page_title: Heijō-kyō
hierarchical_section_title: Heijō-kyō
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the major buildings of Heijokyo at the end of the 8th century. Source: Tanaka Migaku, Heijō-kyō, Iwanami shoten, 1984, p. 4.
context_page_description: Heijō-kyō, was the Capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84. The imperial palace is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara.
  Empress Genmei ordered the Imperial capital moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō in 708, and the move to Heijō-kyō was complete in 710. Heijō-kyō was modeled after Chang'an, the capital of Tang-dynasty China, although Heijō-kyō lacked walls. In the city, merchants and traders from China, Korea and India introduced various foreign cultures to Heijō-kyō through the Silk Road. As a result, Heijō-kyō flourished as Japan's first international and political capital, with a peak population of approximately 100,000. The overall form of the city was an irregular rectangle, and the area of city is more than 25 km².
context_section_description: Heijō-kyō (平城京, also Heizei-kyō, sometimes Nara no miyako), was the Capital of Japan during most of the Nara period, from 710–40 and again from 745–84.  The imperial palace is a listed UNESCO World Heritage together with other places in the city of Nara (cf. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara).
  Empress Genmei ordered the Imperial capital moved from Fujiwara-kyō to Heijō-kyō in 708, and the move to Heijō-kyō was complete in 710.  Heijō-kyō was modeled after Chang'an, the capital of Tang-dynasty China, although Heijō-kyō lacked walls. In the city, merchants and traders from China, Korea and India introduced various foreign cultures to Heijō-kyō through the Silk Road.  As a result, Heijō-kyō flourished as Japan's first international and political capital, with a peak population of approximately 100,000.  The overall form of the city was an irregular rectangle, and the area of city is more than 25 km².
caption: Closer map of the major sites of Heijō-kyō
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