The Origins of Japan's First Imperial Palace

The Nihon Shulki, one of the oldest of Japan's traditional mytho histories, describes the Emperor Jimmu arriving in what's now Osaka Bay. The story goes he landed at a place he named Nami Haya, or Fast Waves, after subjugating the locals with a little bit of divine intervention. Supposedly, Naniwa would remain a center of imperial authority for centuries. Three years later, in 660 BCE, Jimmu would officially be crowned the first Emperor there.