During this era Buddhism arrived from China. Buddhist monks also introduced calligraphy, ink painting, origami, taiko and the Chinese architecture.
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The capital was Nara. It was a copy of the Chinese city of Xi'an.
The Name of the country was changed from Wa (倭) to Nihon (日本).
Todai-ji which has one of the world’s largest buddha statues and horyu-ji, a wooden building older than 1300 years, were built during the Nara period.
China had a significant influence on Japan. The government created the Taiko Code borrowed from China.
As part of the taiko reforms, the emperor created an army of conscripted peasants led by mounted archers in 702 AD. The mounted archers were called the samurai.
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