With a population close to 1.5 million, formerly the imperial capital of Japan, Kyoto is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture and a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area. Kyoto was the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868.
The "Land of the Rising Sun" is where the past meets the future, and where traditions and the latest modern fashions and trends go hand in hand.