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Nagaokakyo City
Kyoto Prefecture · City
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Nagaokakyo City is in the southwest of Kyoto Prefecture, and part of its area overlaps the southern part of Nagaoka-kyo, the ancient capital. It is famous for Kyoto bamboo shoots, and the Kirishima azaleas at Hachijogaike Pond of Nagaoka Tenmangu and the autumn leaves of Komyo-ji Temple are popular. It has the ruins of Shoryuji Castle, connected with Hosokawa Gracia, and the Gracia Festival is held in autumn.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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