imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
Kyoto Prefecture (Kinki area)
new capital; Hsinking (capital of Japanese puppet state Manchukuo; current-day Changchun); Xinjing
Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
Tokyo Skytree (broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo)
leaving for the capital; going to the capital; leaving the capital
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
Tokyo Imperial University
Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
Nagoya (city); Chūkyō metropolitan area (most of Aichi, and parts of Gifu and Mie prefectures; centered around Nagoya); Chūkyō region
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
saikyo-yaki; fish slices pickled overnight in white miso, then grilled
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
Kyoto man; man from Kyoto
staying in the capital; staying in Tokyo
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
saikyo-zuke; fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
Tokyo School of Fine Arts
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
Tokyo University of the Arts
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
leaving the capital; leaving Tokyo
Kyoto Gozan; the five most important Rinzai temples of Kyoto
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794); Nagaokakyō (city)
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Kyoto Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
Kyoto dyeing; dyed textiles from Kyoto
departure from the capital
Tokyo Institute of Technology (until 2024); TIT
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard
Kyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm); Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm)
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo Big Six Universities (esp. the baseball federation)
Tokyo dialect (esp. historical)
Jikei University School of Medicine
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Kyoto National Museum of Modern Arts; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Saikyo miso; Kyoto-style sweet white miso esp. used for pickling fish
the two capitals (e.g. Tokyo and Kyoto, Chang'an and Luoyang)
Tōkyō Yūshun (annual horse race in Fuchū); Japan Derby; Japanese Derby
Tokyo area (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba); Tokyo region
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance
Chūkyō metropolitan area (most of Aichi, and parts of Gifu and Mie prefectures; centered around Nagoya); Chūkyō region
Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)
Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.; TBS
kyokabe; Kyoto-style wall made from clay, sand and straw
Tokyo Game Show (video game expo)
coming to a capital city (esp. Tokyo or Kyoto)
Kyoto University Graduate School
the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
Kyoto Prefectural University
Institute of Science Tokyo
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
Kyoto Notre Dame University
Tokyo University of Fisheries
Tokyo Polytechnic University
Kyoto University of Art and Design
financially ruining oneself by buying too many clothes (as a fabled tendency of the people of Kyoto)
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly elections
Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line
Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd.
government of Tokyo Metropolis
Kyoto shogi (modern variant of shogi played on a 5x5 board)
even in bustling cities there are places that have a rural quality to them; (lit.) (even) Kyoto is rustic in places
jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
Chukyo Women's University
Nagoya-size tatami mat (approx. 182 cm by 91 cm)
Kyoto University Faculty of Integrated Human Studies
Bunkyō Women's University
Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education
Kyoto Tachibana Women's University
Kyoto Koka Women's University
Tokyo Women's Medical University; TWMU
Tokyo University of Career Development
Tokyo Women's Junior College of Physical Education
The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics
Teikyō University Junior College
The Nippon Dental University College at Tokyo
Tokyo Kasei University Junior College
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
Tokyo University of Information Sciences
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; TUFS
Kyoto Bunkyo University; KBU
Tokyo International University
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi (became Sanyo-Onoda City University in 2016)
Tokyo Dental College Junior College
Kyoto Tachibana University
Kyoto University of Education
Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology
Teikyo University of Science
Dai-Tokyo Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Limited
Tokyo Risshō Junior College
the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
Kyoto University of the Arts
Kyoto City University of Arts
Tokyo University of Art and Design
Tokyo Women's College of Home Economics
Tokyo City University; TCU
Tokyo University of Agriculture
Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; IIS
Tokyo College of Transport Studies
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Nishi Tokyo University of Science
Tokyo University of Technology
Suwa University of Science
Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Kyoto Gakuen Junior High School
Tokyo Christian University
Tokyo University of Social Welfare
Kyoto University of Arts and Crafts
Sanyo-Onoda City University
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences
Kyoto College of Medical Science
University of Tokyo Health Sciences
University of Tokyo Forests
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University; CSEAS
Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University; DPRI
Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo; ORI
Kyūshuuteikyō Junior College
Tokyo Metropolitan Res. Lab. of Public Health
Tokyo Healthcare University
Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Limited
International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo
University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Kyoto's children; Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.; TEPCO
Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa High School
Tokyo Tomin Bank, Limited
Kyoto Prefectural Insho-domoto Museum of Fire Arts
Tokyo Professional University of Health Sciences
Tokyo Institute of Physical Education; TIPE
Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Educational Research and In-Service Training
Tokyo Nohgei Agricultural High School
Association of Tokyo Psychiatric Hospitals
Tokyo Metropolitan Suginami Technical High School
Tokyo Metropolitan Library
Tokyo Metropolitan Katsushika Commercial senior High School
Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute; IRI
Yomiuri Institute of Technology
Kyoto Hokuto Shinkin Bank
New Tokyo International Airport Authority
Technos International College
Tokyo Institute of Tōrism
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum; TFAM
Nishinokyō Special Needs School (older name style)
Tokyo Biso Kogyo Corporation
Traditional Arts School of Kyoto; TASK
Saikyō Line (railway line running from Tokyo to Saitama)
Ikyōshuu (Muromachi-period dictionary)
public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryō system)
Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan
International Tokyo Toy Show
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Japanese pro baseball team)
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market yen exchange rate
Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd. (abbr)
Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE
Hawker's least shrew (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri)
ruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
Ukyō no Daibu (title under the ritsuryō system); high steward
water from the capital (Kyoto), rumored to have a whitening effect; type of washing lotion from the end of the Edo period
style that is fashionable in the capital
Kyoto merchant; well-informed and loose-lipped Kyotoite