Hitachi Kokufu

The Hitachi Kokufu (常陸国府) was the provincial capital of Hitachi Province in the late Nara period though Heian period. It was located in the Soja neighborhood of the city of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2010.

Hitachi Kokufu ruins
常陸国府跡
Hitachi Kokufu ruins
Hitachi Kokufu ruins
Hitachi Kokufu (Japan)
LocationIshioka, Ibaraki, Japan
RegionKantō region
Coordinates36°10′3.83″N 140°17′22.66″E
Altitude10 m (33 ft)
History
Foundedmid 7th century AD
PeriodsNara to Heian period
Site notes
Discovered1990
Excavation dates1998 to 1999 and 2001 to 2007
Public accessNo
National Historic Site of Japan
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