Excerpt from The Official Catalogue<br><br>The people of Kyoto take pride in the fact that their city was founded by an emperor and for many centuries served as the imperial residence. We must not condemn such pride provided, of course, the existing conditions of the city be such as not to belie her history. We are rightly gratified in introducing Kyoto to the world as a city founded by an emperor and the capital for more than ten centuries, for by her present attractions, her monuments, and fine arts, industries and other activities, she now occupies a fore-most position among the cities of the country.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.