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	Kamo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kamo District, Gifu, a district in Gifu Prefecture
		Kamo District, Hiroshima, a district in Hiroshima Prefecture
		Kamo, Shizuoka, a town in Kamo District in Shizuoka Prefecture
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kamo (110 words)

	Kyoto - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kyoto is the only large Japanese city that still has an abundance of prewar buildings, although modernization is continually breaking down the traditional Kyoto in favor of newer architecture, such as the controversial Kyoto Station complex.
		Kyoto's kimono weavers are particularly renowned, and the city remains the premier center of kimono manufacturing.
		Kyoto is known as one of the academic centers of the country, and is home to thirty-seven institutions of higher education.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Kyoto (1129 words)

	ISXO International Exchanges - Kyoto University
		Surrounded by mountains on the east, west and north, Kyoto is an inland city situated on the Kamo River.
		Kyoto is rich in cultural and historical properties including ancient architecture, arts and crafts, and performing arts.
		Kyoto University is consistently ranked as one of the top three universities in the Asia-Pacific region by Asia Week magazine.
	www.utoronto.ca /student.exchange/programs/ku.html (441 words)

	Kamo, Kyoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kamo (加茂町; -cho) is a town located in Soraku District, Kyoto, Japan.
		As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 15,778 and a density of 426.78 persons per km².
		Between the years of 740 to 744, Kamo had been the capital of Japan.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kamo,_Kyoto (100 words)

	Search Results for "Kyoto"
		Kyoto Protocol (kee-OH-toh) An agreement on global warming reached by the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997.
		Kyoto was Japan's capital from 794 until 1869, although its political importance...
		Art Kyoto, though it remained the scene of a colorful court life, was forced to share honors with Kamakura as a center of art and culture.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?query=Kyoto&db=db&cmd=context&id=38d47f3540d (290 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kyoto, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Kyoto is one of Japan's largest cities and an important cultural and spiritual center.
		Rich in historic interest, Kyoto is the site of the tombs of many famous Japanese; the old imperial palace as well as Nijo Castle (former palace of the shoguns), with their fine parks and gardens, are also in the city.
		In addition, Kyoto is a religious center, noted especially for its ancient Buddhist temples, its Heian shrine (a Shinto holy place), and its 59-ft (18-m) statue (daibutsu) of Buddha.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Kyoto.html (404 words)

	6. JAPAN - HISTORICAL TOPICS. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1891 the city of Kyoto, the religious and spiritual centre of Japan, was to be the first city of that nation to be illuminated using electrical energy.
		In Kyoto he was Honorary Adviser to the City Office, and in Tokyo, Councillor to the Construction Bureau of the Imperial Household.(15) In his latter capacity Tanabe was called upon in August 1912 to assist in technical matters regarding the funeral of the Emperor Meiji.
		Much to the delight of Kyoto, it had finally been agreed that the burial of the body should be at Momoyama, Fushimi, just south of Kyoto and that it would be a public spectacle combining the old and the new.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /neilpedlar/jhist.htm (3706 words)

	Kyoto, Kyoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Because of the number of priceless cultural heritages in Kyoto, the city was not bombed during World War II.
		Today, it is the only major city in Japan that still has an abundance of prewar buildings, although modernization is continually breaking down the traditional Kyoto in favor of newer architecture, such as the controversial Kyoto Station complex.
		Because Kyoto is surrounded by mountains on all sides, it is infamous for its stifling summer nights with no air movement.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/ky/kyoto__kyoto.html (1095 words)

	Kyoto Mitate Library: Kyoto's Kamo River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Despite the rapid approah of the 21st century, Kyoto's Kamo river still clings to a delicate charm and cleanliness rare in a city of 1.5 million people.
		Since ancient times, the Kamo has had one name with two meanings: the Chinese character for the upper half of the river means "aristocratic family" and that for the lower half signifies "wild duck".
		This damage led Kyoto Prefecture, in charge of river management within 20 meters of its banks(the city is responsible for monitoring of water quality), to decide to restrict its free flow on an unprecedented scale.
	www.mitate.org /old_site/library/kamokto-j.html (1666 words)

