Heijō-kyō

In 710, Empress Gemmei moved the Imperial capital from Fujiwara-kyō which is about 18 km south.^[1]

• 707 (Keiun 4): Emperor Mommu orders construction of a new capital city, but the work is not complete before his death.^[2]
• 710 (Wadō 3, 3rd month): Empress Gemmei moves from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō. The palace of the empress was named Nara-no-miya.^[3]
• 784 (Enryaku 3): Capital is moved briefly to Nagaoka
• 794 (Enryaku 13): Capital was moved to Heian-kyō and the palace was named Heian no Miya.^[4]
• November 17, 794 (Enryaku 13, 21st day of the 10th month): The emperor traveled by carriage from Nara to Heian-kyō in a grand procession.^[5] This marks the end of the Nara period and the beginning of the Heian period in Japanese history.

The Heijō Palace^[6] and some of the Buddhist temples at Heijō-kyō are named together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site,^[7] including

• Daian-ji (大安寺)
• Yakushi-ji (薬師寺)^[6]
• Kōfuku-ji (興福寺)^[6]
• Gangō-ji (元興寺)^[6]
• Suzakumon (朱雀門, reconstruction)
• Saidai-ji (西大寺)
• Tōdai-ji (東大寺)^[6]
• Daikokuden (大極殿, reconstruction)

• List of World Heritage Sites in Japan
• Capital of Japan

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heijō-kyō.

• Jô-Bô System of Heijô-Kyô Archived 2011-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Nara (Heijô-kyô) — The Capital of Japan in the 8th Century Archived 2013-07-04 at the Wayback Machine

34°41′28″N 135°47′41″E / 34.69111°N 135.79472°E / 34.69111; 135.79472

This short article about Japan can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.