Ruins of "Taisho" building Nara Heijomiya ruins September 26, 18:49

The Nara Institute of Cultural Properties, which was the first to find the ruins of a large building that seems to be the central government office that took charge of national affairs at that time, the central government office at the time of the Heijo Palace in Nara City, which was the center of the Nara city, It's a valuable resource for thinking about the ruled state at the time. "

In the district where the government office called “Touhou Kankyo” gathered on the ruins of Heijo Palace in Nara City, the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties excavated from July. Found

The found platform is about 29 meters from east to west, about 17 meters from north to south, and about 1.2 meters in height, which is the largest scale of the government office found on the site of Heijo Palace.

In the north and south of the foundation, there were traces of stairs in three places, and pebbles were spread all over the area, indicating that a large, high-class building was built.

Furthermore, because the Emperor is near the Great Pole Hall where the Emperor performed politics and ceremonies, the Institute considers it to be the trace of the building of the central government office “Taisho” who took charge of national politics.

This is the first time that a trace of a building that can be seen as a Taishi is found. Deputy Director Akihiro Watanabe of the Nara Institute for Cultural Properties said, “The Taishi is like the Cabinet Secretariat, which is valuable for thinking about the ruled state at the time. It ’s a document. ”

The local information session will be held from 11:00 am on the 29th of this month.

Ancient bureaucracy

The ancient bureaucratic organizations that supported the Emperor were the “Government Officer” who held the festival at the top, and the “Two Officers” of the central government office “The Taishi”.

Of these, the high-ranking officials, such as the minister and the big will, are said to have been in politics.

Under the Taishi, there are eight ministries such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which served as the secretary of the Emperor, and the Shibutobu Ministry responsible for personnel affairs of the officials.