Kyoto City Introduction - Helpful Info for new Visitors

 

 

Kyoto Geographic coordinates

 

35.0117° N, 135.7683° E

 

Airport Codes

Please note that Kyoto does not have any Airport. Below are Airports near Kyoto, Japan.

KIX (Osaka-Kansai) or NGO (Chubu Centrair near Nagoya) or ITM (Osaka)

 

Airports for Kyoto

Please note that Kyoto does not have any Airport.

One can access Kyoto by train from Tokyo or via Kansai Airport, Osaka Airport or Nagoya Airport.

Kansai International Airport (IATA: KIX), also known as Kansai Airport near Osaka, Japan.

Kansai Airport is 90 minutes away from Kyoto for International Flights by express trains.

Central Japan International Airport (Centrair, IATA: NGO): less than 90 minutes from Kyoto by express train and shinkansen.

Osaka International Airport (Itami, IATA: ITM): The closest airport to Kyoto for domestic flights. It takes 50 minutes by airport limousine bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto.

More Information on Kyoto

Kyoto once served as the capital of Japan, is a refined city on the island of Honshu. 

Kyoto has thousands of temples, shrines and other historically priceless structures.

Kyoto has been voted multiple times as the best city to visit in Japan.

 

Kyoto Area

 

827.90 square kilometers (319.65 sq mi)

 

Kyoto Population

 

1,469,604 (2015)

 

Languages in Kyoto

 

Japanese is the main language in Kyoto, Japan.

English, Korean, and Chinese are spoken in:

1). Hotels,

2). Shops and Department Stores,

3). Restaurants,

4). Tourist attractions, and

5). Popular tourist places in the Kyoto area.

Street signs in Kyoto are in Japanese and English.