<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishIngawa Kyoto inajulikana kimataifa kama mji mkuu wa kitamaduni wa nchi, Nara ilikuwa makao makuu ya kwanza ya mahakama ya kifalme na bado inajivunia mahekalu mengi muhimu zaidi ya Japani.  <response>: Although Kyoto is internationally renowned as the countrys de facto cultural capital, nearby Nara was the first important home of the imperial court and still boasts many of Japans most important temples and shrines. 