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English: The river, subsequently, changes its direction to the west again in Nishi-hattanda-cho, Nishi-shichijo, Shimogyo Ward and then turns southwards in Nishi-shichijo Yawata-cho, Shimogyo Ward.
Japanese: この後、下京区西七条西八反田町でまた西に向きを変え、下京区西七条八幡町で南に向く。
English: It then turns southeast in Fuchinonishi-cho, Nishinosho, Kisshoin, Minami Ward, running in the neighborhood of JR Nishioji Station, turning again to southwards at Kisshoin sewage plant, and finally merging to the Kamo-gawa River in Kamimukaijima-cho, Shimotoba, Fushimi Ward.
Japanese: そして、南区(京都市)吉祥院西ノ庄渕ノ西町、南東に転じ、JR西大路駅近辺を通り、吉祥院下水処理場でまた南に向きを変え、最後は伏見区下鳥羽上向島町で鴨川に合流する。
English: In Saga (Kyoto City) between the Katsura-gawa River and the Tenjin-gawa River, the Nishitakase-gawa River is swollen with water but after the Kyoto flood disaster in 1935, it was modified to empty the water into the Tenjin-gawa River.
Japanese: 桂川から天神川までの嵯峨(京都市)や太秦では水量があるが、昭和10年（1935年）の京都大水害を機に、全てが天神川に注がれる形に改修されてしまっている。
English: Additionally, since the Nishitakase-gawa River crosses over the divide between the Katsura-gawa River and the Kamo-gawa River and its flow path has been modified to run (upstream) towards the Tenjin-gawa River from Nishioji-sanjo and the east, the canal is either full of accumulated rain water or dry in the section from the Tenjin-gawa River to the vicinity of the drainage in Sanjo-dori Street.
Japanese: さらに、西大路三条付近で桂川と鴨川の分水嶺を越えることになる上、西大路三条以西は天神川に向かって（上流に向かって）流れるように改修されたこともあって、天神川～三条通の暗渠部あたりまで、溜まった雨水が流れる程度、もしくは干上がった状態になっている。
English: In parts of the watershed section in Shimogyo Ward, while rain water dissolves accumulated harmful substances, it is not sufficient enough to move those substances downstream, causing foul odors and water pollution in some areas.
Japanese: 下京区の流域の一部では、堆積していた有害物質が雨水によって溶け出しても下流まで押し流すまでに至らず、さらに堆積していき、悪臭や水質汚濁の原因になっているところもある。
English: However, since waste water treated at the Kisshoin sewage plant is discharged in to the canal, there is plenty of water between Kisshoin and the point where the Nishitakase-gawa River and the Kamo-gawa River meet.
Japanese: なお、吉祥院から鴨川の合流までは吉祥院下水処理場で浄化処理された下水が流入するため、水量はある。
English: In 2002, Nishitakase-gawa River was selected as a target river for 'The Second Urgent Action Strategy for Water Environment Improvement' by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and progress is underway to develop environment to enjoy water and to improve water quality.
Japanese: 平成14年（2002年）に国土交通省「第二期水環境改善緊急行動計画」の対象河川に選定され、水に親しむことのできる環境づくりや水質改善などの整備を進めている。
English: In the early Edo period, the Oi-gawa River was excavated by Ryoi SUMINOKURA and thus the water transportation system between the Tanba Province region and Kyoto was secured.
Japanese: 江戸時代初期に角倉了以により大堰川が開削され、丹波国地方と京都の間の水運が確保された。
English: In 1863, a channel between Saga (upstream from Togetsu-kyo Bridge) and Senbon-sanjo was excavated to build a canal to bring in lumber of Tanba region and the like carried down by the Oi-gawa River from upstream from Togetsu-kyo Bridge, the endpoint in Kyoto, to the city center.
