Kyoto was the capital of Japan and the residence of the Emperor from 794 until the Meiji Restoration of 1868, when the capital was moved to Tokyo.
Njengoba yayakhiwe phakathi kwezintaba zaseNtshonalanga Honshu, iKyoto yayiyinhloko-dolobha yaseJapan nokuhlala kuyo i-Emperor ukusuka e-794 kuze kufike ekubuyiselweni kweMeiji kwe1868, lapho inhlokodolobha yathuthelwa Tokyo.