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    Overview

    .kyoto is a proposed geographic top-level domain (geoTLD) intended to represent Kyoto, Japan. It was applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program by The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI) with support from the Kyoto government. The TLD is intended to serve Kyoto-based institutions, residents, businesses and online communities.

    History

    • Status: Proposed gTLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • Applicant / Sponsor: The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI), a non-profit academic institute established in 1963.
    • Registry: Neustar is listed as the registry in the application template.
    • Notes from application materials:
      • The Kyoto government backed KCGI's application and support for managing the extension.
      • KCGI had not publicly identified a technical back-end services provider in the available materials.
      • It was unclear from the materials whether the TLD application would be pursued in Japanese, English, or both.
      • Application priority number recorded as 1338.

    Usage and Audience

    The .kyoto gTLD is intended as a geographic TLD for Kyoto and targets registrants connected to that area. Eligible registrants listed in the application include:

    • Kyoto municipalities and local governments
    • Public and private institutions in Kyoto
    • Organizations, companies, and other businesses in Kyoto
    • Residents of Kyoto
    • Others who have a legitimate purpose for registering and using a ".kyoto" domain

    Registration Rules

    • Nexus Requirement:

      • All registrants must comply with a Nexus Requirement and the registration agreement at all times.
      • The registry will conduct scans of registration request information periodically to verify compliance.
      • If a registration request fails to satisfy the Nexus Requirement, the domain will be placed on hold for an initial period of 30 days.
      • The sponsoring registrar will be notified and given an opportunity to correct information during the hold. If the registrant does not comply within the hold timeframe, the domain may be subject to deletion.

    • Acceptable domain name criteria (as stated in the application):

      • Has not already been registered
      • Has not been blocked or reserved
      • Meets the registry's technical requirements
      • Does not convey an abusive or obscene meaning in Japanese
      • Does not convey an abusive or obscene meaning in English or other languages

    Operator

    Academic Institution: Kyoto Jyoho Gakuen

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       KYOTO

organisation: Academic Institution: Kyoto Jyoho Gakuen
address:      Cerulean Tower
address:      26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho
address:      Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512
address:      Japan

contact:      administrative
name:         CEO
organisation: GMO Registry
address:      Cerulean Tower
address:      26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho
address:      Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512
address:      Japan
phone:        +81354561601
fax-no:       +81337805239
e-mail:       newgtld@gmoregistry.com

contact:      technical
name:         Director
organisation: GMO Registry
address:      Cerulean Tower
address:      26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho
address:      Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512
address:      Japan
phone:        +81354561601
fax-no:       +81354562695
e-mail:       newgtld@gmoregistry.com

nserver:      A.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.192.4
nserver:      B.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.194.4
nserver:      K.GMOREGISTRY.NET 37.209.196.4
nserver:      L.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:4:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.198.4
ds-rdata:     36767 8 2 e5237b981fa00a1f097e791e68f746f2596b7b111f07a2f824c265f98ae5d861

whois:        whois.nic.kyoto

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://nic.kyoto

created:      2015-01-08
changed:      2019-08-20
source:       IANA

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