pavilion

A team of Japanese archaeologists have discovered what they consider to be the remains of is the legendary Tokaden royal pavilion. Until the early 8th century the Japanese court was peripatetic, meaning it moved from place to place. In the mid-9th century, increasing populations and subsequent imperial bureaucracy, required the building of the first centralized imperial capital cities. And it is in this historical time period that the Tokaden royal pavilion, which has just been identified, was built. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"91927","attributes":{"alt":"This complete picture of the royal pavilion foundation found in ancient Kyoto, Japan, which shows the 5 post holes: four on the left and one in the lower right. (Kyoto City Archaeological Research Institute)","class":"media-image","height":"700","style":"width: 466px; height: 700px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"466"}}]] This complete picture of the