the Krakow-Kyoto analogy

I didn't plan this coincidence, it just happened:

Both Krakow and Kyoto are considered the cultural hearts of their repective countries.

Both Krakow and Kyoto are former capitol cities, embodying earlier eras of their counties' histories.

Both Krakow and Kyoto were spared destruction during World War Two.

Both Krakow and Kyoto are smaller than, and south of, the current capitols of Warsaw and Tokyo.

Both Krakow and Kyoto begin with a "k".