Kyōto

Proper noun

Kyoto

1. A prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan.
2. The capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan; and the country's former capital.
   • The aversion to public displays of eating persists today not only in Kyoto but also throughout the higher levels of Japanese society.1987 June 7, Amanda Mayer Stinchecum, “Shopper's World: Osaka's Flavorful Feast of Noodles”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 May 2017
3. (international law) The Kyoto Protocol.
   • The merits and limitations of Kyoto have been subject to great discussion. Some criticize the regime for being too top-down, wasteful and infective as a means of tacking climate change (Prins and Rayner 2007; Victor 2001).2013, Stewart Lockie, David A. Sonnenfeld, Dana R. Fisher, Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change, Routledge, →ISBN, page 112