Kyoto
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3.4
- proper noun
- /kiˈoʊtoʊ/
- My dear Tim, I have drunk tequila in Mexico City, schnapps in Berlin and sake in Kyoto.
- Kyoto, Japan
- Kyoto University
- Tokyo and Kyoto
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then Osaka and Kyoto on their own days.
- And then Osaka and Kyoto on their own days.
- So we end up trying to get our ticket to Kyoto.
- So Al Gore went to Kyoto, the US said this is fabulous.
- But a nun in Kyoto made the introduction between me and one of the head monks.
- Yeah, If you if you go to Kyoto, I know that there are some people watching this because they're planning their trip.
- My thing with the Kyoto was like, I don't know, just felt like a version of Japan for Taurus, where Kyoto used to be the capital.
- That's what Vicky was saying in, in Japan, in Kyoto, in Japan.
- He is a a Zen philosopher of the Kyoto school.
Examples
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On our trip to Japan, we spent three days exploring the historic temples of Kyoto.
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At Doshisha University in Kyoto, I am struck by the orderliness and tranquility of the campus.
Academic text (1998) -
And a guy in Kyoto taught me how to make green tea.
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You are the only people in Kyoto I can ask about this.
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You fly to Kyoto in the morning.
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Three years ago, when I was in Kyoto, I visited two places in one afternoon and had similar experiences.
Academic text (2015) -
It is our second day in Kyoto and this is our breakfast today.
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So we get to Kyoto and we go around these temples.
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OK, so we're waiting for our train to leave Kyoto to go back to Tokyo, and there's a guide talking.
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When you guys were in Tokyo, I was in Kyoto and Osaka.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kyoto comes from Japanese parts 京 'capital' and 都 'city', and it was originally called Heian-kyō meaning 'peaceful capital'. That's why Kyoto is known as an old capital of Japan with many temples, gardens, and traditional arts.