Capital of Japan for more than a thousand years

I believe the answer is:

kyoto

(Other definitions for kyoto that I've seen before include "Japanese capital before 1868" , "nearby city" , "City of agreement on global warming" , "Old Japanese capital" , "Tokyo (anag) - former capital of Japan" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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