Editing Kyoto (section)

===Cityscape===
Kyoto contains roughly 2,000 temples and shrines.<ref name="fodors1996">Scott, David (1996). ''Exploring Japan''. Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. {{ISBN|0-679-03011-5}}.</ref> The main business district is located to the south of the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]]. In the center of the city, there are several [[Shōtengai|covered shopping arcades]] only open to pedestrian traffic, such as [[Teramachi Street]] and [[Shinkyōgoku Street]].

The original city was arranged in accordance with traditional [[China|Chinese]] [[feng shui]] following the model of the ancient Chinese capital of [[Chang'an]]/[[Luoyang]]. The [[Heian Palace|Imperial Palace]] faced south, resulting in Ukyō (the right sector of the capital) being on the west, while Sakyō (the left sector) is on the east. The streets in the modern-day wards of Kamigyō-ku, Nakagyō-ku, and [[Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto|Shimogyō-ku]] still follow a grid pattern. Areas outside of the city center do not follow the same grid pattern, though streets throughout Kyoto are referred to by name, a practice that is rare in most regions of Japan.
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File:Kyoto Skylines from Shōren-in03.jpg|View of Kyoto [[Central business district|CBD]] from [[Shōren-in]] (2020)
File:Skyline of Kyoto at Night.jpg|Kyoto night skyline from [[Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto|Higashiyama]] (2021)
File:Kyoto Kyoto Station 2.jpg|[[Kyoto Station]] (2018)
File:150124 Gion Kyoto Japan01s3.jpg|Gion (2015)
File:Narrow streets of historical part of Kyoto decorated with all kinds of traditional japanese lanterns at a rainy city night.jpg|Ponto-chō (2010)
File:Bottom of the incline, Lake Biwa Canal museum (3477789694).jpg|Okazaki park（2009）
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