Omikyo - Oumikyo

Japanese: 近江京 - おうみきょう
Omikyo - Oumikyo

...Before Fujiwara-kyo, Naniwa-kyo, which also existed during the reign of Emperor Tenmu, already had a fortress, and it is assumed that it had a similar structure to Fujiwara-kyo from the remains of the land division, but the details and the date of its establishment are uncertain. Furthermore, there is no definite proof that Omi-kyo during the reign of Emperor Tenchi was a capital city with a grid system. Heijo-kyo was structurally closely related to Fujiwara-kyo, and was basically an expansion of Fujiwara-kyo twice its size.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Omikyo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また藤原京以前,やはり天武朝に存在した難波(なにわ)京には,すでに羅城が設けられており,遺存地割などからも藤原京と相似た都城構造をもっていたことが推測されているが,その詳細や成立年代は確かでない。さらに天智朝の近江京についても,それが条坊制による都城を形成していた確証は今のところない。 平城京は,藤原京と構造上密接な関係をもち,基本的には藤原京を2倍に拡大したものである。…

※「近江京」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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