長岡京

What is Muko?

The Otokuni area is a specialty area for bamboo and bamboo shoots

The Otokuni area is a specialty area for bamboo and bamboo shoots. Beautiful bamboo forests spread out at the foot of the Nishiyama Hills, and the area is said to be associated with the legend of “Kaguyahime” (Princess Kaguya). The local moso bamboo was brought back to Japan from China by Zenji Dogen in the […]