Fukuhara-kyo road remains found in Kobe

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1. 1 Jun 1180Background

   Taira no Kiyomori moves the imperial capital from Kyoto to Fukuhara in 1180

   In mid-1180 the warlord Taira no Kiyomori relocated the child emperor Antoku and the court from Kyoto to Fukuhara, on the site of today's Kobe.

2. 1 Nov 1180Background

   Court returns to Heian-kyo after Kiyomori's failed Fukuhara capital in 1180

   In late 1180, about six months after Taira no Kiyomori moved the court to Fukuhara, the capital was moved back to Heian-kyo, today's Kyoto.

3. 

   6 Nov

   Kobe dig may have found a road from Kiyomori's short-lived capital Fukuhara

   Archaeologists in Kobe have uncovered a 50-metre road that may belong to Fukuhara-kyo, the capital Taira no Kiyomori built in 1180 and abandoned within months.