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*[[Naniwa]] (651?-653?)
Up until the mid-7th century or so, the Imperial Court maintained no permanent capital, and in fact often relocated the Court to a new capital to avoid the spiritual pollution that came with the death of an [[Emperor]]. Between [[400]] and [[646]] CE, the [[Yamato state]] had 23 emperors, and 31 imperial capitals.<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 46.</ref>
==List of Imperial Capitals of Japan==
*[[Naniwa]] (651?-653?)<ref>Due to archaeological debates and instances of dual capitals, this list is not complete or yet trustworthy. Naniwa was capital more times than is listed.</ref>
*[[Asuka]] (653-667)
*[[Asuka]] (653-667)
*[[Otsu|Ôtsu]] (667-672)
*[[Otsu|Ôtsu]] (667-672)
**[[Shigaraki]] (742?-745)
**[[Shigaraki]] (742?-745)
**Naniwa (745?)
**Naniwa (745?)
*Heijô (now Nara) (745-784)
*[[Heijo-kyo|Heijô]] (now [[Nara]]) (745-784)
*[[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka]] (784-794)
*[[Nagaoka-kyo|Nagaoka]] (784-794)
*Heian (now [[Kyoto]]) (794-1868)
*Heian (now [[Kyoto]]) (794-1868)
*[[Tokyo]] (1868 to present)
*[[Tokyo]] (1868 to present)
==Shogunal Seats==
*[[Kamakura]] ([[1192]]-[[1333]])
*Kyoto (Muromachi district)([[1336]]-[[1573]])
*[[Edo]] ([[1603]]-[[1868]])
==Sources==
==Sources==
*William Wayne Farris' ''Sacred Texts and Buried Treasure''. Pages 123-200
William Wayne Farris' ''Sacred Texts and Buried Treasure''. Pages 123-200
*Cambridge History of Japan Volume One: Ancient Japan. Pages 40-44
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Cambridge History of Japan Volume One: Ancient Japan. Pages 40-44
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