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Kyoto · Alexandria

Place · 1889 CE

Kyoto

Also known as

Città dei mille templi
Gĭng-dŭ
Heian
Heiankyo
Heiankyo
IKyoto

Image illustrating Kyoto — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Kyotosee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

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