Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) | UNESCO

Country

Japan | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Kyoto and Shiga prefectures
34.9805° Lat, 135.7694° Lon | Map

Code

688

Time Zone

Asia/Tokyo (JST, +0900)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1994. Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for more than 1,000 years, Kyoto illustrates the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens, which has influenced landscape gardening the world over.