Kyoto was first settled in the 7th century and in 794, Emperor Kammu relocated the capital of Japan from nearby Nagaoka-kyo to Kyoto, which at the time was called “Heian-kyo” and was built as a scale replica of the then capital of the Tang empire, Chang'an (modern day Xian)..
The urban area of Kyoto is surrounded on three sides by low and undulating mountains namely Higashiyama, Kitayama and Nishiyama mountain ranges.
These mountain ranges serve as the background of the landscape of urban area..
There's so much history and heritage in Kyoto thanks to its place at the center of Japanese culture for over 1,000 years.
You can learn about the ancient samurai culture, find out about the country's traditional arts like tea ceremony, or even get a glimpse into Kyoto's history of producing sake rice wine..
All you Mac users need to run Kyoto is a copy of Boxer (a simple-to-use DOSBox frontend) and Jenn's file, and you're good to go! I know a lot of people indicated they were trying to track down the game, so if you want to play along at home - and especially if you're on a MacBook - here are Jenn's instructions for getting Cosmology of Kyoto to run:
The progress through the city effects a journey through history, with an online guide provided to ancient (and modern) Kyoto at various points through the game
Many of the characters in the game are based on real-life characters from the city and their appearances in the game are often loosely based on tales from the Konjaku Monogatarishū
The Cosmology of Kyoto's story is an attempt to walk and live in the mindscape of the people of Heiankyo (ancient Kyoto, Japan )
It presents the mythology, religions, philosophy, and legends all in a stylized eerie format from the perspective of a denizen of Heiankyo whom the player creates
