Kyoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.: 477, 587  Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 and has a geographic area of 4,612 square kilometres. Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture to the east, Mie Prefecture to the southeast, Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to the west.