Japanese: その大堰川によって運ばれた丹波地方の木材などを、京都側の終点である渡月橋上流から、市中心部に直接引き込むための運河として、文久3年（1863年）に嵯峨（渡月橋上流）～千本三条が開削された。
English: Later on, in 1870, Kyoto Prefecture took over the project and connected the canal to the Kamo-gawa River in Fushimi.
Japanese: のちの、明治3年（1870年）、当時の京都府が引き継ぐ形で伏見の鴨川まで開通させる。
English: In addition to functioning as a canal, Nishitakase-gawa River plays a role as a sewer system to discharge waste water from dye houses for various dye works such as Kyo-Yuzen and it is said that, depending on dye used, the color of the river varied from one day to the next.
Japanese: 運河以外にも、京友禅などの染物の工場から出る排水を流すための下水路としての役割も担っており、川の色が日によってさまざまな色に変わったといわれている。
English: As the land transportation network including railroads and roadways developed, the Nishitakase-gawa River gradually lost its usefulness and function as a canal.
Japanese: しかし、鉄道や道路などの陸運網が発達していくにつれ、利用価値が次第に薄れていき、運河としての機能を失っていった。
English: Additionally, since there were frequent flood damages, the Tenjin-gawa River was excavated for flood control in 1935.
Japanese: また、たびたび水害が発生していたため、治水を目的に天神川を昭和10年（1935年）に開削。
English: There are numerous little bridges built over Nishitakase-gawa River and, particularly in Uzumasa, there is a bridge for every house.
Japanese: 小さい橋が多く掛けられており、特に太秦では住宅各戸に1本ずつ橋が掛けられている。
English: The Takano-gawa River, which runs through Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, is included in the first-class Yodo-gawa River system.
Japanese: 高野川（たかのがわ）は、京都府京都市左京区を流れる淀川水系の一級水系である。
English: It merges, at Mitaniguchi, a river originating in Mitani-toge Pass in the northern part of Ohara (Kyoto Prefecture), Sakyo Ward, and at Kodeishi-cho, the Takatani-gawa River which originates in Mt. Tenga-dake located at a boundary between Kurama, Sakyo Ward and Ohara, Sakyo Ward.
Japanese: 左京区大原(京都)北部のミタニ峠を源とする川を三谷口で合わせ、左京区鞍馬と左京区大原の境に位置する天ヶ岳を源とする高谷川を小出石町で合わせる。
English: After that, it flows to the south foot of Mt. Hiei after merging with the Ryo-sen River, which originates in a mountain behind Sanzen-in Temple and also the Kusao-gawa River, which originates in a mountain behind Jakko-in Temple.
Japanese: さらに三千院の裏山を源とする呂川や、寂光院の裏山を源とする草生川を合わせ、比叡山の西麓を南進する。
English: It crosses Shirakawa-dori Street at Hanazono-bashi Bridge in Kamitakano, merging with the Iwakura-gawa River, flows along Kawabata-dori Street, and is merged into the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system) at Kamo-ohashi Bridge beside Demachiyanagi Station.
Japanese: 上高野の花園橋で白川通と交差し岩倉川を合わせ、川端通と併走しながら出町柳駅の加茂大橋で鴨川(淀川水系)と合流して鴨川(淀川水系)となる。
English: In maps for Kyoto, the character Y is often used for indicating the Kamo-gawa River, where the one on the right side indicates the Takano-gawa River.
Japanese: 京都の地図で、鴨川はよくYの字で表されるが、その右側に当たる川である。
English: A geological investigation result points out that, before the Japanese capital was moved to Heian-kyo, the Takano-gawa River might not have been merged into the Kamo-gawa River at Demachiyanagi (as at present).
Japanese: 地質調査の結果、平安遷都より古い時代の高野川は、（現在のように）出町柳で鴨川と合流していたわけではないという可能性が指摘されている。
English: According to 'Yoshu Fushi' (a book describing various aspects of Kyoto in the Edo period), the river was named "the Takano-gawa-River" because it flowed through Takano-mura Village.
