| Year |
Era |
Description of Event |
| 1869 |
Meiji 2 |
 Opening
of the first Primary School in Japan |
| 1871 |
Meiji 4 |
Launch of Kyoto Exhibition |
| 1872 |
Meiji 5 |
Opening of the first public girl's school in Japan, "Nyokou Ba" |
| 1880 |
Meiji 13 |
 Opening
of the first public art school in Japan, Kyoto Prefecture Art School (Now Kyoto
City University of Arts) |
| 1889 |
Meiji 22 |
Establishment of the precinct(under special exemption)
Opening of the 1st City Council |
| 1890 |
Meiji 23 |
Completion of the Lake Biwako Canal |
| 1891 |
Meiji 24 |
Opening of the Keage Hydraulic Power Station, the first in Japan.
Began the transmission of electricity. |
| 1895 |
Meiji 28 |
 The
1100th anniversary of the founding of "Heian" Capital Japan's first City Tram
Service was begun in Kyoto
Erection of Heian Shrine Launch of the Domestic Industrial Exhibition
The first Festival of the Ages was held |
| 1897 |
Meiji 30 |
Foundation of the Community Cooperative. Becomes the model community association for Japan |
| 1898 |
Meiji 31 |
First Town Hall Built and Inauguration of the Mayor of Kyoto (The
special exemptions of Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka are repealed and the cities conform to the national precinct) |
| 1903 |
Meiji 36 |
Opening of Kyoto Zoo (2nd in Japan) |
| 1922 |
Taisho 11 |
Foundation of the National Suiheisha Competition held at Okazaki Public Hall |
| 1927 |
Showa 2 |
 Opening
of Japan's first central wholesale market |
| 1928 |
Showa 3 |
Commencement of the City Bus service |
| 1929 |
Showa 4 |
First cabinet members elected by public ballot |
| 1932 |
Showa 7 |
Commencement of the Trolley Bus service |
| 1933 |
Showa 8 |
Opening of Kyoto Art Gallery (Now the City of Kyoto Art Gallery)
|
| 1950 |
Showa 25 |
Proclamation of the establishment of Kyoto as an International Culture Tourism Capital |
| 1952 |
Showa 27 |
Publication of the Citizen's Newspaper |
| 1956 |
Showa 31 |
 Enactment
of Kyoto Citizens' Charter
Establishment of the first symphony orchestra in Japan, the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra |
| 1957 |
Showa 32 |
Declaration of City of Peace |
| 1958 |
Showa 33 |
15thof October Anniversary of the Enactment of Autonomy
Proclamation of a Friendship Agreement with France(1st Sister
City) |
| 1966 |
Showa 41 |
Enactment of a law to preserve historical sites in the city
Opening of the Kyoto International
Conference Hall |
| 1978 |
Showa 53 |
Declaration of Kyoto as a City Open to the Free Exchange of World Cultures Discontinuation of the City Tramcar service |
| 1981 |
Showa 56 |
 Opening
of the Karasuma Subway Line |
| 1982 |
Showa 57 |
Enactment regarding the recycling of aluminum cans in order to be
the first in Japan to implement extensive recycling |
| 1987 |
Showa 62 |
Opening of the 1st World Historical Cities Conference |
| 1994 |
Heisei 6 |
The 1200th anniversary of the founding of "Heian" Capital
Launch of the 1st Kyoto Festival
Registration of Kyoto into the list of World Heritage Sites |
| 1997 |
Heisei 9 |
 Commencement
of the Touzai Subway Line
Opening of the Forum for the Prevention of Global Warming |
| 2003 |
Heisei 15 |
Launch of the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto |
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