京都(きょうと Kyoto) is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai Region, Japan. Kyoto is considered the cultural capital of Japan and is a major tourist destination. [1] It was once the capital city of ancient Japan, originally named as 平安京(へいあんきょう Heian Capital), since 794. This lasted to 1868, when the capital city became to Tokyo. Kyoto on the Map The original Heian Capital was arranged in accordance with traditional Chinese "feng shui" following the model of the ancient Chinese capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang. [1] Kyoto was luckily spared from large-scale destruction during World War II, and as a result, its prewar cultural heritage has mostly been preserved. Surprisingly, it (together with 奈良(なら Nara)) now even becomes to important cultural heritages for research on certain ancient Chinese buildings, constructions, etc., since there are very few ancient structures left in China from similar eras. Both Kyoto and Nara now preserve a lot of ancient Chinese (around Tang Dynas...