Crossword answer
KYOTO
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 17 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2026
Letter pattern
KYOTO
Clues that lead to KYOTO
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Nintendo’s home city5Wall Street JournalJun 11, 2026
Capital in Honshu's Kansai region5LA TimesJun 5, 2026
Former Japanese capital5NewsdayJan 23, 2026
International Manga Museum home5NewsdayOct 25, 2025
City whose Fushimi Inari shrine features 10,000+ red torii gates5New York TimesAug 3, 2025
City that was the capital of Japan from 794 to 18685The IndependentJul 5, 2025
Former world capital that's an anagram of its country's current capital5New York TimesMar 20, 2025
Japanese city5Eugene ShefferJul 4, 2024
New Tokyo5Evening StandardMar 2, 2023
Former capital rebuilt as Tokyo5Evening StandardMay 16, 2022
Cultural capital of Japan5Daily ThemedNov 21, 2021
About KYOTO in crosswords
KYOTO is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 17 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Nintendo’s home city” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on June 11, 2026.
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Every appearance of KYOTO (17)
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Jun 11, 2026
Nintendo’s home city · Wall Street Journal · 69 Across
Jun 5, 2026
Capital in Honshu's Kansai region · LA Times · Down
Jan 23, 2026
Former Japanese capital · Newsday · Down
Oct 25, 2025
International Manga Museum home · Newsday · Across
Aug 3, 2025
City whose Fushimi Inari shrine features 10,000+ red torii gates · New York Times · 66 Across
Jul 5, 2025
City that was the capital of Japan from 794 to 1868 · The Independent · 24 Across
Mar 20, 2025
Former world capital that's an anagram of its country's current capital · New York Times · 47 Across
Jan 19, 2025
Former Japanese capital · Newsday · Down
Jul 4, 2024
Japanese city · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Down
Apr 27, 2024
Japanese city · The Independent · 15 Down
Mar 2, 2023
New Tokyo · Evening Standard · 33 Across
May 16, 2022
Former capital rebuilt as Tokyo · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Mar 1, 2022
Japanese city · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Feb 23, 2022
Japanese city · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Nov 21, 2021
Cultural capital of Japan · Daily Themed · 43 Down
Sep 27, 2021
Japanese city · Eugene Sheffer · 18 Across
May 1, 2020
Japanese city · Eugene Sheffer · 43 Down