- Try to Learn the Kyoto Dialect, Kyo Kotoba. The Kyoto dialect, Kyo Kotoba, which has a long history and developed in Kyoto's own refined culture, has a unique sound apart from standard Japanese. Moreover, the implication of a word changes according to place, time, relationship between people and subtle pronunciation. Ms. Hiromi Ichida explained to us the meaning of some expressions of the Kyoto ...www.kyoto-np.co.jp/kp/ojikoji/kotoba/kotoba_e.html