# Timeline of Kyoto

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

## Prior to 19th century

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* 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.
** Tenshō earthquake brings destruction and kills many.
* 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) [ja] held in Kyoto; Heian Shrine built.
* 1897
** Imperial University of Kyoto established.
** Chūgai Nippō [ja] religious newspaper begins publication.
* 1899 - Kyoto Camera Club formed.
* 1900 - Miyako Hotel in business.

## 20th century

* 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 [ja] 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: 765,142
* 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.
* 1975 - Population: 1,460,000.
* 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.
* 2000
** Kyoto Art Center opens.
** Population: 1,467,705.

## 21st century

* 2001 - Movix Kyoto (cinema) opens.
* 2008 - February 17: 2008 Kyoto mayoral election held; Daisaku Kadokawa wins.
* 2011 - Population: 1,473,746.
* 2012 - February 5: 2012 Kyoto mayoral election held.
* 2019 – July 18: An arson fire burned down the original Kyoto Animation studio. 36 employees were killed.