📰 Shigaraki Palace

Japan · Asia · 34.93°N, 136.08°E

The Shigaraki Palace was an imperial palace built by Emperor Shōmu, initially as a villa, later named by himself as the capital of Japan in 744 AD. It was located in Kōka District of Ōmi Province in what is now part of the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The capital-palace is also referred to as Kōka Palace in the Shoku Nihongi. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1974.

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Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	34.93°N, 136.08°E · view on map

Shigaraki Palace is located in Japan, in Asia.

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