It is best known in Japanese history for being the former Imperial capital of Japan for more than one thousand years, as well as a major part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area.
Njihet me se shumti ne historine Japoneze si ish kryeqyteti Imperial i Japonise per me shume se 1000 vjet, si edhe si nje pjese e madhe e zones se metropolit Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe.