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	Heijō Palace (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The remains of the palace, and the surrounding area, was established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 along with a number of other buildings, as the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", and is located in the vicinity of today's Yamatokoriyama, outside the city of Nara proper.
		The city, and the palace grounds, was based largely on Chang'an (present-day Xi'an), the capital of China during the T'ang Dynasty, which was contemporary to the time when Nara was capital of Japan.
		The primary buildings of the Palace compound were the Daigoku-den, where governmental affairs were conducted, the Chōdō-in where formal ceremonies were held, the Dairi, the Emperor's residence, and offices for various administrative agencies.
	www.danceage.com.cob-web.org:8888 /biography/sdmc_Heijo_Palace (446 words)

	HEIJO PALACE
		Heijo Palace (平城京) in Nara, was the Imperial Palace of Japan during the Nara Period (710-784 CE).
		The city, and the palace grounds, was based largely on Chang'an, the capital of China during the T'ang Dynasty, which was contemporary to the time when Nara was capital of Japan.
		In accordance with this system, the Palace was placed at the northern end of Suzaku Street, the main thoroughfare running north-south straight through the centre of the city.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/nara_heijo_palace.htm (505 words)

	Heijō Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This dictated the grid system of streets, as well as the necessity for spiritually protective shrines or temples to be placed at particular cardinal directions around the city.
		The street ended at the Suzaku-mon, depicted above, and the rest of the Palace buildings were then placed around this gate.
		When the capital was moved to Heian-kyō (now called Kyoto), Nara's Imperial Palace was simply abandoned.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heijo_Palace (491 words)

	Kokyo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		) is the Imperial Palace of Japan and the residence of the Emperor of Japan.
		After the Meiji Restoration and the resignation of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last Tokugawa shogun, the Imperial court moved from Kyoto to Tokyo and the former Tokugawa stronghold of Edo castle became the residence of the emperor.
		Heijo Palace in Nara, the Imperial Palace during the Nara Period (710-784)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kokyo (275 words)

	"Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Palace was located in the northernmost area of the central Heijo-kyo Capital and, with an extended area toward the east, it had a total area of about 120 hectares.
		Containing the Daigoku-den and the Chodo-in for formal ceremonies, the Dairl as an emperors' residence, the To-in, and government offices with 8 ministries and 100 agencies, the Palace is considered to have been surrounded by mud walls and moats with a total of 12 gates, 3 gates being built in each direction.
		Moreover, the "Suzaku-mon," or the formal gate to the Heijo Palace, and the "To-in" Garden, or the site of aristocrats' banquets and ceremonies, were restored and have been open to public since April of the 10th year of Heisei(1998).
	narashikanko.jp /english/isan/e_isan08.html (190 words)

	Asuka
		The Palace and its Soverign Emperor (Tenno) or Empress (Kogo) came to be the focus of a bustling Capital of a unified Japanese Nation.
		Traditionally the palace had been surrounded and supported by a group of clans historically associated with the Tenno who assisted him in the heroic age of the descent of the God's.
		A clean new palace free of the Ghosts of the past or the Spirits of the dead was built for each new Soverign.
	terryq14.tripod.com /Asuka/history.htm (665 words)

	Setting Info - The Capital Of Nara - Ex Libris Nocturnis Forums
		It was modeled after the current Chinese capital, Ch'ang-an, with a wide road, 80 m (approximately 88 yd.) across, running north to south in the center, and the orderly configuration of streets in a grid pattern.
		The main street runs to Heijo Palace, at the innermost part of the city, which comprises the emperor's residence and government offices.
		The palace iss located toward the north, in the innermost part of the ancient capital of Heijo-kyo.
	www.nocturnis.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=14094 (1277 words)

	A city prepares to celebrate
		A number of imperial palaces and Buddhist temples were established there from the sixth to the eighth century.
		It was in Asuka that along with the members of the imperial family a number of Korean settlers lived and Buddhism gained its first foothold in Japan.
		The outer gate of the palace, known as 'Suzakumon', was rebuilt a few years ago and the restoration of the imperial audience hall is now in progress.
	www.dhakacourier.net /issue05/other/doc1.html (850 words)

	The Society for the 1300th Anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital：Outline of commemoration bussiness
		Heijo Palace, a world heritage site, will be used as a venue for various events.
		Constructing a zone for history, culture, and international exchange in which people from all over the world can meet and be actively involved in a variety of exchange activities.
		The entire palace site and the restored buildings therein will function as a hub for events and exhibitions.
	www.1300.jp /english/gaiyou/igi.html (803 words)

	The Bounty of Nature - The Site of the Heijo Palace Nara City, Nara Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Under this changing sky, we are reminded how radiant the Heijo Palace must have looked some 1300 years ago.
		For seventy years after the capital was moved from Fujiwara-Kyo in 710 AD, Heijo flourished as the center of Japan.
		The remains of pillars excavated in the spacious site of the former Heijo Palace cannot fail to remind us of a glorious past when numerous buildings stood here.
	www.photo-japan.jp /pict/2003/008/index_en.html (139 words)

	Jo-Bo System of Heijo-Kyo: City Planning in Ancient Japan
		Every place in the city was specified by row and column numbers in a way somewhat similar to the Cartesian coordinate system.
		The palace site in the center of the north side of the city included the Imperial Palace and government offices.
		Away from the palace site, each tsubo was divided into smaller plots to provide living quarters for the common people.
	www.hgeo.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp /soramitsu/heijokyo.html (407 words)

	Kyoto: Early City Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kyoto was imagined on an even vaster scale than Heijo, which was the first planned capital.
		At the avenue's northern terminus was the Imperial Palace.
		The Imperial Palace compound housed both governmental and residential buildings as it had at Heijo, though with many additional structures, such as the Court of Abundant Pleasures (Burakuin).
	www.columbia.edu /itc/ealac/V3613/kyoto/intro/cityplan.html (201 words)

	KIPPO NEWS Wednesday, September 07, 2005
		Yamatokoriyama City's Board of Education and the Gangoji Institute for Research of Cultural Property have announced the discovery of the grid system of streets modeled on such streets in China in the southern end of Kujo Street thus far considered to be outside of the Heijo Palace (710-784).
		As a result, the palace area's eastern half spread at least more than 400 meters to the south, rewriting the 100-year-old established theory that there were nine streets from the north and south of the palace.
		Since the Edo period when attempts to restore the Heijo Palace were carried out, nobody has noticed the existence of the grid system of streets there.
	www.kippo.or.jp /kansaiwindowhtml/news/2005-e/20050907_NEWS.HTML (1762 words)

	Japan - Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
		During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture.
		The city's historic monuments – Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace – provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change.
		The layout of the Imperial Palace and the design of the surviving monuments in Nara are outstanding examples of the architecture and planning of early Asian capital cities.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-JapanNara.htm (276 words)

	Nara, Nara at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Seven temples, shrines and ruins in Nara, specifically TÅdai-ji, Saidai-ji, KÅfuku-ji, Kasuga Shrine, GangÅ-ji, Yakushi-ji, TÅshÅdai-ji and Heijo Palace Remains, collectively form "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
		See Heijo Palace and Nara period for ancient history.
		Nara was the capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710 to 784.
	experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/n/na/Nara,_Nara.htm (515 words)

	Japan Travel Destinations
		Or, they can study traditional Japanese architecture at the Meiji Shrine, the Imperial Palace and the Sensoji Temple.
		Tokyo's impressive-looking Asakusa-Kannon Buddhist Temple is located across the river from the Edo-Tokyo Museum and the National Sumo Stadium.
		The Heijo Palace dates from that period during the 8th century.
	www.map-of-japan.org /travel.htm (454 words)

	GALLERY 1
		Many artifacts guide us into the world of prehistoric and early Japan-Jomon pottery; Yayoi metal work that bespeaks exchanges with the Asian mainland; relics from the burial mounds of the Kofun (tomb-mound) period; and offerings from Okinoshima Island that illuminate the origins of shrine worship.
		The architecture of the Heijo-kyo Palace and documents from the eighth-century Shosoin Imperial Storehouse are presented here as well.
		This was the main (southern) entrance gate to Heijo capital.
	202.255.200.30 /english/events/regular/room_01.html (769 words)

	奈良文化財研究所>for english
		In 1973, the Division of the Asuka/Fujiwara Palace Site Investigations was established, and in 1975, the Asuka Historical Museum was opened, prompted by a Cabinet resolution made in 1970 as part of the government's efforts to preserve the cultural properties of the Asuka area.
		In order to help meet the demand for resucue excavations conducted by local governments, the Center for Archaeological Operations was established in 1974 to train local excavators and provide advice to local authorities.
		The Division of Heijo Palace Site Investigations and the Center for Archaeological Operations were integrated into the Institute
	www.nabunken.go.jp /english/his00.html (442 words)

	Suzaku-Mon
		The new structure is open to the public.
		Among the modernized aspects of the new structure are earthquake-resistant walls to withstand earthquakes and braces for reinforcement.
		Takenaka is working hard to preserve Japan's traditional architectural techniques, and has been closely involved in numerous other restoration projects around the country.
	www.takenaka.co.jp /takenaka_e/t-file_e/b_first/suzakumon (470 words)

	Ex Libris Nocturnis Forums > Prelude - The Taming - Yanagimachi
		She had heard that music long before the Lion spirit has possessed her body, throwing her screaming into the Hell of the Ten Thousand Thorns.
		It was back when she was an initiate into the shamanic rites of the miko mediums, during a visit to the imperial palace of Heijo-kyo, where her parents lived.
		The Kamishakujii had always boasted a descendance from the Inbe clan of divinators to the Imperial Court.
	www.nocturnis.net /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t14459.html (1145 words)

	Ties Talk Archive > Identity > Youth Detached From Culture
		Despite various discoveries made in the past, it is hard to say that the Japanese have taken great care of their historical heritage in the postwar years.
		For instance, a railway line runs through the former site of Heijo Palace in the ancient capital of Heijokyo in the Nara basin, while the former site of the residence of Prince Nagaya, an Imperial family member in the Nara period (710-794), was destroyed to make way for the construction of a department store.
		A westernized lifestyle and way of thinking, as well as rapid economic growth, have distanced Japanese people from the history of their own nation.
	members.tripod.com /runker_room/tiestalk/detached.htm (1001 words)

	NARA HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE
		Nara Hotels and Travel Guide includes Nara history, Nara pictures, Nara Hotels (save up to 70% on Nara Hotels Reservations) Nara Maps, Horyuji Temple, Todaiji Temple and Heijo Palace.
		Nara is a city in the Kansai region of Japan and a former capital of Japan.
		Heijo Palace was the Imperial Palace of Japan during the Nara Period.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/nara.htm (333 words)

	JAPAN-PHOTO \| CITY \| NARA
		Its size is 4.7km from north to south and 4.3 km from west to east.
		The imperial palace was at the center in extreme north.
		After the move of Japanese capital to Nagaoka, all the districts had been deserted excepting for Buddhist temples like Tôdai-ji and Kôfuku-ji - both temples are together with other ancient buildings
	www.japan-photo.de /e-nara.htm (88 words)

	Anime-Myth.com v. With You
		The Soga had been the "Grand Ministers" (the power behind the throne) from the 500s until 644 when Iruka of Suwa (the last of the Soga) was defeated by Prince Nakano Ohye and Fujiwara Kamatari.
		The main gate, south gate, of the Heijo Palace.
		When Kyoto was planned and built it was done so under the influence of Feng Shui, thus the placement of the gate by the location of the animal deity that ruled the direction.
	www.anime-myth.com /s.html (5610 words)

	BE FATED OF NAKAMARO
		First in general, it is impossible to interpret that he had always seen to rise the moon from the hill of Mikasa in Nara (North Yamato Plain).
		Because the moon does not rise from the hill of Mikasa at the view with Ruins of Heijo Palace, evidently it rise from a range of Kasuga mountains or Mt.Takamado.
		It is not make a observation to rise the moon from the hill of Mikasa a wide range in Nara.
	www.furutasigaku.jp /efuruta/nakamaro/enakamar.html (1237 words)

	DESIGNATED AS WORLD HERITAGE
		It was acknowledged that, out of the six criteria for the value judgement as to a world heritage, the following three were met.
		Inside of East Asia include Japan's ancient capital which has been constructed with wooden buildings in the palace ruins.
		(2)The Heijo Palace Site was registered, which is the first designation in the field of remains in Japan.
	narashikanko.jp /english/isan/e_heri01.html (457 words)

	The Society for the 1300th Anniversary of Nara Heijo-kyo Capital：Outline of commemoration bussiness
		We will prepare a new platform for exchange there in which visitors can experience relations between people, history and culture in a festive atmosphere.
		1)We are planning suitable means for the utilization and sustainable development of the Heijo Palace site, a world heritage site and irreplaceable historic locale.
		We will promote a network in which visitors will experience the depth and breadth of Nara's history and culture.
	www.1300.jp /english/gaiyou/plan4.html (595 words)

	Stereo Photo Gallery Kawagoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Click on "thumbnail" picture, below to view a large version of the same picture.
		Ichijo Avenue, which runs directly east from the archaeological site of the Heijo Palace grounds, is also known as Saho Road.
		Heijo Imperial Palace was constructed in 710, and continued till 794.
	www2c.airnet.ne.jp /kawa/anagly2/sahoji_ae.htm (81 words)

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