Former capital of Japan (4)
'former capital of japan' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
'former capital of japan' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for kyoto that I've seen before include "nearby city" , "City of agreement on global warming" , "Former Japanese capital city - Tokyo (anag)" , "Japanese city of treaty on climate change" , "Japan's old capital" .)