Fujiwara-kyō

Fujiwara-kyō was the Imperial capital of Japan for sixteen years, between 694 and 710. It was located in Yamato Province, having been moved from nearby , and remained the capital until its relocation to Heijō-kyō, present-day Nara.
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  • Area
  • …lies at an elevation of 73 metres (240 feet)
  • Description: ancient capital of Japan
  • Also known as
    “Aramashi-kyō”
    “Fujiwara-no-kyō”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kashihara Children’s Science Museum and Nara Medical University.
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, abbreviated as NMU…
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is a passenger railway station…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kashihara and Asuka.
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is a city located in , Japan.
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is a village located in Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. is situated 3½ km south of Fujiwara-kyō.
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refers to the south-eastern part of Nara Basin…

Fujiwara-kyō

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Latitude
34.5° or 34° 30′ north
Longitude
135.8° or 135° 48′ east
Open location code
8Q6QGR22+22
Geo­Names ID
1864078
Wiki­data ID
Q1196381

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Fujiwara-kyō” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Asturian: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Basque: “Fujiwara-kyo”
  • Belarusian: “Фудзівара-кьё”
  • Chinese: “藤原京”
  • Croatian: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Dutch: “Fujiwara-kyo”
  • Finnish: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • French: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • German: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Hebrew: “פוג’יווארה-קיו”
  • Indonesian: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Italian: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Japanese: “新益京”
  • Japanese: “藤原京”
  • Korean: “후지와라쿄”
  • Latin: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Persian: “فوجیوارا-کیو”
  • Polish: “Fujiwara-kyo”
  • Polish: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Polish: “Fujiwarakyo”
  • Portuguese: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Russian: “Фудзиваракё”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fujiwara-kyo”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Spanish: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Tagalog: “Fujiwara”
  • Turkish: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Ukrainian: “Столиця Фудзівара”
  • Ukrainian: “Фудзівара-кьо”
  • Welsh: “Fujiwara-kyō”
  • Wu Chinese: “藤原京”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Besshocho and Yagi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Unebi Station and Yagi-nishiguchi Station.

Nara: Highlights

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