Flag of Kyoto
Officially Kyoto Prefecture
Locally Kyōto-fu · 京都府
What the flag looks like
A white six-leafed flower on a violet field, holding a yellow 京 (kyō) drawn as a human figure.
What it means
The six leaves stand for the dignity of the old capital, and the 京 in their heart for the people of Kyoto joining their strength.
How to remember it
Kyoto's
white flower on violet has a yellow 京 (kyō), for Kyoto, at its heart.
Fun facts
- Kyoto was Japan's imperial capital for more than a thousand years, from 794 to 1869.
- The prefecture also reaches north to the Sea of Japan at Amanohashidate.
Kyoto at a glance
- Type
- Urban prefecture (fu)
- Island
- Honshū
- Capital
- Kyōto
- Region
- Kansai
- Population
- 2.5 million
- Area
- 4,612 km²
- Languages
- Japanese
- Currency
- Japanese yen (¥)
- Flag adopted
- 1976