Japanese: 「雍州府志」によると、高野村を通ることが高野川の名前の由来だとしている。
English: The water of the river was often used for agricultural use, benefiting villages along it, but in droughts, the villages were often brought into conflict with each other.
Japanese: 古くより農業用水として重用され、沿岸の村々が利益を享受していたが、渇水のたびに幾度となく村同士で対立が発生した。
English: The Miyake-kobashi Bridge - the Miyake-bashi Bridge - the Hanazono-bashi Bridge - the Yamabana-bashi Bridge - the Matsugasaki-bashi Bridge - the Ma-bashi Bridge (馬橋) - the Takano-bashi Bridge - the Tadekura-bashi Bridge - the Mikage-bashi Bridge - the Kawai-bashi Bridge
Japanese: 三宅小橋-三宅橋-花園橋-山端橋-松ヶ崎橋-馬橋-高野橋-蓼倉（たでくら）橋-御蔭橋-河合橋
English: The Kyoto Prefecture's Kamo-gawa River ordinance (being enforced since April of 2008) covers some part of the Takano-gawa River as well as the Kamo-gawa River.
Japanese: 京都府鴨川条例(2008年4月から施行)では、鴨川とともに、高野川の一部もその規制対象としている。
English: It takes approx. thirty minutes by car from the Ayabe Interchange of Maizuru Wakasa Expressway, via Chutan Koiki Nodo (a road for the wide agricultural area of Chutan), the Obama Ayabe Line of the Fukui Prefectural Route/Kyoto Prefectural Route 1.
Japanese: 舞鶴若狭自動車道綾部インターチェンジから中丹広域農道・福井県道・京都府道1号小浜綾部線経由で約30分。
English: Nio,' the name of the facilities, is given after the Nio-mon gate of Komyo-ji Temple, a national treasure, which is located near the hotspring.
Japanese: 施設名の「二王」というのは、この温泉の近所にある国宝、光明寺二王門からつけられた。
English: Located near the boundary with Yamashiro Province, it became a suburban area of the capitals after the Japanese capital was moved to Nagaoka-kyo and then to Heian-kyo.
Japanese: 山城国との境界に位置し、長岡京・平安京の遷都により都の近郊地帯となる。
English: 1645: the three villages of Obuse-mura (大布施村), Yamasu-mura (八桝村) and Bessho-mura (別所村) (present Hanase, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City) were merged into Otagi-gun, Yamashiro Province.
Japanese: 1645年(正保2年)-大布施村・八桝村・別所村の3村(現京都市左京区花背)が山城国愛宕郡に編入。
English: November 22, 1871: Due to the first stage integration of prefectures, this county was removed from Kumihama Prefecture and was placed under control of Kyoto Prefecture together with two other counties (Funai-gun and Ikaruga-gun) of Tanba Province.
Japanese: 1871年（明治4年）11月22日-第1次府県統合により、他の丹波国2郡（船井郡、何鹿郡）とともに久美浜県から京都府の管轄となる。
English: March 14, 1879: According to the law for making an organization of counties, wards, towns and villages, the county was divided into Kita Kuwada-gun and Minami Kuwada-gun.
Japanese: 1879年（明治12年）3月14日-郡区町村編制法により北桑田郡と南桑田郡に分割。
English: The Hori-kawa River originates in the east foot of Mt. Funaoka in Kita Ward (Kyoto City), but the river around there is forced to flow underground using a conduit and no water flow can be seen on the ground.
Japanese: 堀川の本来の源流は北区(京都市)の船岡山東麓だが、現在この付近の水流は暗渠化されており、地表に水流は見られない。
English: The river is forced to flow underground again in the south of Oshikoji-dori Street in front of Nijo-jo Castle, flowing almost entirely under Horikawa-dori Street except barely appearing on the ground in the east of Nishi Hongwan-ji Temple.
