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Diagram of Heian-kyō's grid, avenues, palace and southern Rajōmon

Heian-kyō

Heian-kyō was the planned imperial capital founded in 794 and the historical urban framework from which Kyoto developed.

Yasaka Pagoda above tiled roofs and a sloping street in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district

Kyoto

Kyoto is Japan’s former imperial capital, where court culture, temples, shrines, crafts, historic neighborhoods, and modern urban life intersect.