The History of Osaka

The second Naniwa palace fell into disrepair in the 800s, and sometime after that it's not entirely clear when they either collapsed or were demolished. As a result, by the 800s Osaka would never again be Japan's capital. Despite no longer being the imperial capital, the future site of Osaka did not fade into obscurity for all the reasons it had always been important. Indeed there was now one more, unlike the previous imperial capital at Nara, Kyoto was directly linked to Osaka itself.