History of Nara Prefecture

2022 killing of former Japanese prime minister

Complex of eight historical sites in Nara, Japan

imperial residence in the Japanese capital city Heijō-kyō (today's Nara), during most of the Nara period

province of Japan

historical Japanese state

kofun

Ōkimi (, also read as Daiō), or Ame no shita Siroshimesu Ōkimi (, Chi Tenka Daiō), was the title of the head of the Yamato Kingship, or the monarch title of Wakoku (Old Japan). This term was used from the Kofun period through the Asuka period in ancient Japan.

kofun

kofun in Asuka, Nara

kofun in Ikaruga, Nara

Japanese historical estate in Yamato province

feudal estate of Japan

'''Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties''' is a cluster of archaeological sites from in and around the late sixth- to early eighth-century capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara-kyō, Nara Prefecture, Japan. In 2007, twenty-eight sites were submitted jointly for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria ii, iii, iv, v, and vi. As of 28 January 2025, the number of component sites in the nominated property has been reduced to nineteen. Currently, the submission is included on the Tentative List. The Japanese government is aiming