Japanese: 二条城前の押小路通から南は再び暗渠となり、西本願寺の東でわずかに地上に現れるほかは堀川通の地下を流れる。
English: It is freed from the underground conduit in the west of Kamitobaguchi Station of the Kintetsu Kyoto Line, and then is merged into the Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system) immediately.
Japanese: 近鉄京都線上鳥羽口駅の西で開渠となり、すぐに鴨川(淀川水系)と合流する。
English: It is supposed that, before construction of Heian-kyo was completed, natural water flows existed in the former Karasuma valley (古烏丸谷) (around present Karasuma-dori Street) and in the former Horikawa valley (古堀川谷) (around present Horikawa-dori Street).
Japanese: 平安京造営以前には、古烏丸谷（現在の烏丸通付近）や古堀川谷（堀川通付近）に自然の河川が流れていたと推測されている。
English: When Heian-kyo was constructed, these rivers were converted into a canal along Horikawa-koji Street, which is the origin of the Hori-kawa River
Japanese: 平安京造営にあたって、これらの川を改修して堀川小路に沿う運河としたのが堀川の起源である。
English: In addition, the Nishi-Hori-kawa River (West Hori-kawa River) (the present Tenjin-gawa River) (Kyoto City) was also created at the position symmetrical to the Hori-kawa River across Suzaku-oji Street.
Japanese: なお朱雀大路を挟んで対称の位置には西堀河（現在の天神川(京都市)）が作られた。
English: In the Heian period, this river was used for supplying water to nobles' gardens as well as for carrying cargoes.
Japanese: 平安時代には物資の運搬のほか、貴族の庭園に水を引くためにも用いられた。
English: Kyoto City promotes a plan in which a water park will be constructed by restoring water flow in the not-covered area of the Hori-kawa River between Imadegawa-dori Street and Nijo-jo Castle.
Japanese: 堀川の今出川通から二条城までの開渠部に水流を復活させ、親水公園として整備する計画が京都市によって進められている。
English: In the plan, water from a branch of the lake Biwa canal is siphoned under the Kamo-gawa River, and is supplied to the area through a channel provided under Shimei-dori Street and Horikawa-dori Street.
Japanese: 計画では琵琶湖疏水分線から賀茂川をサイフォンでくぐり、紫明通、堀川通の地下に導水路を設けて水を引く。
English: This city was established on March 12, 2007, by merging three towns in Soraku-gun, Yamashiro-cho (Kyoto Prefecture), Kizu-cho and Kamo-cho.
Japanese: 2007年3月12日、相楽郡山城町(京都府)・木津町・加茂町(京都府)の3町が市町村合併して発足した。
English: March 12, 2007: This city was established by merging three towns in Soraku-gun of Kyoto Prefecture, Yamashiro-cho, Kizu-cho and Kamo-cho.
Japanese: 2007年（平成19年）3月12日相楽郡木津町・山城町(京都府)・加茂町(京都府)が合併し発足。
English: The administrator as the mayor (until the first mayor was elected): Hideo FUJIWARA, who was the mayor of the former Yamashiro-cho.
Japanese: 市長職務執行者（初代市長選出まで）藤原秀夫（ふじわらひでお）-旧山城町長
English: A new government office is scheduled to be constructed around the spring of 2008 in the same premises and will be used as the government office starting in July of 2008.
Japanese: 敷地内に建設が予定されている新庁舎は、2008年春頃に完成し、同年7月に新庁舎での業務を開始する予定。
English: The new government building, with seven stories above ground and a quake-absorbing structure, will be environment-friendly and barrier-free.
Japanese: 地上7階建てで、免震構造を取り入れ、環境やバリアフリーに配慮した庁舎となる。
English: This city is included in Kansai Science City, and many research laboratories of the national government and private companies are located there.
