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Places to see in Muko City

  Muko-jinja Shrine

Said to have been established in 718 during the Nara Period. The main hall's triple nagare-zukuri style roof feature is designated as an important cultural property.
The path to the shrine is a tunnel of cherry blossoms in spring and maple leaves in autumn.

 

Address	Muko-shi, Muko-cho, Kitayama 65
Access	5 minute walk from Nishi Muko Station on Hankyu Kyoto line.

 AR Nagaoka-kyu

AR Nagaoka-kyu is an application which lets you experience the ancient Nagaoka-kyu Palace and capital right before your eyes, using Augmented and Virtual Reality technology, to reproduce what the four historical areas within Muko City (Chodai-in Park, Daigoku-den Park, Dairi Park, Tsuiji-ato) would have looked like in their prime.
(Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean language available)
There are terminals (limited number) available to use in the information centre of Chodo-in Park.

 

 

 

Free to download.
For iPhone and iPad users, download from the App Store:
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/ar-zhang-gang-gong/id827589045?mt=8( External link ) (*IOS 6.0 or later recommended)
For Android users, download from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.swnet.arnagaoka&hl=ja( External link ) (*Android 2.3 or later recommended)

 

 Take-no-Michi (Bamboo Path)

 8 types of bamboo line the 1.8km path through this bamboo grove. The rustling of the wind and the songs of small birds provide background noise to the aromas and the sunlight filtering through the bamboo grove, making this place somewhere for a healing and envigorating stroll.
Located in the area famous for its top quality bamboo shoots, Nishi-no-oka Kyuryo.

 

 

Address

Muko-shi, Mozume-cho, Terado-cho

Access

15 minute walk from Higashi Muko Station on the Hankyu Kyoto line. 5 minute walk from Muko Kaisei Byoin-mae bus stop, accessible by bus from Mukomachi Station or Katsuragawa Station on the JR Kyoto line, or from Rakusaiguchi Station on the Hankyu Kyoto line. 10 minute walk from the Higashiyama bus stop, accessible by bus from Mukomachi Station on the JR Kyoto line, or Higashi Muko Station on the Hankyu Kyoto line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Nagaoka-kyu Daigoku-den, Shoan-den-ato

The "Daigoku-den" was the most important place in the capital from where the emperor governed, while the "Shoan-den" is located behind it, also called the "Ko-den".
Address: Muko-shi, Kaide-cho, Daigoku-ten