Description

Kyoto is probably the prettiest city in all ofJapan and, it is also used to be the capital up until 1868. Thecity is nestled in the mountains in Western Honshu and really madeits name under the then Emperor who made Kyoto (Japanese for'capital city') his base to rule over the land. Luckily enough, thecity missed out on the appalling World War 2 barrage of bombingattacks which left its temples, shrines and landmarks pretty muchintact. Having noted that, some Japanese today say that modernbuildings in glass and steel have actually detracted from itsobvious beauty.