Japanese: 関西文化学術研究都市の一部であり、国や多数の企業の研究所が所在する。
English: The Yamashiro Kizu Post Office (in charge of Kizugawa City and Seika-cho); the ZIP code: 619-02, 619-11
Japanese: 山城木津郵便局（木津川市と精華町を担当）、郵便番号619-02、-11
English: The Yamatoji Line (of the Kansai Main Line): Kamo Station - Kizu Station - (the area of Nara Station - Tennoji Station - JR Nanba Station)
Japanese: 大和路線（関西本線）：加茂駅-木津駅-（奈良駅・天王寺駅・JR難波駅方面）
English: Nara Line: (the area of Kyoto Station - Uji Station (JR West) - Tanakura Station - Kamikoma Station - Kizu Station
Japanese: 奈良線：（京都駅・宇治駅(JR西日本)方面）-棚倉駅-上狛駅-木津駅
English: Katamachi Line: Kizu Station - Nishikizu Station - (the area of Kyobashi Station (Osaka Prefecture) - Kitashinchi Station - Takarazuka Station)
Japanese: 片町線：木津駅-西木津駅-（京橋駅(大阪府)・北新地駅・宝塚駅方面）
English: Kintetsu Kyoto Line: (the area of Kyoto Station - Kintetsu Tanbabashi Station) - Kizukawadai Station - Yamadagawa Station (located across a boundary with Seika-cho) - (the area of Takanohara Station - Yamato Saidaiji Station - Kintetsu Nara Station - Kashiwarajingu-mae Station)
Japanese: 近鉄京都線：（京都・近鉄丹波橋駅方面）-木津川台駅-山田川駅（精華町との境界上に存在）-（高の原駅・大和西大寺駅・近鉄奈良駅・橿原神宮前駅方面）
English: * The station that is used most frequently by the citizen of Kizugawa City is Takanohara Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
Japanese: ※なお、木津川市民の利用者が多い駅は、奈良県奈良市にある近鉄京都線高の原駅である。
English: Keinawa Expressway : the Kizu interchange (Kyoto Prefecture) (managed by West Nippon Expressway Company Limited)
Japanese: 京奈和自動車道：木津インターチェンジ(京都府)（西日本高速道路管理）
English: * According to the usual notation of road signs in which no administrative category is displayed, for examples, 'Kyoto' and 'Nara,' the notation of 'Kizugawa' should be used, but a rare notation of 'Kizugawa City' is in fact used for preventing the road sign from being mistaken for indicating Kizu-gawa River (similar notations are also used for Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture, and for Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture).
Japanese: ※道路標識の表記は、通常ならば「京都」「奈良」のように行政区分名を付けずに「木津川」となるところだが、河川の木津川(京都府)との混同を避けるため、「木津川市(KizugawaCity)」という珍しい表記となっている（徳島県吉野川市、徳島県三好市も同様）。
English: Shijo Karasuma is the name of the area around the crossing between Shijo-dori Street and Karasuma-dori Street in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture as well as the crossing itself.
Japanese: 四条烏丸（しじょうからすま）は、京都府京都市下京区にある四条通と烏丸通が交わる交差点、およびその周辺の地域名である。
English: In the area around the Shijo Kawaramachi crossing, business operations are centered on retail services, while, in the area around the Shijo Karasuma crossing, many banks and securities companies are located, making the area one of the largest financial districts in western Japan as well as the financial and business center of Kyoto.
Japanese: 四条河原町交差点周辺が小売業中心なのに対し、四条烏丸交差点周辺は西日本を代表する金融街で、銀行や証券会社が多く、京都の金融・ビジネスの中心地となっている。
English: The station on the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line of Hankyu Railway, which runs under Shijo-dori Street, is Karasuma Station, and the one on the Karasuma Line of Kyoto Municipal Subway, which runs under Karasuma-dori Street, is Shijo Station (Kyoto Municipal Subway).
