{"id":1818,"date":"2023-01-13T23:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T07:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovefortraveling.com\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2023-04-25T23:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T07:40:17","slug":"why-isnt-kyoto-the-capital-of-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovefortraveling.com\/why-isnt-kyoto-the-capital-of-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Why isn’t Kyoto the Capital of Japan? (The Real Reason)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Kyoto was the capital from 794 to 1868 but lost its title to Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are several reasons why this may have happened:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One reason is that Tokyo is more centrally located than Kyoto.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The government felt it would be easier to administer the country if the capital was in its middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, Tokyo was more modern<\/strong> and developed than Kyoto, and the government wanted to showcase Japan’s modernization to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kyoto also suffered several natural disasters, making it less desirable as a capital. In 1788, a large fire destroyed much of Kyoto (Great Kyoto Fire)<\/a>, and in 1945 it experienced a bombing attack that did much damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tokyo, on the other hand, was largely unscathed by these disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another reason is that most of Japan’s most important political decisions<\/strong> are made by parliament members from Tokyo and not Kyoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parliament members from Tokyo have more power and influence than those from Kyoto, so it is no surprise that the capital moved to Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite all of these reasons, some believe that Kyoto should be reinstated as the capital of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kyoto and Tokyo remain the only two prefectures maintaining their prefectural governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy was the Japanese capital moved from Nara to Kyoto?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n