In 708 she moved the capital of Japan from the Fujiwara Capital to the Heijō Capital, just west of the modern city of Nara, thus giving the Nara period of Japanese history its name.
She moved the capital of Japan from the Fujiwara Capital to the Heijō Capital thus giving the Nara period of Japanese history its name. This was in 708. This was just west of the modern city of Nara.