Japanese: 四条通の地下を通る阪急電鉄阪急京都本線の駅は烏丸駅であり、烏丸通を通る京都市営地下鉄京都市営地下鉄烏丸線の駅は四条駅(京都市営地下鉄)である。
English: These two stations are used to switch train lines, and each of them is sometimes called "a station at Shijo Karasuma" without differentiating each other.
Japanese: この2駅は互いに乗換駅でもあり、両者を区別せず四条烏丸の駅と呼ばれることもある。
English: It is customary to call the crossing as 'Shijo Karasuma,' but, to indicate the area in the north-south direction of the crossing, 'Karasuma Shijo' is used (for how to name a street, refer to the geography of Kyoto).
Japanese: なお、交差点名は慣例として「四条烏丸」が普通の呼び方となっているが、交差点から南北へ向かった場所（烏丸通り沿線）を指す場合は「烏丸四条」（からすましじょう）と呼ぶ（通り名と呼び方の関わりについては京都市地理を参照）。
English: Narrowly, it means the descending road in the north of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope, an approach to Otowasan Kiyomizu-dera Temple, but officially, it also includes the slightly undulating stone-paved road up to Ninen-zaka Slope (a two-year slope literally) in the north.
Japanese: 狭義には音羽山清水寺の参道である清水坂から北へ石段で降りる坂道をいうが、公式には北に二年坂までの緩い起伏の石畳の道も含む。
English: Connecting Yasaka-jinja Shrine, Maruyama-koen Park (Kyoto Prefecture), Kodai-ji Temple and Hokan-ji Temple (Yasaka-no-to Pagoda) in the north (via Ninen-zaka Slope) and Kiyomizu-dera Temple in the south, it is always visited by sightseers.
Japanese: 二年坂を介して北にある八坂神社、円山公園(京都府)、高台寺、法観寺（八坂の塔）と南にある清水寺を結んでいるため、観光客が絶えない。
English: The area on Sannei-zaka Slope as a Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings is larger than the area specified by the street and covers approx. 5.3 ha, which comprises the south side of Gion-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kiyomizu Ni-chome, Kiyomizu San-chome, Shimokawara-cho, Minami-machi, Washio-cho, Kinen-cho, and part of Yasakakami-machi and of Masuya-cho.
Japanese: 重要伝統的建造物群保存地区としての産寧坂は通りの範囲より広く、東山区祇園町南側、清水二丁目、清水三丁目、下河原町、南町、鷲尾町、金園町、八坂上町および枡屋町の各一部、約5.3haになる。
English: Mt. Aoba, the highest in Takahama-cho, is located where Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture and Takahama-cho, Oi-gun, Fukui Prefecture, are bordered.
Japanese: 青葉山（あおばさん、あおばやま）は、京都府舞鶴市と福井県大飯郡高浜町の境界に峙える山で、高浜町の最高峰である。
English: The name is used to refer to the mountain's east peak (693 m) and west peak (692 m) collectively.
Japanese: 東峰（693m）、西峰（692m）の二峰から成る双耳峰の総称である。
English: The mountain name is written at the position of the east peak in topographic maps based on measurements by the Geographical Survey Institute, therefore, the altitude is 693 meters when based on the maps.
Japanese: 国土地理院の測量成果による地形図では、東峰に山名の記載があるため、これに従うと標高は693mである。
English: Since the shape of the mountain that can be viewed from the eastern sea side is beautiful, it is popularly called Wakasa Fuji.
Japanese: 東部海岸から眺める山容が秀麗な景観を見せることから、現在では俗に「若狭富士」と呼ばれている。
English: In ancient times when many provinces existed, the east side of Mt. Aoba was a territory of the Yamato authorities and the west side that of Ni Province.
Japanese: 古代に国造が分立した時代には、青葉山を境にして、東側がヤマト王権の領土で、西側が丹国の領土であった。
English: In the middle of the western side, the Maizuru side, of the mountain, Matsunoo-dera Temple (Maizuru City), No. 29 pilgrim stamp office of the 33 Temples of Saigoku was constructed, and in the middle of the eastern side, the Takahama-cho side, Nakayama-dera Temple (Takahama-cho) was constructed.