	Kamo River (Kyoto) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kamo River (鴨川 or 賀茂川 Kamogawa) is a river in Kyoto, Japan.
		It rises from Mount Sajiki in the north of Kyoto, and goes through the center of the city and then meets the Katsura River at Fushimi.
		The merchant Suminokura Ryōi constructed the Takase Canal (高瀬川 Takasegawa) on a parallel with the Kamo River in early 17th century.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kamo_River (229 words)

	Japan File: Kyoto's Kamo River
		This damage led Kyoto Prefecture, in charge of river management within 20 meters of its banks - the city is responsible for monitoring of water quality - to decide to restrict its free flow on an unprecedented scale.
		A honeycombed net of concrete and rocks were added to its sides and similar knee-high dams were built across the river at spaced intervals to slow down and contain the flow.
		A rash of garbage was being strewn along banks overgrown with weeds, and household waste water from kitchens, baths and laundries was being piped directly into the river from large sectors of the expanding city.
	www.japanfile.com /environment/features/River_Kamo-2.shtml (343 words)

	Kamo, Kyoto - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kamo, Kyoto - TheBestLinks.com - Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer,...
		Kamo, Kyoto, Japan, Population, 2003, Square kilometer, Population density...
		As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 15,778 and a density of 426.78 persons per kmandsup2.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Kamo__2C___Kyoto.html (96 words)

	Kyoto Japan - Kyoto, Japan
		Kyoto is compact enough that a short taxi ride takes you from the thriving city center to lushly wooded hills and scenic walking trails.
		Kyoto is known for its Gion District, where young apprentice maiko are schooled in the arts of the geisha.
		Through an ad posted on the board at the Kyoto Tourist Information Center, I met an elementary school teach (Kikuko)and her class of Japanese kids (ages 5 through about 10) who were studying English at a special English Party; they wanted the kids to be able to practice their skills with native English speakers.
	www.globosapiens.net /travel-information/Kyoto-91.html (467 words)

	Japan File: Kyoto's Kamo River
		The people of Kyoto would never have allowed the project to proceed if they had known about it from the planning stages.
		Our protest sent a clear message that the Kamo should be recognized not only as a city treasure, but as a world river," says Tanaka.
		Yet, even today, the mountain road which winds alongside the Kamo down from his temple is littered with construction outfits hidden behind large metal walls.
	www.japanfile.com /environment/features/River_Kamo-4.shtml (301 words)

	Between The Mountains And Sea KYOTO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kyoto Prefecture is in the center of the Kinki regionDIt is longer on its northsouth axis than from east to westDThere are many geographical differences between the northwest part on the coast of the Japan Sea and the Kyoto basin in climate and land profile.
		The Kyoto basin itself is 40 km from north to south, and 12 km wide from east to westCmaking it quite a narrow corridor.
		Kyoto was the capital of Japan from 794 A.D. until the Meiji period began in the late 19th centuryCa span of about 1,100 years.
	www.rid2650.gr.jp /betweenms/kyoto/index.html (1464 words)

	Bookstores in Kyoto
		Kyoto University and Doshisha University: -------------- To Kyoto University Campus: Bus 17 from JR Kyoto Terminal serves Hyakumamben.
		Doshisha is Kyoto's foremost Christian University." "Kyoto is the academic center of western Japan.
		Kyoto scholars interpret law much more liberally than their counterparts in Tokyo." "To the east of Kyoto University Campus is Ginkaku-ji, The Temple of the Silver Pavilion.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/4824/jp-kyoto.htm (1835 words)

