A report on Emperor Kanmu and Capital of Japan
April 30, 781 (Ten'ō 1, 3rd day of the 4th month (天安一年四月三日)): In the 11th year of Kōnin's reign, he abdicated; and the succession was received by his son Kanmu. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Kanmu is said to have ascended to the throne. During his reign, the capital of Japan was moved from Nara (Heijō-kyō) to Nagaoka-kyō in 784. Shortly thereafter, the capital would be moved again in 794.
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Heian-kyō
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One of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto.
Emperor Kanmu established it as the capital in 794, moving the Imperial Court there from nearby Nagaoka-kyō at the recommendation of his advisor Wake no Kiyomaro and marking the beginning of the Heian period of Japanese history.
In fact, even after the seat of Imperial power was moved to Tokyo in 1868, since there is no law which makes Tokyo the capital, there is a view that Kyoto legally or officially remains the capital even today.
Nagaoka-kyō
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Nagaoka-kyō (長岡京) was the capital of Japan from 784 to 794.
In 784, the Emperor Kanmu moved the capital from Nara (then called Heijō-kyō).