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607 CE

The Horyuji Buddhist temple is built in Nara, Japan during the reign of Regent Prince Shotoku.
c. 670 CE

Many structures at the Buddhist Horyuji monastery in Nara, Japan are destroyed by fire.
710 CE - 794 CE

The Nara Period in ancient Japan.
710 CE

The Japanese capital is moved from Fujiwara-kyo to Nara (aka Heijokyo).
710 CE

The buildings of the Buddhist Horyuji monastery in Nara, Japan are rebuilt.
710 CE

The Buddhist Kofukuji temple is established at Nara, main temple of the Japanese Fujiwara clan.
710 CE - 784 CE

Nara is the capital of ancient Japan.
710 CE

Date favoured by historians for the founding of the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine at Nara, Japan.
718 CE

Yakushiji temple is relocated from Fujiwara-kyo to Nara.
718 CE

The Buddhist Gango-ji temple is relocated from Asuka to Nara in Japan.
739 CE

The Hall of Dreams or Yumedono is built at the Buddhist monastery of Horyuji, Nara, Japan.
747 CE

A statue of Hachiman is ceremoniously transferred from the Shinto Usa shrine to the Buddhist Todaiji shrine in Nara, Japan.
752 CE

The Buddhist Todaiji temple is founded at Nara, Japan.
759 CE

The Buddhist Toshodai-ji temple is founded at Nara, Japan by the monk Ganjin.
768 CE

Official founding date of the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine at Nara, Japan.
784 CE

Emperor Kammu moves the Japanese capital from Nara to Nagaokakyo.
841 CE

Hunting and tree-felling are prohibited in the forests around the Kasuga Taisha temple, Nara, Japan.
990 CE

The Lecture Hall at the Buddhist monastery of Horyuji in Nara, Japan is built.

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607 CE: The Horyuji Buddhist temple is built in Nara, Japan during the reign of Regent Prince Shotoku.

670 CE: Many structures at the Buddhist Horyuji monastery in Nara, Japan are destroyed by fire.

710 CE - 794 CE: The Nara Period in ancient Japan.

710 CE: The Japanese capital is moved from Fujiwara-kyo to Nara (aka Heijokyo).

710 CE: The buildings of the Buddhist Horyuji monastery in Nara, Japan are rebuilt.

710 CE: The Buddhist Kofukuji temple is established at Nara, main temple of the Japanese Fujiwara clan.

710 CE - 784 CE: Nara is the capital of ancient Japan.

710 CE: Date favoured by historians for the founding of the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine at Nara, Japan.

718 CE: Yakushiji temple is relocated from Fujiwara-kyo to Nara.

718 CE: The Buddhist Gango-ji temple is relocated from Asuka to Nara in Japan.

739 CE: The Hall of Dreams or Yumedono is built at the Buddhist monastery of Horyuji, Nara, Japan.

747 CE: A statue of Hachiman is ceremoniously transferred from the Shinto Usa shrine to the Buddhist Todaiji shrine in Nara, Japan.

752 CE: The Buddhist Todaiji temple is founded at Nara, Japan.

759 CE: The Buddhist Toshodai-ji temple is founded at Nara, Japan by the monk Ganjin.

768 CE: Official founding date of the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine at Nara, Japan.

784 CE: Emperor Kammu moves the Japanese capital from Nara to Nagaokakyo.

841 CE: Hunting and tree-felling are prohibited in the forests around the Kasuga Taisha temple, Nara, Japan.

990 CE: The Lecture Hall at the Buddhist monastery of Horyuji in Nara, Japan is built.

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