Cosmology of Kyoto takes place in Heiankyo (today's Kyoto), the capital of Japan in the 10th and 11th centuries, the Golden Age of Japanese culture known as the Heian period. During this adventure, the player will encounter some typical characters of the time and will even die and be reincarnated over the course of the game. Emphasis is more on exploration than on puzzle-solving. It is also possible to view concrete historical and cultural information about the time period.