Kyoto is about 6 times smaller than Istanbul.

Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, while Kyoto is approximately 828 sq km, making Kyoto 15.49% the size of Istanbul.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Istanbul vs. Kyoto uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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