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In 708 she moved the capital of Japan from the Fujiwara Capital to the Heijō Capital , just west of the modern city of Nara , thus giving the Nara Period of Japanese history its name.


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#Japanese dates correspond to the traditional Lunisolar Calendar used in Japan until 1873. December 7, 721 of the Japanese Calendar corresponds to December 29 , 721 of the Julian Calendar .