Kōryō, Nara

is a Japanese town in Nara Prefecture on the island of Honshū. The town has a population of 33,606 people.

History
According to tradition, Kōryō was sometimes the site of an Imperial Palace,Koch, W. (1904).  Japan; Geschichte nach japanischen Quellen und ethnographische Skizzen. Mit einem Stammbaum des Kaisers von Japan, p. 13.  including
 Umayasaka Palace or Umayasaka-no-miya, 640.Asuka Historical Museum,  Palaces of the Asuka Period,"  1995; retrieved 2012-5-3.
 Kudara Palace or Kudara-no-miya, 640–642   Kudara is related to an ancient name of the Korean kingdom of Baekje.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kudara" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 569.

Related pages
 Capital of Japan

References

Other websites

 Kōryō website 

Category:Towns in Japan
Category:Settlements in Nara Prefecture