	Made in Kyoto: Shopping spree turns into quest - PittsburghLIVE.com
		I had come to Kyoto two days ahead of my friend, but already he was being swept up in the undertow of my obsession with Kyoto crafts.
		The seat of the imperial court from 794 to 1868, Kyoto is home to more than 2,000 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, harboring within their wooden gates priceless art treasures and among the best examples anywhere of Japanese Zen architecture and landscaping.
		Although the modern rush of steel and concrete has taken a toll on Kyoto, as in all of Japan, a recent proliferation of guidebooks on the city's "craft tourism" has sparked an increased interest from abroad, prompting more local tour operators to court visitors whose dream vacations involve delectable arts and crafts.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/dailyheadlines/s_149853.html (2322 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Japan
		Under the jurisdiction of the minister of public instruction are: the two universities of Tokio and Kyoto, the seven high schools, the two higher normal schools for boys, and that for girls.
		Their aim was to attack the pagan error at its very root by means of instruction, and also to have a right to live in the interior of the country, which was hitherto forbidden to foreigners.
		The fiftieth emperor, Kwammu (782-805), built the city of Kyoto (794), which was the residence of the court until the imperial Restoration.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08297a.htm (17760 words)

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		Yoko-Omichi of the upper reaches of the Kamo river or Tamari-Kagamida tombs are suggestive examples.
		In the basin of Kamo river, that flows through the center of the city, many remnants dating from the second half of the "Jomon" period are found.
		After entering the Edo period, salt farmes were opened in the lower reaches of Kamo river and led to a rapid development of Takehara.
	park.org /Japan/Public/Hiroshima/htmleng/ecity03.htm (631 words)

	Fits of Knowledge » SE Poem: Kyoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		kyoto is due to be ratified by the parliaments of the eu countries while a new organism is prepared ?
		kyoto is not a global plan in terms of a balance of rights and obligations among all countries
		kyoto is situated right at the centre of japan islands and from kyoto to all transportation system extends to every corner of japan
	fits2.com /se-poem-kyoto (491 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Japan's Kyoto fire manager Kamo
		Kamo, 60, took over last June and kept the club in the first division.
		Kamo managed Japan's national team from 1994 to 1997 before being dismissed during the qualifying campaign for the 1998 World Cup.
		Kyoto say German Gert Engels, 43, previously with Yokohama Flugels and JEF United Ichihara, is taking over.
	www.soccernet.com /global/news/2000/0606/20000606kamo.html (130 words)

	Ukiyo, the Fleeting World, the Floating World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In this, meet Kamo Chomei and Yoshida Kenko, two of the most lovable Japanese classical writers, both of which were Buddhists, and both spent their lives gazing at 'ukiyo' and wondering why the rest of the world never dug it.
		The second is his Buddhist name, so actually 'Kamo Chomei' is not a name at all (sorry if this confuses you; see the Japanese names and their meanings at another page).
		Kamo dug as deep as he could for the roots of things, while Yoshida dealt with things above the ground (mentally and literally alike) for the fruits.
	www.geocities.com /kazenaga23/bushido4.htm (2666 words)

	Kyoto City Web / Preview Kyoto / Kamo-nasu (Kamo Eggplant)
		Kyoto is blessed with a fertile soil and rich underground water, enabling the growth of various types of Kyoto vegetables and they became familiar as ingredients for vegetarian or kaiseki meals.
		Kamo eggplant is a Kyoto vegetable, grown in Kamo area and its typical feature is the fat and short round shape that can sit up abruptly.
		The ceramic bell, which is the lucky omen of Shimogamo Shrine, reproduces faithfully the shape of the Kamo eggplant and a scene from Aoi Festival is painted over its surface.
	www.city.kyoto.jp /koho/eng/preview/28.html (214 words)

	Serizawa Kamo's biography - page 1
		Serizawa Kamo was born in the 13th year of the Bunsei Era (1830), as the third son of Serizawa Sadamoto, in the Serizawa village of Namekata city in the Hitachi country (now Ibaragi province).
		Kamo ("wild duck") is a strange name, but it's not clear where such a name came from.
		According to "Moeyo Ken", the elder brother of Serizawa, Kimura Denzaemon, was an official of the Mito province, living in Kyoto.
	victorian.fortunecity.com /stanford/130/bio.html (3406 words)

