Nagaoka-kyō

Nagaoka-kyō was the capital of Japan from 784 to 794. Its location was in , Yamashiro Province, corresponding to a 4.3 x 5.3 kilometer area spanning the borders of the modern cities of Mukō and , the town of Ōyamazaki, and the ward of the city of .
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 23 metres (75 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Japan
  • Also known as
    “Nagaoka”
    “Nagaoka-miyako-ato”
    “Nagaoka-no-miya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nagaoka-tenjin and Nagaokakyō Station.
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Station is a passenger railway station… is situated 300 metres southwest of Nagaoka-kyō.
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is a passenger railway station… is situated 760 metres southeast of Nagaoka-kyō.
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Shōryūji Castle is a castle in , , . is situated 1¼ km southeast of Nagaoka-kyō.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fushimi-ku and South Kyoto.
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Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . is situated 6 km east of Nagaoka-kyō.
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Southern Kyoto covers a large part of Japan's…
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is a town located in , , Japan. is situated 6 km southeast of Nagaoka-kyō.

Nagaoka-kyō

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Latitude
34.92774° or 34° 55′ 40″ north
Longitude
135.6942° or 135° 41′ 39″ east
Open location code
8Q6QWMHV+3M
Geo­Names ID
1856202
Wiki­data ID
Q1052803

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Nagaoka-kyō” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Նագաոկակյո”
  • Asturian: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Basque: “Nagaoka-kyo”
  • Burmese: “နဂအိုခခယော”
  • Catalan: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Chinese: “長岡京”
  • Chinese: “长冈京”
  • Czech: “Nagaoka-kjó”
  • Dutch: “Nagaoka-kyo”
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  • Estonian: “Nagaoka-kyo”
  • Estonian: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Finnish: “Nagaoka-kyo”
  • Finnish: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • French: “Nagaoka-kyo”
  • French: “Nagaoka-kyô”
  • French: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • French: “Nagaokakyo”
  • French: “Nagaokakyō”
  • Galician: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • German: “Nagaoka-kyo”
  • German: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Indonesian: “Nagaoka-kyo”
  • Indonesian: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Indonesian: “Nagaokakyo”
  • Italian: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Japanese: “袖岡正清”
  • Japanese: “長岡京”
  • Korean: “나가오카쿄”
  • Malay: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Persian: “ناگائوکا-کیو”
  • Polish: “Nagaoka-kyo”
  • Polish: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Portuguese: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Russian: “Нагаокакё”
  • Slovenian: “Nagaoka-kjo”
  • Spanish: “Nagaoka kyo”
  • Spanish: “Nagaoka kyō”
  • Spanish: “Nagaoka-kyo”
  • Spanish: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Tagalog: “Nagaoka-kyō”
  • Turkish: “Nagaoka-kyō”

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