Naniwa-kyō

Naniwa-kyō (難波京) is a historical Japanese capital city, which was located in present-day central Osaka city.

Traces of ancient palaces^[1]^[2] in Naniwa were found in 1957. After the Kofun period, the Early Naniwa Palace was established as Japan's first capital in 651 during the Asuka period and is sumed up with the Late Naniwa Palace that was established from 726 to 784 in the Nara period afterwards. Through more recent excavations, the existence of a city was confirmed, at least for the latter period in the 8th century.^[3]

References

^ Palaces from two different times between the 7 and 8th centuries were found through excavations.
^ Peter G. Stone; Philippe G. Planel (1999). The Constructed Past: Experimental Archaeology, Education and the Public. Routledge. pp. 68–70. ISBN 0-415-11768-2.
^ "Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Osaka 2007". Osaka Museum of History. November 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-13.

External links

Osaka City Cultural Properties Association (Japanese)

Preceded by Kuni-kyō	Capital of Japan 744	Succeeded by Shigaraki Palace

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[1] Palaces from two different times between the 7 and 8th centuries were found through excavations.

[The_Constructed_Past:_Experimental_Archaeology,_Education_and_the_Public-2] Peter G. Stone; Philippe G. Planel (1999). The Constructed Past: Experimental Archaeology, Education and the Public. Routledge. pp. 68–70. ISBN 0-415-11768-2.

[lRecent_Archaeological_Discoveries_in_Osaka_2007-3] "Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Osaka 2007". Osaka Museum of History. November 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-13.

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