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Imperial City: Kyoto’s Millennium as Japan’s Capital

  • A float is pulled along a crowded street during the 2018 Gion Festival. The event is arguably Japan’s most famous festival, and a symbol of summer in Kyoto. (© Shimogyō Ward, Kyoto/Jiji)

    A float is pulled along a crowded street during the 2018 Gion Festival. The event is arguably Japan’s most famous festival, and a symbol of summer in Kyoto. (© Shimogyō Ward, Kyoto/Jiji)

  • A stone wall from the inner compound of Jurakudai, discovered in Kyoto in 2012. (© Jiji)

    A stone wall from the inner compound of Jurakudai, discovered in Kyoto in 2012. (© Jiji)

  • Imperial City: Kyoto’s Millennium as Japan’s Capital
  • The Phoenix Hall at Byōdōin in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is a classic example of a hall dedicated to Amida. Photo taken in 2006. (© Jiji)

    The Phoenix Hall at Byōdōin in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is a classic example of a hall dedicated to Amida. Photo taken in 2006. (© Jiji)

  • The golden pavilion at Kinkakuji in Kyoto. Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu bought the site as a villa from the Saionji clan and ordered that it should be converted into a temple after his death. Photo taken in 2014. (© Jiji)

    The golden pavilion at Kinkakuji in Kyoto. Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu bought the site as a villa from the Saionji clan and ordered that it should be converted into a temple after his death. Photo taken in 2014. (© Jiji)

  • Ginkakuji in Kyoto became a temple after the death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Photo taken in 1998. (© Jiji)

    Ginkakuji in Kyoto became a temple after the death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Photo taken in 1998. (© Jiji)

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