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. 947 - Kitano Shrine built. 970 - Gion Festival begins. 1202 - Zen Buddhist Kennin-ji (temple) founded in Higashiyama by Eisai. 1319 - Daitoku-ji Temple built. 1397 - Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) founded. 1431 - Famine. 1444 - Political protest by merchants, at Kitano Shrine. 1467 - Ōnin War begins. 1480 - Ikkō-ikki unrest. 1560 - Aritsugu swordsmith in business. 1586 Jurakudai (palace) built. Hōkō-ji (temple) founded. Tenshō earthquake brings destruction and kills many. 1788 - Great Kyoto Fire.
19th century 1854 - Kyoto Imperial Palace rebuilt. 1869 - Japanese imperial capital relocated from Kyoto to Tokyo. 1871 Tokyo-Osaka-Kyoto postal service begins. Kyoto Prefecture created. 1872 - Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures held. 1875 - Protestant Doshisha English School established. 1877 - Kyōto Station opens. 1879 - Kamigyō-ku and Shimogyō-ku ward established. 1886 - Maruyama Park opens. 1887 - Population: 264,559. 1888 - Takocho (eatery) in business. (fulltext) 1890 - Lake Biwa Canal built. 1893 - Population: 317,270. 1895 Kyoto Electric Railway begins operating. held in Kyoto; Heian Shrine built. 1897 Imperial University of Kyoto established. religious newspaper begins publication. 1899 - Kyoto Camera Club formed. 1900 - Miyako Hotel in business.
20th century
1903 Kyoto Municipal Zoo established. Population: 379,404. 1904 - Japan's first ekiben (boxed lunch) sold in Kyoto. 1909 Kyoto Commercial Museum opens. Population: 442,402. 1913 Hirase Conchological Museum opens. Population: 509,380. 1918 - Population: 670,357. 1921 - Higashiyama-ku ward created. 1922 - Kyoto Sanga Football Club formed. 1924 - Kyoto Botanical Garden established. 1925 December: occurs. Population: 679,963. 1928 - Hirohito's imperial enthronement ceremony held in Kyoto. 1929 Nakagyō-ku and Sakyō-ku wards created. City hosts Institute of Pacific Relations conference. 1930 - Population: 765,142 1931 - Fushimi-ku and Ukyō-ku wards created. 1934 - Salon de thé François (café) opens. 1940 - Population: 1,089,726. 1942 Kyoto Shimbun newspaper in publication. Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium opens. 1945 - Population: 866,153. 1946 - November: National Sports Festival of Japan held in Kyoto. 1950 - Population: 1,101,854. 1955 - Kita-ku and Minami-ku wards created. 1956 - Kyoto designated a government ordinance city. 1960 Kyoto Kaikan (concert hall) opens. National Christian Council Center for the Study of Japanese Religions founded. 1964 - Kyoto Tower erected. 1969 - Kyoto Computer Gakuin (school) established. 1970 - October: Kyoto hosts World Conference of Religions for Peace. 1975 - Population: 1,460,000. 1976 - Nishikyō-ku and Yamashina-ku wards created. 1981 - Kyoto Municipal Subway begins operating. 1987 - City hosts World Conference of Historical Cities. 1988 - Nettowāku Kyōto (magazine) in publication. 1994 - Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site established. 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.
21st century
2001 - Movix Kyoto (cinema) opens. 2008 - February 17: 2008 Kyoto mayoral election held; Daisaku Kadokawa wins. 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.
See also Kyoto history
List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto
References
This article incorporates information from the Japanese Wikipedia.
Bibliography
Published in the 17th-19th centuries (guidebook)
Published in the 20th century
Richard Ponsonby-Fane. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society.
Published in the 21st century
External links
+ part 2 Maps of Kyoto, Items related to Kyoto, various dates (via Europeana). Images related to Kyoto, various dates (via New York Public Library) Items related to Kyoto, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).