Between Japan’s two ancient capitals. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The Historian45 km · about 52 min · 11 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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京都市, Kyoto
The Hamaguri Gate Rebellion
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京都市, Kyoto
Life in Heian-kyo's Imperial Court
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京都市, Kyoto
The Kutsukawa Kofun Burial Mounds
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久世郡, Kyoto
Byōdō-in and the Pure Land Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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八幡市, Kyoto
Byōdō-in and the Pure Land Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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京田辺市, Kyoto
Byōdō-in and the Pure Land Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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京田辺市, Kyoto
The Battle of Uji
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京田辺市, Kyoto
The Yamashiro Self-Governing League
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相楽郡, Kyoto
The Short-Lived Capital of Kuni
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木津川市, Kyoto
The Koma-dera Temple Ruins
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奈良市, Nara
The Grandeur of Heijo-kyo
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.