Fujiwara-kyo


The place Heinkenszand has 24 entries in the national register. Below is an overview. Also see

Japan was not really a capital. The emperor of course had a residence, but that was not combined with other administrative buildings. In addition, according to Shinto, death made a place unclean, so every new emperor pulled back to a new place. However, these movements gradually became so small that, as of the end of the 6th century, the Asuka district could be considered as 'capital city'. Emperor Temmu was the one who decided that a real capital should come, but it was Emperor Jito (Temmu's widow) who took residence in 694. Fujiwara did not stay long capital, as early as 710 the government moved to Heijō, the current Nara. The next year Fujiwara was destroyed by fire.

Fujiwara was built to the model of the then Chinese capital Loyang. It was smaller than Loyang, but with a size of 2 by 3 km still very big. In this area there was a network of streets in east-west and north-south direction, with the main street north-south running in the middle of the city. The palace area was a large enclosed space at the northern end of the city.

34° 30′ 8″ NB, 135° 48′ 26″ OL

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