 The life of the Imperial court was centered at the Palace of "Tohotsu" where the emperor lived in 457–479.Other emperors also built palaces at Asuka, including

In 640-642, the Imperial court briefly moved to the "Kudara" Palace in Kōryō, Nara; then the emperor returned to Asuka where he lived at

In 645-654, the court moved to the "Naniwa Nagara-Toyosaki" Palace in Osaka; then the capital moved back to Asuka when the emperor lived at

In 661-667, the court moved to the "Tachibana no Hironiwa" Palace (661–67) in Asakura, Fukuoka.Then the court moved again to the "Ōmi" Palace or "Ōtsu" Palace (667–72) in Ōmi-kyō (today Ōtsu, Shiga).