The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word KYOTO which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Former capital of Japan crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KYOTO | 64 % | 5 |
| EDO | 24 % | 3 |
| NARA | 12 % | 4 |
Why may KYOTO be the right solution?
Kyoto is the former capital of Japan before it was moved to Tokyo.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Former capital of Japan
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- kyoto
- edo
- tokyo
- nara
- lira
- shinto
- mikado
- kokura
- yawata
- skopje
- bukhara
- punakha
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result KYOTO
- Japanese city on Honshu
- Japan's cultural center
- ___ Protocol (climate change treaty)
- Former capital of Japan
- Protocol-connected city
- Site of the U.N. Conference on Climate Change, 1997
- It's not far from Osaka
- Nijo Castle's city
- Global warming treaty city
- City 30 miles northeast of Osaka
More clues leading to the result EDO
- Maestro de Waart
- Tokyo, once
- Conductor de Waart
- Old Tokyo
- Tokyo's former name
- Old name for Tokyo
- Tokyo, before 1868
- Former capital of 1-Down
- Japan's old capital
- Japanese capital, once