Region: Japan · Coordinates: 34.681, 135.523 · 13 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 313 | Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) | Emperor Nintoku ascends the throne and makes his capital at Naniwa (Takatsu palace) tradition |
| AD 540 | Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) | In the ninth month, he visits Naniwa Hafuri palace and asks his ministers how many troops are needed for a campaign against Silla |
| AD 645 | Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) | In the twelfth month, the emperor moves the capital to Toyosaki in Naniwa Nagara; a sign of the move is said to be the rats heading for Naniwa |
| AD 646 | Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) | In the second month of the second year of Taika, the emperor goes to the east gate of the palace and has the right minister Soga read the edict aloud |
| AD 650 | Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) | In the second month of the first year of Hakuchi (650), the court obtains a white pheasant and holds the ceremony; the emperor views it and the crown prince offers congratulations |
| AD 654 | Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) | In the tenth month of the fifth year, on hearing the emperor is ill, the crown prince goes to Naniwa palace with the Imperial Grandmother and Empress Hashihito; the emperor dies there |
| AD 660 | Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) | In the twelfth month, the emperor visits Naniwa palace and prepares arms to set out for Tsukushi and send the relief army that Pok-sin requested |
| AD 686 | Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) | In the first month of Shuchō 1 (686), a fire broke out at the Ōkura Office in Naniwa and the whole palace burned. |
| AD 733 | Shoku Nihongi (Continued Chronicles of Japan) | Four Tang envoy ships depart from Naniwa port. |
| AD 744 | Shoku Nihongi (Continued Chronicles of Japan) | The sovereign visits Naniwa palace; Prince Suzuka and Fujiwara no Nakamaro become the caretakers. |
| AD 744 | Shoku Nihongi (Continued Chronicles of Japan) | The Minister of the Left proclaims by imperial decree that Naniwa palace is designated as the imperial capital. |
| AD 762 | Shoku Nihongi (Continued Chronicles of Japan) | One of the Tang-bound envoy ships, sailing from Aki Province to the mouth of the Naniwa River, ran aground on a shoal and could not float; its stern was damaged. It is decided to use only two ships. |
| AD 788 | Shoku Nihongi (Continued Chronicles of Japan) | Waake no Kiyomaro requests the construction of a canal and embankments on the border of Kawachi and Settsu, using about 230,000 laborers. |