Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20030805024246.00a67d38@capcorphq.com> Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 02:51:04 -0700 To: tenchi@ml.usagi.org From: "Dr. Briefs" Subject: Re: OT: What's a prefecture exactly? In-Reply-To: <3F2F7775.4050508@brazils-animeland.de> Reply-To: tenchi@ML.usagi.org X-ML-archive: http://www.win.ne.jp/~doi/ML/ Precedence: bulk At 11:23 AM 8/5/2003 +0200, Michael Borgwardt wrote: > >>The 2 "Fu" is for the 2 capitals of acient Japan : > >>Osaka-fu and Kyoto-fu. >Has Osaka really been capital? When? According to Kansai University , Osaka was established as the first capital of Japan in the 7th century (AD), though I've found sources listing it as capital earlier than that. I assume that information from a university is more authoritative, so that's the date I'm going with. The capital was moved to Kyoto not too long afterwards--near the end of the 8th century. -- Glenn Wang , http://www.capcorphq.com/ Proud member of #SAS# and Co-Founder of #WASHU# "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." -Verbal Kint, The Usual Suspects