's College|qid=Q11374860}}
*[[Kyoto Notre Dame University]]
*[[Kyoto Pharmaceutical University]]
*[[Kyoto Prefectural University]]
*[[Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine]]
*{{ill|Kyoto Saga Art College|qid=Q11374954}}
*[[Kyoto Saga University of Arts]]
*[[Kyoto Sangyo University]]
*[[Kyoto Seika University]]
*[[Kyoto Seizan College]]
*[[Kyoto Tachibana University]]
*[[Kyoto University]]
*[[Kyoto University of Advanced Science]]
*[[Kyoto University of the Arts]]
*{{ill|Kyoto Arts and Crafts University|qid=Q11375670}}
*[[Kyoto University of Education]]
*[[Kyoto University of Foreign Studies]]
*[[Kyoto Women's University]]
*[[Meiji University of Integrative Medicine]]
*[[Ōtani University]]
*[[Otani University Junior College]]
*[[Ritsumeikan University]]
*[[Ryukoku University]]
*[[Ryukoku University Faculty of Junior College]]
*[[Shuchiin University]]
*[[Temple University, Japan Campus|Temple University, Japan Campus Kyoto]]
*[[University of Fukuchiyama]]
{{div col end}}

== Transportation ==
[[File:Kyoto Station Panorama-view from Kyoto Tower 2013-07-21.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Kyoto Station]]]]
[[File:021 新幹線 N700 Series Shinkansen high speed train arriving at Kyoto Station, Japan.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]] arriving at [[Kyoto Station]]]]
[[File:Railway map around Kyoto City.png|thumb|300px|Railway map around southern Kyoto Prefecture.]]

===Railways===
{{div col | colwidth = 24em}}
*[[JR Central]]
**[[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]]—[[Kyōto Station]]
*[[JR West]]
**[[JR Kyoto Line|Kyoto Line]]
**[[Biwako Line]]
**[[Kosei Line]]
**[[Nara Line]]
**[[Kansai Line]] ([[Kizu, Kyoto|Kizu]]-[[Kamo, Kyoto|Kamo]])
**[[Sagano Line]]
**[[Sanin Line]]
**[[Fukuchiyama Line]]
**[[Maizuru Line]]
**[[Obama Line]]
*[[Keihan Electric Railway|Keihan]]
**[[Keihan Main Line|Keihan Line]]
**[[Keihan Uji Line|Uji Line]]
**[[Keihan Keishin Line|Keishin Line]]
**[[Keihan Ōtō Line|Outou Line]]
*[[Hankyu]]
**[[Hankyu Kyoto Line|Kyoto Line]]
**[[Hankyu Arashiyama Line|Arashiyama Line]]
*[[Kintetsu Railway|Kintetsu]]
**[[Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)|Kyoto Line]]
*[[Kyoto Municipal Subway]]
**[[Karasuma Line]]
**[[Tōzai Line (Kyoto)|Tōzai Line]]
*[[Sagano Scenic Railway]] ([[Arashiyama]]-[[Kameoka]])
*[[Kyoto Tango Railway]]
**[[Miyafuku Line]]
**[[Miyamai Line]]
**[[Miyatoyo Line]]
{{div col end}}

=== City tram ===
*[[Eizan Electric Railway|Eiden]]
**[[Eizan Main Line|Eizan Line]]
**[[Kurama Line]]
*[[Keifuku Electric Railroad|Randen]]
**Arashiyama Line
**Kitano Line

===Seaports===
*Maizuru Port - Mainly international container terminal and ferry route to [[Hokkaido]] ([[Otaru]] and [[Tomakomai]]).

===Roads===
[[File:Expressway map around Kyoto City, 2021.png|thumb|300px|Expressway map around southern Kyoto Prefecture. Roads and junctions under planning are shown by dotted lines.]]
====Expressways====
{{div col|colwidth = 24em}}
*[[Keiji Bypass|Keiji]](Kyoto-[[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]]) [[Keiji Bypass|Bypass]]
*[[Keinawa Expressway|Keinawa(Kyoto-Nara-Wakayama) Expressway]]
*[[Kyoto-Jukan Expressway]]
*[[Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway|Maizuru Wakasa Expressway]]
*[[Meishin Expressway]]
*[[San'in Kinki Expressway]]
*[[Second Keihan Highway]] (Daini-Keihan Road)
*[[Shin-Meishin Expressway]]

