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