Asuka Palace Site
- Nara
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The "Asuka Palace Ruins" (traditionally the site of Asuka Itabuki-no-miya) in Asuka Village was the center of Japan in the 7th century and the stage for the major historical event, the Isshi Incident (Taika Reform). Today, ruins from overlapping eras are maintained on the vast site, with cobblestone plazas and drainage ditches conveying the state of the capital at that time. Though no buildings remain, the peaceful basin landscape surrounded by mountains is unchanged from 1,400 years ago, letting visitors feel the breath of ancient Japan. It serves as an ideal base for touring the village by rental cycle, allowing one to reflect on historical romance right where Japan's nation-building began.
Asuka's Final Phase Mounded Tombs ~Royal Mausolea and Aristocratic Graves~: Abridged Version
Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture
The Asuka Palaces - 60 Years of Excavation at the Heart of the Ancient State -
Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture
Asuka Palace Site
- Address
- Oka, Asuka-mura, Takaichi-gun, Nara
- Website
- https://asukamura.com/sightseeing/517/
- Operator
- Asuka Region Promotion Public Corporation (Asuka Yumekousha)