{{div col end}}

====National highways====
{{div col|colwidth = 36em}}
*[[Japan National Route 1|Route 1]] ([[Japan National Route 8|Route 8]])
*[[Japan National Route 9|Route 9]] (Kyoto-Fukuchiyama-[[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]]-[[Yonago]]-[[Izumo, Shimane|Izumo]]-[[Hamada, Shimane|Hamada]]-[[Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi|Yamaguchi]])
*[[Japan National Route 24|Route 24]] (Kyoto-[[Nara, Nara|Nara]]-[[Kashihara]]-[[Hashimoto, Wakayama|Hashimoto]]-[[Wakayama, Wakayama|Wakayama]])
*[[Japan National Route 27|Route 27]] (Tanba-Maizuru-[[Tsuruga]])
*[[Japan National Route 162|Route 162]]
*[[Japan National Route 163|Route 163]]
*[[Japan National Route 171|Route 171]] (Kyoto-[[Takatsuki]]-[[Minoh, Osaka|Minoo]]-[[Itami]]-[[Nishinomiya]])
*[[Japan National Route 173|Route 173]]
*[[Japan National Route 175|Route 175]] ([[Akashi, Hyogo|Akashi]]-[[Nishiwaki, Hyōgo|Nishiwaki]]-Fukuchiyama-Maizuru)
*[[Japan National Route 176|Route 176]] ([[Osaka]]-[[Sanda, Hyogo|Sanda]]-[[Sasayama]]-Fukuchiyama-Miyazu)
*[[Japan National Route 178|Route 178]]
*[[Japan National Route 307|Route 307]]
*[[Japan National Route 312|Route 312]]
*[[Japan National Route 372|Route 372]] (Kameoka-Sasayama-[[Kasai, Hyogo|Kasai]]-[[Himeji]])
*[[Japan National Route 423|Route 423]]
*[[Japan National Route 426|Route 426]]
*[[Japan National Route 429|Route 429]]
*[[Japan National Route 477|Route 477]]
*[[Japan National Route 478|Route 478]]
{{div col end}}

== Culture ==
Kyoto has been, and still remains, Japan's cultural center.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Kyoto-Japan Kyoto | History, Geography, & Points of Interest | Britannica.com]</ref><ref>{{cite conference |url=http://kokkai.ndl.go.jp/SENTAKU/syugiin/190/0018/19002050018008a.html |date=18 November 2018 |author=Shinzō Abe |title=Committee on Budget |volume=8 |conference=The 190th ordinary session of [[National Diet|the Diet]] |publisher=[[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] |quote=京都というのは文化的な中心 |language=ja |access-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214172714/http://kokkai.ndl.go.jp/SENTAKU/syugiin/190/0018/19002050018008a.html |archive-date=14 December 2017 |url-status=dead |author-link=Shinzō Abe }}</ref> For over 1000 years it was Japan's capital. When the capital was changed to [[Tokyo]], Kyoto remained Japan's cultural capital. The local government proposes a plan to move the [[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] to Kyoto and to regard Tokyo as the capital of politics and economy and Kyoto as the capital of culture.<ref>{{cite conference |url=http://kokkai.ndl.go.jp/SENTAKU/sangiin/196/0061/19606070061014a.html |date=7 June 2018 |author=Shigefumi Matsuzawa |title=Committee on Education, Culture and Science |volume=14 |conference=The 196th ordinary session of [[National Diet|the Diet]] |publisher=[[House of Councillors (Japan)|House of Councillors]] |quote=政治経済の首都東京に対して文化の首都京都をつくっていく、そういう双眼構造、二元構造にする |language=ja|author-link=Shigefumi Matsuzawa }}</ref> See [[Culture of Japan]].
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Shariden, Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, East View 20130811 1.jpg|[[Kinkaku-ji]]
File:Ginkakuji Kyoto03-r.jpg|[[Ginkaku-ji]]
File:Togetsukyo (2).JPG|Togetsu Bridge in [[Arashiyama]]
File:Heian-jingū otenmon1.jpg|[[Heian Shrine]]
File:Tea Minami-yamashiro, Kyoto 01.jpg|[[Japanese tea]] plantation
File:Rokkaku-dou Ikenobou doujou.jpg|[[Rokkaku-dō]], where a school of the [[Ikebana|Japanese flower arrangement]] originated from.
</gallery>

== Sports  ==
[[File:Sanga stadium by kyocera05.jpg|thumb|[[Sanga Stadium by Kyocera]]]]
The sports teams listed below are based in Kyoto.
{{Category see also|Sports clubs and teams in Kyoto Prefecture}}
;Football (soccer)
:*[[Kyoto Sanga F.C.]] ([[J1 League]])
:*[[Ococias Kyoto AC]] ([[Kansai Soccer League]])
:*AS. Laranja Kyoto (Kansai Soccer League)
;Basketball
:*[[Kyoto Hannaryz]] ([[B.League]])
;Rugby
:*[[Mitsubishi Motors]] Kyoto Red Evolutions (Top West)
:*[[Shimadzu]] Breakers (Top West)
:*[[Unitika]] Phoenix (Top West)

== Tourism ==
Kyoto City is one of the most popular tourist spots in Japan, and many people from far and wide visit there.  Along with Tokyo, Kyoto is a favorite location for the graduation trip of Junior High and High schools.

