KYOTO—Researchers here said they uncovered the apparent remains of the Dairi imperial residence of the Heiankyu palace, the locale for Heian Period ... Kyoto was the capital and called Heiankyo.

The corresponding period, the Heian Era, began in 794 with the ... RyÅ men Sukuna himself. Kyoto was the Japanese capital until 1868, a time of immense change as the country ceased to be closed ...

The Jidai Matsuri on October 22 pays homage to Kyoto's 1,200-year history, from the Meiji through the Heian periods, with 2,000 people parading in period costumes.