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'''Kyoto''' (meaning "capital city") was a city in [[Japan]]. It was formerly known as '''Heian-kyō'''. | |||
Japan's imperial court was established in the city [[794]], when it was known as Heian-kyō. It was renamed to Kyoto three centuries later. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | |||
During the [[14th century]], the rule of the [[Kamakura shogunate]] was ended with the restoration of Emperor [[Go-Daigo]], but this was short lived. In [[1336]], civil war forced the Emperor to flee to [[Yoshino]], and Kyoto was captured by the [[Ashikaga|Ashikaga shogunate]], beginning the [[Muromachi]] period of Japanese history. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) The [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Jack Harkness]] visited Kyoto in the year 1336 before their unscheduled arrival on the [[Satellite Five|Game Station]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Bad Wolf (TV story)}}) This adventure involved the Japanese army and a crashed [[Volsci]] ship which the Doctor managed to get off the ground. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Return of the Volsci (comic story)}}) The Doctor recalled how they barely got out alive and how they had laughed about it before a [[transmat beam]] penetrated [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and transported them to the Game Station. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Bad Wolf (TV story)}}) | |||
A third [[atomic bomb]] was to be delivered over Kyoto at the end of the [[Second World War]], but the plane delivering it, the ''[[Sky Jack]]'', fell through a [[black hole]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Sky Jacks (comic story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
In the real world, [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] was born in Kyoto. [[The Toymaker]] compared himself to the [[Nintendo]] president in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Divided Loyalties (novel)}}. | |||
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[[Category:Cities visited by the Ninth Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:Japanese cities]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:54, 9 November 2024
Kyoto (meaning "capital city") was a city in Japan. It was formerly known as Heian-kyō.
Japan's imperial court was established in the city 794, when it was known as Heian-kyō. It was renamed to Kyoto three centuries later. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])
During the 14th century, the rule of the Kamakura shogunate was ended with the restoration of Emperor Go-Daigo, but this was short lived. In 1336, civil war forced the Emperor to flee to Yoshino, and Kyoto was captured by the Ashikaga shogunate, beginning the Muromachi period of Japanese history. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) The Ninth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Jack Harkness visited Kyoto in the year 1336 before their unscheduled arrival on the Game Station. (TV: Bad Wolf [+]Loading...["Bad Wolf (TV story)"]) This adventure involved the Japanese army and a crashed Volsci ship which the Doctor managed to get off the ground. (COMIC: Return of the Volsci [+]Loading...["Return of the Volsci (comic story)"]) The Doctor recalled how they barely got out alive and how they had laughed about it before a transmat beam penetrated the Doctor's TARDIS and transported them to the Game Station. (TV: Bad Wolf [+]Loading...["Bad Wolf (TV story)"])
A third atomic bomb was to be delivered over Kyoto at the end of the Second World War, but the plane delivering it, the Sky Jack, fell through a black hole. (COMIC: Sky Jacks [+]Loading...["Sky Jacks (comic story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the real world, Hiroshi Yamauchi was born in Kyoto. The Toymaker compared himself to the Nintendo president in PROSE: Divided Loyalties [+]Loading...["Divided Loyalties (novel)"].
