Naniwa-kyō

, also called Naniwa no Tsu,  was an ancient Imperial capital of Japan in the 7th and 8th centuries.  It was located in present-day Osaka.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Naniwa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 697.

History
Naniwa was founded by Emperor Temmu in 683. After 745, the capital moved to Heijō-kyō.

Timeline
 683: Temmu establishes Naniwa
 744 (Tenpyō 16): Emperor Shōmu and the court moved to Naniwa, which then became the new capital.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).  Annales des empereurs du Japon, p. 71.
 745 (Tenpyō 17): Shōmu built a palace named Shigaraki no MiyaHall, John Whitney et al. (1993).  The Cambridge History of Japan, pp. 42–44.
 745 (Tenpyō 17): The court and the capital moves to Heijō Kyō.

Archeology
In 1957, traces of ancient palaces were found.Stone, Peter G. and Philippe G. Planel. (1999).  The Constructed Past: Experimental Archaeology, Education and the Public, p. 68–70. Other archaeological site was discovered in 2006.Osaka Museum of History, "Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Osaka 2007" . Retrieved 2011-11-24.

Related pages
 Capital of Japan

 References 

 Other websites 
 Osaka City Cultural Properties Association  

Category:Former capitals of Japan
Category:Cities in Osaka Prefecture