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  2. Category:Former capitals of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Former capitals of Japan" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. Capital of Japan; A. Asuka, Yamato ... (city) O. Ōmi Ōtsu Palace; S.

  3. Capital of Japan - Wikipedia

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    While no laws have designated Tokyo as the Japanese capital, many laws have defined a "capital area" (首都圏, shuto-ken) that incorporates Tokyo. Article 2 of the Capital Area Consolidation Law (首都圏整備法) of 1956 states: "In this Act, the term 'capital area' shall denote a broad region comprising both the territory of the Tokyo Metropolis as well as outlying regions designated by ...

  4. Edo - Wikipedia

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    Edo (Japanese: 江戸, lit. '"bay-entrance" or "estuary"'), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. [2]Edo, formerly a jōkamachi (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the de facto capital of Japan from 1603 as the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate.

  5. List of capitals in Japan - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, a prefectural capital is officially called todōfukenchō shozaichi (都道府県庁所在地, "seat of a prefectural government", singular: 都庁所在地,tochō shozaichi in the [Tōkyō]-to, 道庁所在地, dōchō shozaichi in the [Hokkai]-dō, 府庁所在地, fuchō shozaichi in -fu, 県庁所在地, kenchō shozaichi in -ken), but the term kento (県都, "prefectural capital ...

  6. Heian-kyō - Wikipedia

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    Heian-kyō (平安京, lit. "peaceful/tranquil capital") was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180.

  7. Heijō-kyō - Wikipedia

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    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 to 784. The imperial palace is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara (cf. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara).

  8. Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    Tokyo, [a] officially the Tokyo Metropolis, [b] is the capital of Japan.With a population of over 14 million residents within the city proper as of 2023, it is one of the most populous urban areas in the world.

  9. Fujiwara-kyō - Wikipedia

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    Fujiwara was Japan's first capital built in a grid pattern on the Chinese model (条坊制, jōbō-sei); recent investigation has revealed that the city covered an area of roughly 5 km, much larger than previously thought. [1] [2] The palace occupied a plot measuring about 1 km 2, and was surrounded by walls roughly 5 m high.