Kokufu or kō (国府; Japanese pronunciation: [koꜜ.kɯ̥.ɸɯ]) were the capitals of the historical Provinces of Japan from the Nara period to the Heian period. == History == As part of the Taika Reform (645), which aimed at a centralization of the administration following the Chinese model (ritsuryō), the kokufu and with it the office of the kokushi, replacing the older Kuni no miyatsuko, developed in the 660s.
Kokufu or kō (国府; Japanese pronunciation: [koꜜ.kɯ̥.ɸɯ]) were the capitals of the historical Provinces of Japan from the Nara period to the Heian period. == History == As part of the Taika Reform (645), which aimed at a centralization of the administration following the Chinese model (ritsuryō), the kokufu and with it the office of the kokushi, replacing the older Kuni no miyatsuko, developed in the 660s.
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