ROYAL PALACES

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TIMELINE · JAPAN

Power, court and palace chronology.

7th century
Successive Asuka imperial palaces
694–710
Fujiwara Palace and Fujiwara-kyō
710–784
Heijō Palace at Nara
784–794
Nagaoka Palace
794
Capital moves to Heian-kyō; Heian Palace established
early 9th century
Emperor Saga develops Saga-in
late 9th century
Emperor Uda's Omuro/Ninna-ji residential tradition
1331
Tsuchimikado Higashinotōin becomes established imperial residence site
1337
Emperor Hanazono converts imperial villa into Myōshin-ji
1615 onward
Katsura Imperial Villa develops
1630
Kyoto Sentō and Ōmiya palace tradition formalized
1656–1659
Shugakuin Imperial Villa built
1855
Present Kyoto Imperial Palace largely rebuilt
1868–1869
Court moves from Kyoto to Tokyo; Edo Castle becomes Imperial Palace
1884
Nijo Castle becomes Nijo Imperial Villa
1888
Meiji Palace completed
1893
Numazu Imperial Villa built
1899
Nikkō Tamozawa Imperial Villa established
1909
Akasaka Crown Prince Palace completed
1933
Prince Asaka Residence completed
1945
Meiji Palace destroyed
1968–1969
Current Kyūden completed and opened
1971
Suzaki Imperial Villa built
1981
Current Hayama Imperial Villa rebuilt
2021
Emperor and Empress move into Fukiage Imperial Residence
2022
Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita move to Akasaka Sentō Gosho

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