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 
<http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/hosaka.html>, 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.


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