Young Japanese women dressed in kimonos at Yakushiji temple Nara for New Year s celebrations Japan
Young Japanese women dressed in kimonos at a temple in Nara for New Year s celebrations 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
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