794 establishments

last major division of classical Japanese history (794 to 1185), named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto

thumb|Scale model of Heian-kyō thumb|Daidairi (, palace in the center) and the cityscape of Heian-kyō (miniature model at the Kyoto City Life-long Learning Center) was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the de jure capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1869. However, Heian-kyō was never explicitly abandoned as the capital. Today, it is said that Tokyo has effectively replaced Kyoto as the capital, but there is a viewpoint that, in theory, Kyoto still holds the position of the capital. Emperor Saga also declared that Heian-kyō would remain t

Imperial palace in the capital of Japan

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

is a garden with Buddhist temple located in the approximate center of the modern city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple belongs to the Tō-ji-branch of Shingon-shū and its honzon is a statue of Sho-Kannon. The pond and garden are the last surviving remnant of the original Heian Palace and is the oldest existing garden in Kyoto. It 1935, Shinsen-en was designated a National Historic Site.