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Excavated places tagged “heijo kyo” in Japan · Mysteria

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🇯🇵 Japan

🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient city

Heijo-kyo

Nara Period (710–784 CE; UNESCO 1998) · Yamato (Empress Genmei to Kōnin)

Heijo-kyo is Japan's Nara-period capital (710–784 CE, UNESCO) — 4.3×4.8 km Tang Chang'an-grid city with Heijo Palace and Suzakumon gate at 70 m Nara basin.