Shigaraki Palace

Landmark

Building in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

The Shigaraki Palace was an imperial palace built by Emperor Shōmu, initially as a villa, later named by himself as the capital of Japan in 744 AD. It was located in Kōka District of Ōmi Province in what is now part of the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The capital-palace is also referred to as Kōka Palace in the Shoku Nihongi. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1974.

From Wikipedia ↗, CC BY-SA 4.0

Been to Shigaraki Palace, or dreaming of it?

Join BucketList to rate it, put it on your bucket list, and see where your friends have been. It's free.

Join free I have an account

22,000+ places in 198 countries to rate and rank

Where it is

1
Mount HieiNatural Site · 27 km
2
Fushimi Inari-taishaLandmark · 29 km
3
Kyoto PrefectureHistorical Site · 31 km
4
Historic Monuments of Ancient KyotoHistorical Site · 33 km
5
Kinkaku-ji TempleLandmark · 34 km
6
Abeno HarukasLandmark · 61 km

Shigaraki Palace

Where it is

More in Japan