Nara era

The Nara period (710–794 AD) was a pivotal era in Japanese history, marked by the establishment of the first permanent capital, Heijō-kyō (modern-day Nara), modeled on the Chinese Tang dynasty capital. This period saw intense Sinicization, the rise of Buddhism as a state religion, the construction of the Great Buddha, and the production of foundational literary works like the Kojiki.