	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel ...
		Kyoto was the center of Japanese culture for thousand years (from 794).
		I traveled to Kyoto 2 years ago during the summer, and found it to be one of the most beautiful of Japanese cities.
		The ones in Kyoto I'd recommend are: Ginkaku-ji, Nijo-jo, Daigo-ji (Sampo-in), Nanzen-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, To-ji (especially for the flea market on the 21st of every month), Kitano Tenman-gu (also has a flea market on the 25th of the month), Ryoan-ji (if you can tolerate crowds), and the Kamigamo & Shimgamo Shrines along the Kamo River.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/ancientkyoto.html (1078 words)

	Indymedia UK - International Greenpeace Kyoto Action Reports + Pics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kyoto now needs to develop and expand rapidly, extending the international emissions trading system and providing more help for developing countries to leapfrog dirty technology.
		More than 200 schoolchildren take part in a human mosaic on the Rice fields of Pulupundan, forming the message: "Kyoto Protocol: new dawn for the climate." The human mosaic is a tribute from Greenpeace to the community of Pulupundan, who have successfully rejected a coal power plant project planned for the site.
		On the eve of Kyoto coming into force, Greenpeace activists protest against the use of fossil fuel by blocking the entrance to the Israeli Electric Company headquarters in Tel Aviv.
	www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2005/02/305481.html (1358 words)

	Kyoto : Neighborhoods in Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kyoto Station, which caused quite a controversy when built because of its size, height, and futuristic appearance, is now this area's top attraction with Isetan department store, a shopping arcade, restaurants, a cinema, a theater, an art gallery, and dramatic public spaces, including a rooftop plaza.
		Eastern Kyoto -- East of the Kamo River, the wards of Higashiyama-ku and Sakyo-ku boast a number of the city's most famous temples and shrines, as well as restaurants specializing in Kyoto cuisine and Buddhist vegetarian dishes and shops selling local pottery and other crafts.
		Eastern Kyoto is a great area for walking and shopping, particularly Higashiyama-ku, and boasts several ryokan as well.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=80&catID=0080025074 (378 words)

	VT Kyoto Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		We will be traveling to kyoto this month and we are planing to visit kyoto and the fire festival 22 Oct 2005.
		I am planning a trip to Tokyo and Kyoto in Dec. I know the way to get from Tokyo to Kyoto is by the rail and I intend to buy the 7 day JR pass as recommended.
		I will be staying at the co-op inn in kyoto would anyone be able to give me some feed back on the place cos I still have time to change the reservation.
	forum.virtualtourist.com /forum-973793-1-Travel-Kyoto-1-forum.html (1603 words)

	Serizawa Kamo's biography - page 2
		Serizawa Kamo helped as well, and in the end he caught some fish to the Osaka sumo wrestlers from a pond in a temple.
		The wrestlers were a bit afraid, because it was said that the fish were protected by the gods, but Serizawa laughed and said, "Why the knights of loyality and patriotism should be afraid of some petty gods?", and thus everybody ate the fish.
		The Kyoto Shugoshoku was apparently indifferent to these atrocities, but it's said that Matsudaira Katamori, furious, ordered the murder of Serizawa Kamo to Kondou Isami, Hijikata Toshizou, Okita Souji, Yamanami Keisuke and Harada Sanosuke.
	victorian.fortunecity.com /stanford/130/bio2.html (3013 words)

	alive in kyoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		If the Kyoto map or guidebook you are thinking of buying has a Tourist Information Center in the Kyoto Tower building just north of Kyoto Station, that map or guidebook is out of date.
		There are two tourist information facilities in the Kyoto Station building, however, on the second and ninth floors up the huge escalator on your left just before you exit the station facing Kyoto Tower.
		As noted earlier, bush is scheduled to come to Kyoto Nov. 15-16 before a summit in Korea.
	www.planetkyoto.com /nils (474 words)

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