- Yamashiro redirects here; for the Shogun: Total War province, see Yamashiro.

Kyoto is a province in Total War: Shogun 2 and Rise of the Samurai. It is renamed to Yamashiro in Fall of the Samurai.
Description[]
Kyoto is capital of the small province of Yamashiro: it is the spiritual, intellectual and administrative centre of Japan. Both the Ashikaga shogun and the emperor reside here, and holding Yamashiro should be the main objective for any daimyo aspiring to subdue and rule Japan. Even today, Kyoto has retained its status as the heart of traditional Japanese culture. With its numerous shrines, temples and cultural events it is the second most popular tourist destination in Japan, receiving over thirty million visitors each year.
Total War: Shogun 2[]
- Clan: Ashikaga Clan
- Port: None
- Fertility: Fertile
- Specialty/Resource: Philosophical Tradition
In Total War: Shogun 2, Kyoto is the seat of the shogunate and the objective for every clan to achieve victory in campaign. Capturing Kyoto and holding it for a year (four turns) is required to be recognised as the shogun. Upon achieving this, the player is granted one unit of Great Guard (with the ability to train additional regiments) and the Nihon Maru warship. If Realm Divide hasn't been triggered yet, becoming shogun automatically triggers it.
The region of Kyoto itself is fairly useful, with fertile soil and a school. It is the only province in the game that begins the campaign with a citadel, giving it very high repression. If Kyoto is attacked, it has a unique map featuring a castle with a very large and flat lower level. The lack of multiple overlapping walls can make defending Kyoto more difficult than other citadels.
The Ashikaga Clan initially holds Kyoto and is the clan in control of the shogunate, but it is weak and never ventures out the borders of Kyoto's province.
Kyoto borders Omi to the east, Iga to the southeast, Yamato to the south, Kawachi to the southwest, Settsu to the west, and Tamba to the north. Lake Biwa, the large body of water located to Kyoto's east, makes Omi accessible only from the southern part of both Kyoto and Omi.
Rise of the Samurai[]
- Clan: Fukuhara Taira (Taira)
- Port: None
- Fertility: Fertile
- Specialty/Resource: State Academy
As there is no shogunate to overthrow, Kyoto is not the seat of the Shogun and there are no realm divide mechanics that are directly linked to it. The region of Kyoto itself is still very useful, with fertile soil as well as a unique State Academy building. It begins the campaign with an upgraded farm, further boosting its initial wealth. The state academy essentially functions as a final-tier school building that cannot be destroyed.
In contrast to Shogun 2 and Fall of the Samurai, Kyoto has a regular map when attacked.
The Fukuhara Taira initially hold Kyoto, giving them a strong early game advantage thanks to its wealth and art mastery bonus.
Fall of the Samurai[]
- Clan: Yodo (Shogunate)
- Port: None
- Fertility: Fertile
- Specialty/Resource: Railway
Kyoto is renamed Yamashiro in Fall of the Samurai. It is less valuable than its predecessors as it now has a railway specialty, which provides little immediate wealth. However it is still a valuable province due to its fertile soil. Capturing it does not set off realm divide.
Kyoto has a unique map in Fall of the Samurai that is identical to its Shogun 2 incarnation. While the citadel in Kyoto can be upgraded to a star fort, this does not change the map whatsoever during sieges.
Along with Musashi, Yamashiro is one of only two provinces to begin the campaign with a citadel, giving it very high repression and making it a good target for annexation.