Kyōto - Culture, Traditions, People

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Kyōto - Culture, Traditions, People: Kyōto is one of the largest cities in Japan. Its population—which includes a sizable foreign community comprising mainly Koreans (many brought there forcibly during World War II), Chinese, and Americans—has remained relatively stable for a number of years. Most of the city’s residents live in the central districts, but increasingly people are moving to outlying and suburban areas. A major item remaining on the municipal agenda has been how to assimilate the thousands of burakumin, the historical outcaste group, who live in segregated communities in the city. This has been a continuing social problem largely in the older urban areas
History and geography of Kyoto, a city that served as Japan’s capital for more than 1,000 years.