Home

Kyotos

Kyotos is a term that is not widely recognized as a distinct subject in its own right. In standard English, Kyoto refers to a single city and prefecture in Japan, and the name is not normally pluralized. The form Kyotos may appear only in nonstandard writing or in contexts that require a plural reference to multiple places or things associated with Kyoto.

Possible uses include informal plural references and metaphorical expressions. For example, Kyotos might be used to

As a proper name, Kyotos can appear as a standalone name for a fictional city, organization, or

For general reference, Kyoto remains the correct term for the historical capital of Japan and a major

refer
to
multiple
places
named
Kyoto
in
a
fictional
or
comparative
setting,
or
to
group
together
various
aspects
or
landmarks
connected
with
Kyoto.
However,
such
usage
is
awkward
in
formal
writing
and
should
be
clarified
with
context
or
rephrasing.
product
within
a
work
of
fiction
or
branding.
In
these
cases,
its
meaning
and
scope
are
defined
by
the
creator,
not
by
any
established
geography.
There
is
no
widely
recognized
geographic
or
political
entity
known
as
“Kyotos”
outside
of
these
contextual
uses.
cultural
center,
while
Kyotos
is
not
a
standard
or
widely
accepted
alternative.
See
also
Kyoto,
Kyoto
Prefecture,
and
related
historical
terms
such
as
Heian-kyō.