Ōmi Kokuchō ruins

Ōmi Kokuchō ruins - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period government administrative complex located in what is now the Ōe neighborhood of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Identified as the ruins of the kokufu (provincial capital) of Ōmi Province, the site has protected as a National Historic Site from 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Nara - Heian period

Source: en.wikipedia.org