Nagaokakyō

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Nagaokakyō-shi
長 岡 京 市
Nagaokakyō
Geographical location in Japan
Nagaokakyō (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Kinki
Prefecture : Kyoto
Coordinates : 34 ° 56 '  N , 135 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 55 '36 "  N , 135 ° 41' 45"  E
Basic data
Surface: 19.18 km²
Residents : 80,514
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 4198 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 26214-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Nagaokakyō
Tree : maple
Flower : Rhododendron obtusum var. Sakamotoi
Bird : Zosterops japonicus
town hall
Address : Nagaokakyō City Hall
1 - 1 - 1 , Kaiden
Nagaokakyō -shi
Kyōto  617-8501
Website URL: http://www.city.nagaokakyo.lg.jp/
Location Nagaokakyōs in Kyōto Prefecture
Location of Nagaokakyō in the prefecture

Nagaokakyō ( Japanese 長 岡 京 市 , - shi ) is a Japanese city ​​in the north of Kyoto prefecture .

history

From 784 to 794, Nagaoka-kyō was the capital of Japan in today's urban area, as well as the neighboring city of Mukō and the Kyoto district of Nishikyō-ku . Due to its short lifetime, it was later considered a "phantom capital" until the excavations of the high school teacher Shuichi Nakayama ( 中山 修 一 ) in 1954.

On 1 October 1949 the municipality of Nagaoka ( 長岡町 , - chō ) from the union of three villages Shinkōtari ( 新神足村 , - mura ) Kaiinji ( 海印寺村 , -mura ) and Otokuni ( 乙訓村 , mura ) of the district of Otokuni .

On October 1, 1972, the Chō Nagaoka was appointed Shi. But since there was already a Shi Nagaoka , the community was renamed Nagaokakyō.

Attractions

traffic

Neighboring cities and communities

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Nagaokakyō  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Nagaokakyō City Hall