Tōdai-ji: Then and Now
Great temple of Nara, home of the Great Buddha dedicated in 752. The present hall, rebuilt in 1709, is one of the largest wooden buildings in the world.
Historical view
Today
Key facts
| Country today | Japan |
| Status | Standing |
| Date | AD 752 |
| Nearest city on the map | Nara (about 4 km) |
| Location | 34.689° N, 135.840° E |
Tōdai-jiOpen Tōdai-ji in the interactive map
Who ruled this place
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–401 BC | Late Jomon culture |
| 400 BC–324 BC | Yayoi |
| 323 BC–99 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 100–199 | Yayoi |
| 200–499 | Unclaimed / no data |
| 500–799 | Yamato |
| 800–899 | Japan |
| 900–999 | Yamato |
| 1000–1299 | Imperial Japan (Fujiwara) |
| 1300–1399 | Shogun Japan (Kamakura) |
| 1400–1491 | Ashikaga Shogunate |
| 1492–1599 | Japan |
| 1600–1649 | Japan (Warring States) |
| 1650–1782 | Tokugawa shogunate |
| 1783–1879 | Japan |
| 1880–1913 | Imperial Japan |
| 1914–1944 | Empire of Japan |
| 1945–1959 | Japan (USA) |
| 1960–today | Japan |
Other landmarks nearby
Himeji CastleStanding · 1609
Hiroshima Peace MemorialRuins · 1915
Battles and sites nearby
- Battle of Sekigahara · 1600
More: Historic landmarks of Japan · All landmarks
Further reading
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.