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“Yamashiro Province” is a category for books centered on the historical Japanese province that encompassed the Kyoto basin, including Heian‑kyō (Kyoto) and Uji. It covers the region’s political and social history from the Heian period through the Muromachi and Edo eras; its religious and cultural heritage (temples and shrines such as Kiyomizu‑dera, Fushimi Inari Taisha, and Byōdō‑in; Uji tea culture; crafts, gardens, and festivals); and literature and arts rooted in Kyoto (for example, The Tale of Genji’s Uji chapters, Noh, and Zen culture). The category includes academic histories, translations of primary texts, biographies of figures active in Kyoto, historical fiction set in the province, and travel or architectural studies focused on its sites. Contemporary works on Kyoto belong when they substantially engage with Yamashiro’s historical legacy; broad Japan‑wide studies without a clear Yamashiro focus do not.

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