A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KYOTO

Tue, 27 Aug '24
Former capital of Japan
Sun, 4 Feb '24
Capital of Japan until 1868
Tue, 8 Aug '23
City with the Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Thu, 4 Aug '22
Home of Nijo Castle, built by the Tokugawa shogunate
Tue, 7 Dec '21
Capital of Japan for more than a thousand years
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Where Nintendo is headquartered
Thu, 19 Aug '21
Home to the golden pavilion known as Kinkaku-ji