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The Nara city (奈良県)
by ALOHA DEAN
Historically, Nara was also known as Yamato-no-kuni. During the 3rd century until the 4th century, the strength of the local clan controlling Nara expanded to include the surrounding area.
This expansion and subsequent struggle of power made Nara the most powerful and most hotly contested region in Japan. The result was the establishment of the Yamato Imperial Court as the capital of Japan.
From the 8th century, Nara City housed the Imperial Court of the Emperor. Due to the Shintoism beliefs of the Yamato Imperial Court of the era, as well as the introduction of Buddhism during the 6th century, a large number of shrines and temples are located in the prefecture.
Despite the capital being moved to Kyoto, and then eventually to Tokyo, a large amount of wealth and power continued to exist in Nara
Nara, since the move of the Yamato Imperial Court, has not been involved in major Japanese historical events. Yet because of Nara's climate and the fertility of the land, Nara has remained throughout the ages an area of interest and power.
This power continues to be present in Nara with the existence of many corporate headquarters, especially in the cities of Nara, Ikoma, Koriyama, Tenri, and Kashiba.
