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10 events · 794 to 1997
Heian
794
Emperor Kanmu moves the capital to Heian-kyō
1008–1010
Murasaki Shikibu records life at the imperial court in her diary
1053
Fujiwara no Yorimichi dedicates the Phoenix Hall at Byōdōin
Muromachi
1397
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu begins building the Kitayama villa, home of the Golden Pavilion
Sengoku
1467–1477
The Ōnin War turns Kyoto into a battlefield
1582
Akechi Mitsuhide attacks Oda Nobunaga at Honnōji
Edo
1864
The Kinmon Incident and the great dondon-yake fire
1867
Tokugawa Yoshinobu announces the return of power to the emperor at Nijō Castle
Meiji
1885–1890
The Lake Biwa Canal brings water from Shiga to Kyoto
Contemporary
1997
The Kyoto Protocol is adopted
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