奠てん都と

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

transfer of the capital

Formal, historical term for moving the national capital to a new location. Often used in reference to the Meiji-era move from Kyoto to Tokyo.

• 明めい治じ政せい府ふは東とう京きょうへの奠てん都とを断だん行こうした。

  The Meiji government carried out the transfer of the capital to Tokyo.

• 奠てん都との儀ぎ式しきが厳おごそかに執とり行おこなわれた。

  The ceremony for the transfer of the capital was solemnly held.