34.9671°N, 135.7727°E.
Imperial capital of Japan from 794 to 1868 CE, laid out as a Chinese-style grid (Heiankyo) modeled on Tang dynasty Chang'an at 5.2 km north-south by 4.5 km east-west. Approximately 2,000 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines remain in the city, including 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Fushimi Inari Taisha, founded 711 CE on the slopes of Inari Mountain, contains approximately 10,000 vermilion torii gates donated by petitioners and lining the 4 km mountain path. The Kyoto Imperial Palace and the Heian Shrine preserve early Japanese palace architecture; Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion, 1397) and Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion, 1482) anchor opposing aesthetics of Higashiyama and Kitayama culture. S. atomic-bomb target list in 1945 but was removed by Secretary of War Henry Stimson — Hiroshima was substituted.
A city that lost its capital status in 1868 still defines Japanese cultural memory — and the only reason its 2,000 temples survived the war is that one American official had visited it on his honeymoon.
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 302.55° | 9,324 km |
| angkor wat | 241.15° | 3,996 km |
| nazca | 61.58° | 16,208 km |
| teotihuacan | 52.52° | 11,642 km |
| stonehenge | 334.93° | 9,579 km |
| gobekli tepe | 304.83° | 8,273 km |
| machu picchu | 56.59° | 16,280 km |
| easter island | 101.13° | 13,857 km |
| cahokia | 34.22° | 10,568 km |
| sedona | 49.47° | 9,557 km |
| mecca | 290.95° | 9,175 km |
| jerusalem | 301.92° | 8,893 km |
| vatican | 321.49° | 9,703 km |
| lhasa | 274.79° | 4,203 km |
| kailash | 281.16° | 5,034 km |
| uluru | 184.92° | 6,725 km |
| tiwanaku | 56.09° | 16,841 km |
| chaco canyon | 46.52° | 9,726 km |
| mt shasta | 49.40° | 8,390 km |
| levis stadium | 52.56° | 8,661 km |