[cherry]

Japan Has Nasty Habit of Bullying Its Ancient Homeland

http://book.geocities.jp/japan_conspira ... ml#page154

Before Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan's capital was Nara.

Before Nara, Japan's capital was Asuka.

Before Asuka, Japan's capital was probably Kagoshima under Queen Himiko.

Before Japanese archipelago, the capital of the Japanese Imperial clan was probably, Rome, Athens and Egypt.

So, Japan's past capitals are gradually but completely bullied.

The clan knows how to make huge money in history.

Historical speculation in land makes huge money in a couple of hundred years.

The clan never tries to enhance its land.

But the clan always bullies its former capitals.

( http://book.geocities.jp/japan_conspira ... /p006.html )

( http://3rd.geocities.jp/jcon_tline/02/n ... 2_22J.html )

[ThirdTerm]

KASHIHARA, Nara Pref. (Kyodo) Archaeologists have found the remains of a structure dating back to the early third century in Nara Prefecture that could be a palace of legendary ruler Queen Himiko, a local board of education said Tuesday.

The board said it estimates a stilt house with a total floor space of some 238 sq. meters was located in the so-called Makimuku ruins in the current city of Sakurai, and the remains are believed to be the largest at that time period.

Queen Himiko governed the Yamatai Kingdom from about the end of the second century and died around 248, according to accounts of Japan in Chinese ancient history books.

But the location of the ancient kingdom has been a matter of dispute in Japanese archaeology, where views are divided between Kyushu and the Kinki region in western Japan. The new finding would support a hypothesis that the kingdom was in the Kinki area.

Queen Himiko's palace ruins were located in Nara, which proved that her Yamataikoku in Wa existed in the Kinki area. Yamatai is another form of Yamato, the name of the Nara region. Historically, Nara Prefecture was also known as Yamato-no-kuni or Yamato Province.

The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara bear exceptional witness to the evolution of Japanese architecture and art and vividly illustrate a critical period in the cultural and political development of Japan, when Nara functioned as its capital 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.
Located in the modern city of Nara, the property includes eight component parts composed of seventy-eight different buildings covering 617.0 ha, which is surrounded by a buffer zone (1,962.5 ha) and the “historic environment harmonization area (539.0 ha)”.
The site of Heijô-kyô was carefully selected in accordance with Chinese geomantic principles. A grand city plan, based on Chinese examples such as Chang'an, was laid out, with palaces, Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, public buildings, houses, and roads on an orthogonal grid. The palace itself, located at the northern end of the central avenue, occupied 120 ha. It comprised the official buildings where political and religious ceremonies took place, notably the Daigokuden (imperial audience hall) and Chôdô-in (state halls), and the imperial residence (Dairi), together with various compounds for administrative and other purposes.
The component parts include an archaeological site (the Nara Palace Site), five Buddhist temples (the Tôdai-ji, the Kôfuku-ji, the Yakushi-ji, the Gangô-ji and the Tôshôdai-ji), a Shinto shrine (the Kasuga-Taisha) and an associative cultural landscape (the Kasugayama Primeval Forest), the natural environment which is an integral part of all Shinto shrines. Together, these places provide a vivid and comprehensive picture of religion and life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change.
Criterion (ii): The historic monuments of Ancient Nara bear exceptional witness to the evolution of Japanese architecture and art as a result of cultural links with China and Korea which were to have a profound influence on future developments.
Criterion (iii): The flowering of Japanese culture during the period when Nara was the capital is uniquely demonstrated by its architectural heritage.
Criterion (iv): The layout of the Imperial Palace and the design of the surviving monuments in Nara are outstanding examples of the architecture and planning of early Asian capital cities.
Criterion (vi): The Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines of Nara demonstrate the continuing spiritual power and influence of these religions in an exceptional manner.
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/870

[Saeko]

@cherry can you explain exactly what Japan is up to?