Former capital of Japan (4)

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kyoto

'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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The New York Times, the LA Times and the Newsday.

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