was recorded as Aramashi-kyō (新益京). As of 2006, ongoing excavations have revealed construction on the site of Fujiwara-kyō as early as 682, near the...

Heijō-kyō (平城京, also Heizei-kyō, sometimes Nara no miyako) was the Capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710 to 740 and again from 745...

The Fujiwara Kyō-ke (藤原京家, lit. Fujiwara capital house) was a cadet branch of the Fujiwara clan of Japan. It was founded by Fujiwara no Maro Maro had three...

Fujiwara clan of Japan. The other three were the Fujiwara Nan-ke, Fujiwara Kyō-ke and Fujiwara Shiki-ke. The Hok-ke branch issued the de facto rulers of Japan...

road within the city grid, and as a result, the widest. Fujiwara-kyō, Heijō-kyō, and Heian-kyō had their own Suzaku Avenue. The word "Suzaku" refers to...

in the reign of Empress Jitō Fujiwara-kyō (Fujiwara Palace), 694–710 in the reign of Emperor Monmu Nara period Heijō-kyō (Heijō Palace), 710–740 in the...

monumental Suzaku Avenue in the ancient Japanese cities of Heijō-kyō (Nara) and Heian-kyō (Kyoto), in accordance with the Chinese grid-patterned city layout...

Families The Fujiwara clan and its members Fujiwara no Kamatari Fujiwara no Fuhito Fujiwara no Michinaga Northern Fujiwara clan Fujiwara no Kiyohira Art...

2016. Nagaoka-kyō was built by order of Emperor Kanmu, who instructed that the new capital be established 40 kilometers north of Heijō-kyō in an attempt...

following the move of the capital to Heijō-kyō, known today as Nara. However, excavation of the Fujiwara-kyō Yakushi-ji site in the 1990s suggested that...