Japanese: 舞鶴市側の西中腹には西国三十三箇所第29番札所である松尾寺(舞鶴市)が創建され、高浜町側の東中腹には中山寺(高浜町)が創建された。
English: For worship, Aoba-jinja Shrine is placed at the east peak and the west avatar of Aoba-jinja Shrine at the west peak.
Japanese: また、東峰の山頂には青葉神社、西峰の山頂には青葉神社西権現が祀られている。
English: Many important species of plants, such as Himokazura (Selaginella shakotanensis) of Selaginellaceae, in addition to Okishireika (Patrinia takeuchiana Makino) of the Valerian family, which grows naturally only in this mountain, exist on the hill side.
Japanese: 山腹には青葉山にだけ自生するオミナエシ科の多年草「オオキンレイカ」のほか、イワヒバ科のヒモカズラなど、きわめて重要な種が多く分布している。
English: Being included in the Wakasa Bay Quasi-National Park and presenting fine views from its peaks, it is visited by many worshippers and mountaineers.
Japanese: 若狭湾国定公園に含まれ、山頂からの展望も良いことから、住民だけではなく、多くの参拝者や登山客が訪れる。
English: It is considered that the present mountain shape of Mt. Aoba was formed by the erosion of a volcano that was active around the Pliocene.
Japanese: 鮮新世前後に活動していた火山が侵食した結果、現在の青葉山の山体が形成されたと推定されている。
English: Both of them connect Fukui Prefecture to Kyoto Prefecture, used for accessing Mt. Aoba.
Japanese: いずれも京都府と福井県を結び、青葉山へのアクセスへと利用されている。
English: Kyoto Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan, belongs to the Kinki region.
Japanese: 京都府（きょうとふ、英語表記：KyotoPrefecture）は、日本の都道府県の一つで、近畿地方に属する。
English: Because the imperial palace has been located in Kyoto since the capital was moved to Heian-kyo in 794, some opine that the capital of Japan is still located in Kyoto, not in Tokyo.
Japanese: 794年の平安京遷都以来、天皇の御所が在るため、東京都ではなくこちらが現在も日本の首都であるという意見もある。
English: Rivers: Yodo-gawa River system - Katsura-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system), Yodo-gawa River, Kizu-gawa River (Kyoto Prefecture), Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system), Takano-gawa River (Kyoto Prefecture)
Japanese: 川：淀川水系-桂川(淀川水系)、淀川、木津川(京都府)、鴨川(淀川水系)、高野川(京都市)
English: He constructed 福智山城 (Fukuchiyama-jo Castle) (later 福知山城 (Fukuchiyama-jo Castle)) in the present-day Fukuchiyama City, following the construction of Kameyama-jo Castle in the previous year.
Japanese: 前年の亀山城_(丹波国)（現亀岡市）に続き、福智山城（後の福知山城）を現福知山市に築城する。
English: 1596: The "Keicho no ojishin" (the big earthquake in the Keicho era) (in fact occurred in the Bunroku era), demolishing Fushimi-jo Castle, but the castle was rebuilt immediately (Kobatayama-jo Castle (木幡山城)).
Japanese: 1596年慶長大地震（実際は文禄年間）、伏見城全壊するもすぐさま再建（木幡山城）。
English: At this time, Kyoto Prefecture merged Kuwata-gun, Funai-gun and Ikaruga-gun of Tanba Province, in addition to the entire area of Yamashiro Province.
Japanese: これにともない京都府は従来の山城国域に加え丹波国域の桑田郡、船井郡、何鹿郡を併合。
English: 1895: Street cars (of Kyoto City Trams), first in Japan, were operated using the electric power generated in the Keage power station based on the Lake Biwa canal.
