Timeline of Kyoto

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu island, Japan.

Prior to 19th century

 * 794 CE - Kanmu relocates Japanese capital to Heian-kyō from Nagaoka-kyō.
 * 947 - Kitano Shrine built.
 * 970 - Gion Festival begins.
 * 1202 - Zen Buddhist Kennin-ji (temple) founded in Higashiyama by Eisai.
 * 1319 - Daitoku-ji Temple built.
 * 1397 - Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) founded.
 * 1431 - Famine.
 * 1444 - Political protest by merchants, at Kitano Shrine.
 * 1467 - Ōnin War begins.
 * 1480 - Ikkō-ikki unrest.
 * 1560 - Aritsugu swordsmith in business.
 * 1586
 * Jurakudai (palace) built.
 * Hōkō-ji (temple) founded.
 * Tenshō earthquake brings destruction and kills many.
 * 1788 - Great Kyoto Fire.

19th century

 * 1854 - Kyoto Imperial Palace rebuilt.
 * 1869 - Japanese imperial capital relocated from Kyoto to Tokyo.
 * 1871
 * Tokyo-Osaka-Kyoto postal service begins.
 * Kyoto Prefecture created.
 * 1872 - Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures held.
 * 1875 - Protestant Doshisha English School established.
 * 1877 - Kyōto Station opens.
 * 1879 - Kamigyō-ku and Shimogyō-ku ward established.
 * 1886 - Maruyama Park opens.
 * 1887 - Population: 264,559.
 * 1888 - Takocho (eatery) in business.
 * 1890 - Lake Biwa Canal built.
 * 1893 - Population: 317,270.
 * 1895
 * Kyoto Electric Railway begins operating.
 * held in Kyoto; Heian Shrine built.
 * 1897
 * Imperial University of Kyoto established.
 * religious newspaper begins publication.
 * 1899 - Kyoto Camera Club formed.
 * 1900 - Miyako Hotel in business.

20th century

 * 1903
 * Kyoto Municipal Zoo established.
 * Population: 379,404.
 * 1904 - Japan's first ekiben (boxed lunch) sold in Kyoto.
 * 1909
 * Kyoto Commercial Museum opens.
 * Population: 442,402.
 * 1913
 * Hirase Conchological Museum opens.
 * Population: 509,380.
 * 1918 - Population: 670,357.
 * 1921 - Higashiyama-ku ward created.
 * 1922 - Kyoto Sanga Football Club formed.
 * 1924 - Kyoto Botanical Garden established.
 * 1925
 * December: occurs.
 * Population: 679,963.
 * 1928 - Hirohito's imperial enthronement ceremony held in Kyoto.
 * 1929
 * Nakagyō-ku and Sakyō-ku wards created.
 * City hosts Institute of Pacific Relations conference.
 * 1930 - Population: 765,142
 * 1931 - Fushimi-ku and Ukyō-ku wards created.
 * 1934 - Salon de thé François (café) opens.
 * 1940 - Population: 1,089,726.
 * 1942
 * Kyoto Shimbun newspaper in publication.
 * Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium opens.
 * 1945 - Population: 866,153.
 * 1946 - November: National Sports Festival of Japan held in Kyoto.
 * 1950 - Population: 1,101,854.
 * 1955 - Kita-ku and Minami-ku wards created.
 * 1956 - Kyoto designated a government ordinance city.
 * 1960
 * Kyoto Kaikan (concert hall) opens.
 * National Christian Council Center for the Study of Japanese Religions founded.
 * 1964 - Kyoto Tower erected.
 * 1969 - Kyoto Computer Gakuin (school) established.
 * 1970 - October: Kyoto hosts World Conference of Religions for Peace.
 * 1975 - Population: 1,460,000.
 * 1976 - Nishikyō-ku and Yamashina-ku wards created.
 * 1981 - Kyoto Municipal Subway begins operating.
 * 1987 - City hosts World Conference of Historical Cities.
 * 1988 - Nettowāku Kyōto (magazine) in publication.
 * 1994 - Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site established.
 * 1995 - Kyoto Concert Hall opens.
 * 1996 - Yorikane Masumoto elected mayor.
 * 1997
 * Kyōto Station rebuilt.
 * City hosts signing of the Kyoto Protocol.
 * 2000
 * Kyoto Art Center opens.
 * Population: 1,467,705.

21st century

 * 2001 - Movix Kyoto (cinema) opens.
 * 2008 - February 17: 2008 Kyoto mayoral election held; Daisaku Kadokawa wins.
 * 2011 - Population: 1,473,746.
 * 2012 - February 5: 2012 Kyoto mayoral election held.
 * 2019 – July 18: An arson fire burned down the original Kyoto Animation studio. 36 employees were killed.