Kyoto



Kyoto is a location in Persona 3 and Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers.

History
, officially Kyoto City, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. As of 2018, the city had a population of 1.47 million.

In 794, Kyoto (then known as Heian-kyō) was chosen as the new seat of Japan's imperial court. The Emperors of Japan ruled from Kyoto in the following eleven centuries until 1869, when the court relocated to Tokyo.

Kyoto is considered the cultural capital of Japan and a major tourist destination. It is home to numerous Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces and gardens.

Appearances

 * Persona 3 / FES / Portable
 * Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers

Persona 3
Over the course of four days, the students of Gekkoukan High School travel to Kyoto as part of their school excursion. Parts of their tour included visiting historical sites aboard a tour bus, and a walking tour of Kyoto.

Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
Kyoto is one of the locations the Phantom Thieves travel to during their summer vacation. Zenkichi Hasegawa and his daughter, Akane Hasegawa live there.