Japanese: 1895年琵琶湖疏水蹴上発電所の電気により日本初の路面電車（京都電気鉄道）運行。
English: 1898: Kyoto Prefecture (until 1898) was divided, and Kyoto Prefecture started as an autonomous body covering a wider area, and Kyoto City as a basic autonomous body.
Japanese: 1898年京都府（～1898年）が分割され、広域自治体として京都府が、基礎自治体として京都市が発足。
English: 1994: Cultural assets of Kyoto, which is a city having a long history, were registered as world heritage by UNESCO.
Japanese: 1994年古都京都の文化財、国際連合教育科学文化機関世界遺産に登録。
English: Yamashiro Province comprised Yodo Domain in addition to Nijo-jo Castle, which was placed under direct control of the bakufu (the Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), Tanba Province comprised Kameoka Domain, Fukuchiyama Domain, Sonobe Domain, Yamaga Domain, and Tango Province comprised Tanabe Domain, Mineyama Domain and Miyazu Domain.
Japanese: 山城国に幕府の直轄として置かれた二条城の他に淀藩、丹波国には、亀岡藩、福知山藩、園部藩、綾部藩、山家藩、丹後国には田辺藩、峰山藩、宮津藩があった。
English: In Kyoto Prefecture that covers a wide area in the north-south direction, a regional development bureau placed at each of the twelve regions of the prefecture, except Kyoto City, compiled its own development plan, but corresponding to changes in social situations, they were reorganized in May of 2004 into four wide-area development bureaus, each placed in the four core cities of Uji, Kameoka, Maizuru and Kyotango.
Japanese: 南北に長い京都府では従来、京都市を除く12の地域に地方振興局を設置し、地域にあった振興策を策定していたが、社会情勢の大きな変化により、2004年（平成16年）5月に地域の中核都市（宇治・亀岡・舞鶴市・京丹後）に地方振興局を集約、4の広域振興局体制に再編した。
English: In addition to retaining the former administrative power, the new bureaus had their functions strengthened: for example the right to certify non-profit organizations (NPO corporations) and those to check large-scale retail stores were transferred from the prefectural government to these bureaus.
Japanese: また今までの権限を強化するとともに、特定非営利活動法人（NPO法人）の認証や大規模小売店舗の届出確認など府から新たな権限を委譲するなど機能強化が図られている。
English: Therefore, when 'Kyoto' is said in the field of politics, it often refers to Kyoto Prefecture, not Kyoto City.
Japanese: このため、地方政治の分野で「京都」と呼んだ場合、京都市ではなく、京都府を指す事も多い。
English: Torazo NINAGAWA's so-called 'progressive autonomous body' is also for Kyoto Prefecture, not for Kyoto City.
Japanese: 蜷川虎三のいわゆる「革新自治体」も、京都市ではなく、京都府であった。
English: Recently, Hiromu NONAKA (from former Sonobe-cho) and Seiji MAEHARA (from Kyoto City) are influential diet members from Kyoto Prefecture, politically with NONAKA being a politician of 'the conventional local boss type' using profits-distributing policies and MAEHARA being a politician of 'the new young neo-conservatism type' using policies based on neoliberalism.
Japanese: 近年の京都府出身の有力国会議員では、野中広務（旧園部町出身）や前原誠司（京都市出身）などがおり、党派では、野中は利益分配路線で「旧来の地域ボス型」、前原は新自由主義路線で「新来の若手ネオコン型」に当たる。
English: In particular, the southern area (former Yamashiro Province) has a strong tourist industry, due to its inclusion of sight-seeing cities, such as Kyoto City and Uji City.
Japanese: 特に南部（旧山城国）は、京都市や宇治市といった観光都市を抱える為、観光業は強い。
English: Kuromame (black soy bean) is widely cultivated and processed in the central area, as in Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture, which is located across this area and where the bean originated.
Japanese: 原産地の兵庫県篠山市を越えて、中部地域で「黒豆」の栽培や加工が盛ん。