Some of the festivals held in Kyoto are ''[[Aoi Matsuri]]'' from 544, ''[[Gion Matsuri]]'' from 869, ''Ine Matsuri'' from the Edo-era, ''[[Gozan no Okuribi|Daimonji Gozan Okuribi]]'' from 1662, and ''[[Jidai Matsuri]]'' from 1895.  Every shrine and temple holds some sort of event, and many of them are open for public viewing.

==International relations==
Kyoto Prefecture has sister relationships with these places:<ref>
[https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/01-04-02.html International Exchange: Regions with Friendly Ties to Kyoto Prefecture] Retrieved 29 November 2015</ref>
{{div col | colwidth = 24em}}
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]<ref name="Edinburgh">{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/city_living/CEC_twin_and_partner_cities |title=''Edinburgh – Twin and Partner Cities''|access-date=21 December 2008 |publisher=2008 The City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ Scotland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328001653/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/city_living/CEC_twin_and_partner_cities|archive-date= 28 March 2008}}</ref><ref name="Edinburgh twinning">{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/695/council_information_performance_and_statistics/685/european_international_and_parliamentary_relations/3 |title=Twin and Partner Cities |publisher=City of Edinburgh Council |access-date=16 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614133841/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/695/council_information_performance_and_statistics/685/european_international_and_parliamentary_relations/3 |archive-date=14 June 2012 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Leningrad Oblast]], Russia
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Occitania (administrative region)|Occitanie]], France
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Oklahoma]], United States
*{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Shaanxi]] Province, China
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tuscany]], Italy
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Quebec]], Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca/actualites/communiques/details.asp?idCommunique=2949|title=Communiqué du 26 mai 2016 – Signature d'une première entente de collaboration entre le Québec et la préfecture de Kyoto|website=www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Special Region of Yogyakarta]], Indonesia<ref>{{cite web | title=Peringatan 25 Tahun Sister City Kyoto-Yogya, Kedua Kota Mendapat Manfaat | date= 6 October 2010 | url=http://koran.tempo.co/konten/2010/10/06/213764/PERINGATAN-25-TAHUN-SISTER-CITY-KYOTO-YOGYAKedua-Kota-Mendapat-Manfaat | publisher=Koran Tempo | language=id | access-date=20 May 2014 }}</ref>
{{div col end}}

These relationships are distinct from those of cities in Kyoto Prefecture with other cities.

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Frédéric_2002">{{cite book | last1 = Frédéric | first1 = Louis | author-link = Louis Frédéric | translator-last1 = Roth | translator-first1 = Käthe | date = 2002-05-31 | title = [[Japan Encyclopedia]] | language = en-us | publisher = [[Harvard University Press]] | isbn = 978-0674007703 | oclc = 58053128 | ol = OL7671330M | ref = Frédéric_2002 | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="KyotoPrefecture_InformationPolicyDivision">{{cite web | url = https://data.bodik.jp/dataset/260002_tokeisyo0201 | title = [Kyōtofu] Kyōtofu no jinkō nenji betsu suii | date = n.d. | publisher = Kyoto Prefecture | agency = Information Policy Division, Policy Planning Department | language = ja | script-title = ja:【京都府】京都府の人口年次別推移 | trans-title = [Kyoto Prefecture] Changes in Kyoto Prefecture by population year | access-date = 2022-02-12 | ref = KyotoPrefecture_InformationPolicyDivision | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

<ref name="Cabinet">{{cite web | url = https://www.esri.cao.go.jp/jp/sna/sonota/kenmin/kenmin_top.html | title = Kokumin Keizai Keisan (GDP Tōkei) > Kenmin Keizai Keisan | date = 2020-10-14 | publisher = [[Government of Japan]] | agency = [[Cabinet Office (Japan)|Cabinet Office]] | language = ja | script-title = ja:国民経済計算（GDP統計） > 県民経済計算 | trans-title = National Accounts (GDP Statistics)> Prefectural Accounts | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201113003149/https://www.esri.cao.go.jp/jp/sna/sonota/kenmin/kenmin_top.html | archive-date = 2020-11-13 | url-status = live | access-date = 2020-11-12 | ref = Cabinet  | df = dmy-all}}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kyoto prefecture}}
{{Wikivoyage|Kyoto_(prefecture)|Kyoto Prefecture}}
* [http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/index.html Official Kyoto Prefecture website]
* [https://www.kpic.or.jp/english.html Kyoto Prefectural International Center]
* [http://www.kyototourism.org/en/ Kyoto Prefecture Tourism Guide]
* [http://www.kyotoguide.com/ Kyoto Visitors Guide]

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