| Yamaguchi City, which flourished the most during the Muromachi period, was called "西京" (Saikyo or Nishi no kyo), meaning Kyoto in the West, but it was not named in contrast to Tokyo. |
室町時代に栄華を極めた山口市のことを「西の京都」という意味で西京（さいきょう、にしのきょう）と呼んだが、東京に対比させた呼び名ではなかった。 |