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The plan to build a giant statue in Shigaraki was transformed into the Nara Daibutsu project. [3] The actual site of the palace was lost for many years. Initially, ruins in the Urano neighborhood of Shigaraki were thought to be the site of the palace, and these ruins were given the National Historic Site designation in 1926.
Shigaraki Palace Site 紫香楽宮跡 Shigaraki-no-miya ato: Kōka: Asuka period palace ruins Shigaraki Palace Site: 2: 1560: Kasugayama Kofun Cluster 春日山古墳群 Kasugayama kofun-gun: Ōtsu: Kofun period tumuli cluster
On October 1, 2004, Shigaraki, along with the towns of Kōka, Kōnan, Minakuchi and Tsuchiyama (all from Kōka District), was merged to create the city of Kōka. [1] [2]It also served as the imperial capital for several months in 745, before moving to Heijō-kyō due to a forest fire destroying the palace (Shigaraki Palace).
Map of the major sites of Heijō-kyō, with the palace to the north A model of the main part of Heijō Palace, a part of the Heijōkyō 1/1000 model held by Nara City Hall. View from the north. Heijō Palace (平城宮, Heijō-kyū) was the imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō (today's Nara), during most of the Nara period.
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During the period 667 to 672, Emperor Tenji founded a palace in Otsu. In 742, Emperor Shōmu founded a palace in Shigaraki. In the early Heian period, Saichō was born in the north of Otsu and founded Enryaku-ji, the center of Tendai and a UNESCO World Heritage Site and monument of Ancient Kyoto now.
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