KYOTO

Pronounciation: Kyōto

Meaning: Capital City

Location: Kyoto is located in the Kansai region of Japan, the western part of the mainland, and is 459km away from Tokyo.

Average Temperature: Summer 29°C, Winter 5°C (2014)

Language: Standard Japanese and Kansai dialect, which is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region of Japan.

Currency: Yen, 1 Canadian dollar ≈ 92.22 Yen (October 25, 2014)

Population: 2,607,899 ( September  1, 2015)

Land Area: 827.9 km²

History: Kyoto is an ancient city with 1200 years history. It was originally founded as Heian in 794 , and had its golden age during the court 's heyday from 794 to 1185. Kyoto is Japan 's 7th largest city and also one its oldest. (The city still bears the name Kyoto , or "Capital City ," even though the emperor and the National Diet are located in Tokyo.)

Nominal GDP: 118,000 USD (2012)

Per Capita GDP: 43,700 USD (2012)

Industries(2010):

• Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery: 0.4%

• Manufacturing: 18.4%

• Construction: 4.3%

• Wholesale/Retailing: 11.9%

• Finance and Insurance: 4.0%

• Real Estate: 17.1%

• Transportation: 4.3%

• Telecommunications Industry: 3.4%

• Service: 19.7%

• Electricity, Gas and Water line: 3.2%

 Number of Visitors: 55,640,000 visitors (domestic and international) (2014)