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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu island, Japan.

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 794 CE - Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heian-kyō from Nagaoka-kyō.
  • 947 - Kitano Shrine built.
  • 970 - Gion Festival begins.
  • 1202 - Zen Buddhist Kennin-ji (temple) founded in Higashiyama by Eisai.
  • 1319 - Daitoku-ji Temple built.
  • 1397 - Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) founded.
  • 1431 - Famine.
  • 1444 - Political protest by merchants, at Kitano Shrine.
  • 1467 - Ōnin War begins.
  • 1480 - Ikkō-ikki unrest.
  • 1560 - Aritsugu swordsmith in business.
  • 1586
  • Jurakudai (palace) built.
  • Hōkō-ji (temple) founded.
  • 1788 - Great Kyoto Fire.

    • 19th century

  • 1854 - Kyoto Imperial Palace rebuilt.
  • 1869 - Japanese imperial capital relocated from Kyoto to Tokyo.
  • 1871
  • Tokyo-Osaka-Kyoto postal service begins.
  • Kyoto Prefecture created.
  • 1872 - Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures held.
  • 1875 - Protestant Doshisha English School established.
  • 1877 - Kyōto Station opens.
  • 1879 - Kamigyō-ku and Shimogyō-ku ward established.
  • 1886 - Maruyama Park opens.
  • 1887 - Population: 264,559.
  • 1888 - Takocho (eatery) in business.
  • 1890 - Lake Biwa Canal built.
  • 1893 - Population: 317,270.
  • 1895
  • Kyoto Electric Railway begins operating.
  • National Industrial Exposition (Japan) held in Kyoto; Heian Shrine built.
  • 1897
  • Imperial University of Kyoto established.
  • Chūgai Nippō religious newspaper begins publication.
  • 1899 - Kyoto Camera Club formed.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 - Miyako Hotel in business.
  • 1903
  • Kyoto Municipal Zoo established.
  • Population: 379,404.
  • 1904 - Japan's first ekiben (boxed lunch) sold in Kyoto.
  • 1909
  • Kyoto Commercial Museum opens.
  • Population: 442,402.
  • 1913
  • Hirase Conchological Museum opens.
  • Population: 509,380.
  • 1918 - Population: 670,357.
  • 1921 - Higashiyama-ku ward created.
  • 1922 - Kyoto Sanga Football Club formed.
  • 1924 - Kyoto Botanical Garden established.
  • 1925
  • December: Kyoto Gakuren incident occurs.
  • Population: 679,963.
  • 1928 - Hirohito's imperial enthronement ceremony held in Kyoto.
  • 1929
  • Nakagyō-ku and Sakyō-ku wards created.
  • City hosts Institute of Pacific Relations conference.
  • 1930 - Population: 952,404.
  • 1931 - Fushimi-ku and Ukyō-ku wards created.
  • 1934 - Salon de thé François (café) opens.
  • 1940 - Population: 1,089,726.
  • 1942
  • Kyoto Shimbun newspaper in publication.
  • Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium opens.
  • 1945 - Population: 866,153.
  • 1946 - November: National Sports Festival of Japan held in Kyoto.
  • 1950 - Population: 1,101,854.
  • 1955 - Kita-ku and Minami-ku wards created.
  • 1956 - Kyoto designated a government ordinance city.
  • 1960
  • Kyoto Kaikan (concert hall) opens.
  • National Christian Council Center for the Study of Japanese Religions founded.
  • 1964 - Kyoto Tower erected.
  • 1969 - Kyoto Computer Gakuin (school) established.
  • 1970 - October: Kyoto hosts World Conference of Religions for Peace.
  • 1976 - Nishikyō-ku and Yamashina-ku wards created.
  • 1981 - Kyoto Municipal Subway begins operating.
  • 1987 - City hosts World Conference of Historical Cities.
  • 1988 - Nettowāku Kyōto (magazine) in publication.
  • 1994 - Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site established.
  • 1995 - Kyoto Concert Hall opens.
  • 1996 - Yorikane Masumoto elected mayor.
  • 1997
  • Kyōto Station rebuilt.
  • City hosts signing of the Kyoto Protocol.

    • 21st century

  • 2000
  • Kyoto Art Center opens.
  • Population: 1,467,705.
  • 2001 - Movix Kyoto (cinema) opens.
  • 2008 - February 17: Kyoto mayoral election, 2008 held; Daisaku Kadokawa wins.
  • 2011 - Population: 1,473,746.
  • 2012 - February 5: Kyoto mayoral election, 2012 held.

    • References

    Timeline of Kyoto Wikipedia
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