Kyoto Prefecture - Kyoto

Japanese: 京都[府] - きょうと

A prefecture in the central-northern part of the Kinki region. Its capital is Kyoto City. It covers an area of 4,612.19 ^km2 . It has a population of 2,636,092 (2010). [History] It is made up of two provinces, Yamashiro and Tango, and most of Tamba. Yamashiro has been developed long ago, and was the political and cultural center for over 1,000 years since Emperor Kanmu established Nagaoka-kyo and Heian-kyo at the end of the 8th century. Kyoto Prefecture was established in 1868, and in 1876 it incorporated part of Toyooka Prefecture, which was established in 1871, to determine the current prefectural boundaries. [Nature] The Tango Mountains lie in the north, the Tamba Highlands in the center, and the Kyoto Basin in the south. The Tamba Highlands are a semi-plain at an elevation of around 600m. The Yura River flows north through the Fukuchiyama Basin, and the Ooi River flows south through the Kameoka Basin. The Kyoto Basin is a rift-shaped area through which the Uji River, Kizu River, Katsura River, and Kamo River run. The Tango Mountains form the Oku-Tango Peninsula and protrude into the Sea of Japan. The climate in the north is typical of the Japan Coast, with heavy snowfall in winter. The southern part is a Pacific coast inland climate, with large annual changes. [Industry] The population composition by industry is 2.7% in the first period, 25.0% in the second period, and 69.6% in the third period (2005). In addition to rice, turnips, eggplants, burdock, and other vegetables are cultivated in the Kyoto area, and Uji tea and bamboo shoots (Otokuni County) are also specialties. In the north, Wagyu cattle are raised and silkworms are raised. Timber is produced, and Kitayama logs (cedar) are particularly famous. Yellowtail, mackerel, sardines, and other fish are caught in the Sea of Japan. Modern industries include spinning, machinery, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and printing in Kyoto City, shipbuilding and glass in Maizuru, silk reeling in Fukuchiyama and Ayabe, and rayon in Uji and Ayabe. Other traditional industries include Nishijin weaving, Yuzen dyeing, Kiyomizu pottery, and Fushimi sake in Kyoto City, and Tango crepe in the Tango region. Kyoto, the city of history, is an international tourist city rich in shrines, temples, scenic places, and historic sites. Other famous sights include Byodo-in Temple in Uji, the Uji River Line, and Amanohashidate in Miyazu. In 1994, the cultural properties of the ancient capital of Kyoto were registered on the World Heritage List of the World Heritage Convention (Nijo Castle, Honganji Temple (Nishi Honganji Temple), Ryoanji Temple, Jisho-ji Temple (Silver Pavilion Temple), Rokuon-ji Temple (Kinkaku-ji Temple), Tenryu-ji Temple, Saiho-ji Temple (Moss Temple), Kosan-ji Temple, Ujikami Shrine, Byodo-in Temple, Ninna-ji Temple, Daigo-ji Temple, Kyoogokoku-ji Temple (Toji Temple), Kamomioya Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine), Kamigamo Shrine (Kamigamo Shrine), Kiyomizu-dera Temple), and the Japan Coast belongs to San'in Kaigan National Park, Wakasa Bay Quasi-National Park, and Tango-Amanohashidate-Oeyama Quasi-National Park. Construction of the Kansai Culture and Academic Research City is underway in the Keihan-Na Hills. [Transportation] Kyoto City is served by the Tokaido Main Line and Shinkansen, and the San'in Main Line and Nara Line branch off from it. In the north, there are the Maizuru Line and Kitakinki Tango Railway, which branch off from the San'in Main Line. Kyoto City has a municipal subway, and private railway lines including Hankyu, Keihan, Kintetsu, Keifuku, and Eizan have developed around Kyoto City, and the Meishin Expressway also runs through the city. In 1991, the Kinki Expressway Maizuru Line (between Fukuchiyama and Nishi-Maizuru) opened.
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近畿地方中北部の府。府庁所在地は京都市。4612.19km²。263万6092人（2010）。〔沿革〕　山城国・丹後国２国と，丹波国の大部分からなる。山城国は開発が古く，８世紀末の桓武天皇の長岡京，平安京経営以来，千年余にわたる政治，文化の中心地であった。1868年京都府設置，1871年設置の豊岡県から1876年一部を編入，現在の府域が確定した。〔自然〕　北部に丹後山地，中央に丹波高地，南部に京都盆地が横たわる。丹波高地は標高600m前後の準平原。福知山盆地を通って由良川が北流し，亀岡盆地を通って大堰(おおい)川が南流する。地溝状の京都盆地には宇治川，木津川，桂川，賀茂川が貫流する。丹後山地は奥丹後半島を構成して日本海に突出。気候は北部は日本海岸型で冬季積雪が多い。南部は太平洋岸内陸型で年変化が大きい。〔産業〕　産業別人口構成は第１次2.7％，第２次25.0％，第３次69.6％（2005）。米のほか，京都市近郊ではカブ，ナス，ゴボウなどの野菜が栽培され，宇治茶，たけのこ（乙訓(おとくに)郡）の特産もある。北部では和牛飼育，養蚕がみられる。用材の産があり，特に北山丸太（杉）は有名。日本海ではブリ，サバ，イワシなどを漁獲。近代工業としては京都市は紡績，機械，電機，製薬，印刷，舞鶴に造船，ガラス，福知山・綾部に製糸，宇治・綾部にレーヨン等があり，ほかに京都市に西陣織，友禅染，清水(きよみず)焼，伏見清酒，丹後地方に丹後縮緬(ちりめん)等の伝統工業がある。歴史の都京都は社寺，名勝，史跡に富む国際的観光都市である。その他，宇治の平等院，宇治川ライン，宮津の天橋立も著名。1994年古都京都の文化財が世界遺産条約の文化遺産リストに登録された（二条城，本願寺（西本願寺），竜安寺，慈照寺（銀閣寺），鹿苑寺（金閣寺），天竜寺，西芳寺（苔寺），高山寺，宇治上神社，平等院，仁和寺，醍醐寺，教王護国寺（東寺），賀茂御祖神社（下鴨神社），上賀茂神社（上賀茂神社），清水寺），日本海岸は山陰海岸国立公園，若狭湾国定公園，丹後天橋立大江山国定公園に属する。京阪奈丘陵では関西文化学術研究都市の建設が進められている。〔交通〕　京都市には東海道本線，新幹線が通じ，山陰本線，奈良線が分岐。北部には山陰本線から分岐する舞鶴線，北近畿タンゴ鉄道がある。京都市内には市営の地下鉄があり，京都市を中心に阪急，京阪，近鉄，京福，叡山の各私鉄路線が発達し，名神高速道路も通じる。1991年近畿自動車道舞鶴線（福知山―西舞鶴間）が開通した。
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