Timeline of Kyoto
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu island, Japan.
Prior to 19th century
- 794 CE - Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heian-kyō from Nagaoka-kyō.[1][2]
- 947 - Kitano Shrine built.
- 970 - Gion Festival begins.[3]
- 1202 - Zen Buddhist Kennin-ji (temple) founded in Higashiyama by Eisai.
- 1319 - Daitoku-ji Temple built.[4]
- 1397 - Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) founded.[5]
- 1431 - Famine.[5]
- 1444 - Political protest by merchants, at Kitano Shrine.[6]
- 1467 - Ōnin War begins.[7]
- 1480 - Ikkō-ikki unrest.[8]
- 1560 - Aritsugu swordsmith in business.
- 1586
- Jurakudai (palace) built.
- Hōkō-ji (temple) founded.[9]
- Tenshō earthquake brings destruction and kills many.[10]
- 1788 - Great Kyoto Fire.[11]
19th century
- 1854 - Kyoto Imperial Palace rebuilt.[11]
- 1869 - Japanese imperial capital relocated from Kyoto to Tokyo.[11]
- 1871
- Tokyo-Osaka-Kyoto postal service begins.[12]
- Kyoto Prefecture created.[13]
- 1872 - Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures held.[citation needed]
- 1875 - Protestant Doshisha English School established.[14]
- 1877 - Kyōto Station opens.
- 1879 - Kamigyō-ku and Shimogyō-ku ward established.[citation needed]
- 1886 - Maruyama Park opens.
- 1887 - Population: 264,559.[15]
- 1888 - Takocho (eatery) in business.[16]
- 1890 - Lake Biwa Canal built.[17]
- 1893 - Population: 317,270.[18]
- 1895
- Kyoto Electric Railway begins operating.
- National Industrial Exposition (Japan) held in Kyoto;[19][20] Heian Shrine built.[14]
- 1897
- Imperial University of Kyoto established.[13]
- Chūgai Nippō religious newspaper begins publication.
- 1899 - Kyoto Camera Club formed.[21]
- 1900 - Miyako Hotel in business.[4]
20th century
- 1903
- Kyoto Municipal Zoo established.[22]
- Population: 379,404.[17]
- 1904 - Japan's first ekiben (boxed lunch) sold in Kyoto.[12]
- 1909
- 1913
- 1918 - Population: 670,357.[18]
- 1921 - Higashiyama-ku ward created.[citation needed]
- 1922 - Kyoto Sanga Football Club formed.
- 1924 - Kyoto Botanical Garden established.[26]
- 1925
- 1928 - Hirohito's imperial enthronement ceremony held in Kyoto.[14]
- 1929
- Nakagyō-ku and Sakyō-ku wards created.[citation needed]
- City hosts Institute of Pacific Relations conference.
- 1930 - Population: 765,142
- 1931 - Fushimi-ku and Ukyō-ku wards created.[citation needed]
- 1934 - Salon de thé François (café) opens.
- 1940 - Population: 1,089,726.[18]
- 1942
- Kyoto Shimbun newspaper in publication.[3]
- Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium opens.
- 1945 - Population: 866,153.[29]
- 1946 - November: National Sports Festival of Japan held in Kyoto.[30]
- 1950 - Population: 1,101,854.[18]
- 1955 - Kita-ku and Minami-ku wards created.[citation needed]
- 1956 - Kyoto designated a government ordinance city.[31]
- 1960
- Kyoto Kaikan (concert hall) opens.
- National Christian Council Center for the Study of Japanese Religions founded.[32]
- 1964 - Kyoto Tower erected.
- 1969 - Kyoto Computer Gakuin (school) established.
- 1970 - October: Kyoto hosts World Conference of Religions for Peace.[33]
- 1975 - Population: 1,460,000.[34]
- 1976 - Nishikyō-ku and Yamashina-ku wards created.[citation needed]
- 1981 - Kyoto Municipal Subway begins operating.
- 1987 - City hosts World Conference of Historical Cities.[35]
- 1988 - Nettowāku Kyōto (magazine) in publication.[36]
- 1994 - Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site established.[37]
- 1995 - Kyoto Concert Hall opens.
- 1996 - Yorikane Masumoto elected mayor.
- 1997
- Kyōto Station rebuilt.
- City hosts signing of the Kyoto Protocol.
- 2000
- Kyoto Art Center opens.
- Population: 1,467,705.[38]
21st century
- 2001 - Movix Kyoto (cinema) opens.[39]
- 2008 - February 17: 2008 Kyoto mayoral election held; Daisaku Kadokawa wins.[40]
- 2011 - Population: 1,473,746.
- 2012 - February 5: 2012 Kyoto mayoral election held.
- 2019 – July 18: An arson fire burned down the original Kyoto Animation studio. 36 employees were killed.
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