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Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (Kôfuku-ji) | Japan



Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. 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.

Year of Inscription: 1998

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Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Shuri-jô site) | Japan

Five hundred years of Ryukyuan history (12th-17th century) are represented by this group of sites and monuments. The ruins of the castles, o...