Kansas City is around the same size as Kyoto.

Kyoto is approximately 828 sq km, while Kansas City (map shows its 145 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 815 sq km, making Kansas City 98.4% the size of Kyoto.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Kyoto vs. Kansas City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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