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Kuni-kyō

Emperor ShōmuFormer capitals of JapanHistoric Sites of JapanHistory of Kyoto PrefectureJapanese history stubs
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Yamashirokokubunji Kizugawa Kyoto pref Japan03n
Yamashirokokubunji Kizugawa Kyoto pref Japan03n

Kuni-kyō (恭仁京, or Kuni no miyako), was the capital city of Japan between 740 and 744, whose imperial palace (恭仁宮 Kuni-kyū or Kuni no miya) was built in the present-day city of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture by the order of Emperor Shōmu.

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Kuni-kyō
National Highway Route 163, Kizugawa

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N 34.765555555556 ° E 135.86277777778 °
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National Highway Route 163
619-1103 Kizugawa
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