Kyoto Prefecture
Prefecture of Japan
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| 2025 | Planned release of 'Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved', continuing the second season of the series. |
| 2025 | Kyoto Animation is set to release City the Animation, an adaptation of a manga by Keiichi Arawi, to be directed by Taichi Ishidate. |
| 2025 | Kyoto Prefecture continues to be a significant economic center in Japan, hosting multiple Forbes Global 2000 companies including Nintendo, Kyocera, and Omron, showcasing its strength in high-technology and traditional industries. |
| 2024 | Kyoto Animation planned to release Sound! Euphonium 3, a sequel to Sound! Euphonium 2. |
| February 25 2024 | Koji Matsui is elected as the tenth mayor of Kyoto, supported by multiple political parties including the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. |
| January 2024 | Shinji Aoba, the 41-year-old suspect of the 2019 Kyoto Animation arson attack, was sentenced to death. |
| 2023 | The government of Japan relocated the Agency for Cultural Affairs to Kyoto. |
| 2023 | Kyoto Animation produced 'Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest', a side story to the Sound! Euphonium series, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara |
| 2023 | Kyoto Animation released Tsurune: The Linking Shot, a sequel to the original Tsurune series. |
| 2022 | Kyoto Kaguyalyze, a table tennis team, was established and joined the T.League. |
| 2022 | Released 'Tsurune: The Movie – The First Shot', a compilation of the first season of Tsurune with new scenes. |
| 2022 | National elections lead to changes in Kyoto Prefecture's upper house representation, with Akira Yoshii (Liberal Democratic) and Tetsuro Fukuyama (Constitutional Democratic) elected. |
| 2021 | Japan Women's Baseball League folded, which had previously hosted two teams in Kyoto. |
| 2021 | The mayor acknowledged the potential risk of bankruptcy within the next decade due to a sharp decline in tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to announced job cuts and reductions in social assistance funding. |
| 2021 | Began production of 'Free! The Final Stroke', a two-part series concluding the Free! franchise. |
| 2021 | Kyoto Animation released Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S, a sequel to the original Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and Yasuhiro Takemoto. |
| 2021 | National elections further solidify Kyoto Prefecture's political representation in the National Diet. |
| June 2021 | Kyoto formed a partner city relationship with Tainan, Taiwan. |
| 2020 | Kyoto Sanga FC moved its home matches from Takebishi Stadium Kyoto to the city of Kameoka. |
| 2020 | Women in Animation honored Kyoto Animation with its Diversity Award for creating a gender-balanced workforce and encouraging women to enter the animation industry. |
| 2020 | Kyoto Animation released 'Baja no Studio: Baja no Mita Umi', a sequel to their earlier Baja no Studio, directed by Yoshiji Kigami |
| 2020 | Kyoto Animation released 'Violet Evergarden: The Movie', continuing the Violet Evergarden series. |
| 2020 | Agency for Cultural Affairs conducted research revealing that over 60% of Kyoto Prefecture's population believes in Shinto and Buddhism. |
| September 16 2020 | Kyoto Animation absorbed Animation Do, including all rights and associated properties, as announced in the National Printing Bureau's Kanpō publication. |
| April 2020 | Kyoto Animation announced a work hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was later extended to the end of May. |
| 2019 | Kyoto Sanga FC's home stadium changed from Takebishi Stadium Kyoto to the city of Kameoka in Kyoto. |
| 2019 | Kyoto Animation produced three films: 'Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day', 'Free! -Road to the World- Dream', and 'Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll'. |
| 2019 | Shoji Nishida from the Liberal Democratic Party and Akiko Kurabayashi from the Communist Party elected as national councillors for Kyoto Prefecture. |
| 2019 | National elections result in Kyoto Prefecture being represented by a diverse political delegation, including two Liberal Democrats, two Constitutional Democrats, a FEFA member, and an independent in the lower house. |
| 2019 | Local unified elections were held for the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly, resulting in a composition of 30 Liberal Democratic Party members, 12 Japanese Communist Party members, 11 Democratic Party members, 5 Kōmeitō members, and 2 Japan Restoration Party members. |
| July 18 2019 | A devastating arson attack at Kyoto Animation's first studio in Fushimi killed 36 people, including directors Yasuhiro Takemoto and Yoshiji Kigami, and injured 34 others. |
| 2018 | Kyoto Animation released two notable films: 'Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me' directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and 'Liz and the Blue Bird' directed by Naoko Yamada. |
| 2018 | Kyoto Animation released three notable anime series: Violet Evergarden, an adaptation of a light novel directed by Taichi Ishidate and Haruka Fujita; Free! Dive to the Future, a sequel to Free! Eternal Summer; and Tsurune, an adaptation of a light novel by Kotoko Ayano. |
| 2018 | Violet Evergarden was released, demonstrating the studio's ongoing commitment to creating compelling anime works. |
| August 2018 | Kyoto established a partner city relationship with Yilan City, Taiwan. |
| April 2018 | Takatoshi Nishiwaki, a former vice minister of the Reconstruction Agency, was elected as the new governor of Kyoto Prefecture. |
| 2016 | A Silent Voice was produced, further cementing Kyoto Animation's reputation for high-quality animated films. |
| May 2016 | Kyoto formed a partner city relationship with Quebec City, Canada. |
| 2015 | Sound! Euphonium was released, continuing the studio's trend of creating critically acclaimed anime series. |
| 2015 | Year referenced in the data table for Kyoto Prefecture, though no specific details are provided about events or economic data. |
| 2015 | Another economic data point for Kyoto Prefecture, suggesting ongoing economic tracking or analysis. |
| November 2015 | Kyoto established a partner city relationship with Vientiane, Laos. |
| 2014 | Kyoto city government announced a record number of tourists had visited the city, highlighting the significance of tourism to its economy. |
| 2014 | The novel Violet Evergarden became the first and only work to win a grand prize in the Kyoto Animation Awards. |
| August 2014 | Kyoto formed a partner city relationship with Varanasi, India. |
| April 2014 | Keiji Yamada was reelected as governor of Kyoto Prefecture for a fourth term, winning with support from major non-Communist parties against a single JCP-supported challenger. |
| 2013 | Free! was produced, expanding the studio's range of anime genres. |
| August 1 2013 | Prefectural and municipal authorities approved the establishment of a United States Forces Japan (USFJ) missile monitoring station in Kyōtango city. The station will be co-located with an existing Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) facility and will feature a mobile X-band radar to track ballistic missile launches, with 160 personnel assigned to the site. |
| June 2013 | Kyoto established a partner city relationship with Istanbul, Turkey. |
| February 2013 | Kyoto formed a partner city relationship with Huế, Vietnam. |
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