Fujiwara-kyo
Asuka Period (694–710 CE)·Yamato (Empress Jito to Monmu)·🇯🇵 Nara Prefecture, Kashihara City, Fujiwara palace, Yamato plain, Japan
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About Fujiwara-kyo
Fujiwara-kyo is Japan's first planned Chinese-grid capital (694–710 CE) — 5×5 km Chang'an-style city with Fujiwara Palace (1 km² Suzaku Boulevard) at 60 m Yamato plain. Recorded context — Period: Asuka Period (694–710 CE); Culture: Yamato (Empress Jito to Monmu); Field status: excavated; Materials: rammed earth, tile, Mokkan tablets; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Yamato (Empress Jito to Monmu) ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional trade significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- 694 CE
- Period
- Asuka Period (694–710 CE)
- Culture
- Yamato (Empress Jito to Monmu)
- Builders
- Yamato (Empress Jito
- Purpose
- Ancient city and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- 13th century
- Rediscovered
- 1970s excavation
- Excavation
- Excavated
On the ground
Structures & features
34.5000° N · 135.8100° E · 60 m · 3 mapped features
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