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Five centuries later, Japan’s own Kojiki and Nihon-shoki chronicles describe the creation of the imperial dynasty in the year 660 b.c. : the first emperor, Jimmu (“Divine Warrior”) — great grandson of the Sun Goddess’s grandson — embarked on an expedition of conquest from Kyushu along the Inland Sea coast to the Yamato plain of the Kinki region (near modern-day Nara).
The 3rd and 4th are also one of the two occasions each year when the 3,000 lanterns of the Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara are lit.
Also on the west side of Nara Park is Todaiji, which — like many elaborate temple complexes — comprises many remarkable structures and artifacts.
The historic area of Nara is on the east side of the modern town, at the end of Sanjo-dori.
Although Kyoto is internationally renowned as the country’s de facto cultural capital, nearby Nara was the first important home of the imperial court and still boasts many of Japan’s most important temples and shrines.