京都学

This is site under construction. We are developing it to be a resource for the study of Kyoto's history and culture.

Kyoto was Japan’s political and cultural capital for more than a millennium before the dawn of the modern era. Throughout most of that period, it was home and ritual center to the emperor and the civil aristocracy, the focal point of both sectarian and warrior politics, and the seat of the country’s most successful industries. As an imperial city planned according to Chinese geomantic models and embedded with status-specific architectural codes, the cityscape itself can be read as a text rich in information on politics, religion, and daily life.

For more, please visit www.kyotohistory.com

Administered by Matthew Stavros.