Kameoka, Kyoto
| Kameoka 亀岡市 |
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| Coordinates: 35°1′N 135°34′E / 35.017°N 135.567°ECoordinates: 35°1′N 135°34′E / 35.017°N 135.567°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kansai | ||
| Prefecture | Kyoto | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Masataka Kuriyama | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 224.90 km2 (86.83 sq mi) | ||
| Population (May 2008) | |||
| • Total | 93,323 | ||
| • Density | 415/km2 (1,070/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Sakura | ||
| - Flower | Azalea | ||
| Phone number | 0771-22-3131 | ||
| Address | 8, Yasumachi Nonogami, Kameoka-shi, Kyōto-fu 621-8501 |
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| Website | City of Kameoka | ||
Kameoka (亀岡市 Kameoka-shi) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 93,323 and a density of 415 persons per km². The total area is 224.90 km². It is known as one of Japan's foggiest cities.[citation needed]
Historically, the area served as a farming community for Kyoto, Japan's former capital. For centuries, area farmers provided ingredients used for traditional Japanese food served in Kyoto including chestnuts, black beans, azuki, rice, matsutake, yams, and daikon. Many of them are known as one of the best in the nation.[citation needed] In addition, farmers in the city provide beef, chicken and ayu (also known as sweetfish). In recent years, habanero peppers have been commercially produced.
Kameoka abuts Kyoto to the east and is located to the north of Osaka. It is on the border line between former Tanba and Yamashiro providences. Together with Nantan city, the region is known as Southern Tanba, Kuchitan or Nanatan. For centuries, Kameoka served as a key transportation point to connect San'in region and Tanba providence with Kyoto. Today, the city serves as one of the fastest growing suburbs of Metro Kyoto, and Metro Osaka.
The city was founded on January 1, 1955 by merging one town and 15 villages. In the late 1950s, two more villages joined.
Kameoka is notable as the launch point for Hozugawa Kudari, a boat ride down the Hozu River. It is also the location of Anaoji Temple, one of the 21 temples in Western Japan authorized to issue amulets in the name of the Boddhisattva Kannon.[1]
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[edit] History
In the past, Kameoka was known as Kameyama and served as the provincial capital for Tamba province.
- 300 BCE - Rice farming colonies were built throughout the area
- 741 - Emperor Shōmu established kokubunji, provincial temples
- 8th century - beginning to grow as a suburb of Nagaokakyo and Heian-kyo (the area was reigned by Seiwa Genji)
- 1333 - Takauji Ashikaga raised his army in Kameoka to settle the Genko Rebellion in Kyoto
- 1577 - Under the direction of Nobunaga Oda, Mitsuhide Akechi erected Kameyama Castle
- 1582 - Mitsuhide Akechi raised his army in Kameoka to assassinate Nobunaga Oda and Nobutada Oda in Kyoto: The Incident at Honnō-ji
- 1869 - Kameyama was renamed Kameoka
[edit] Notable people from Kameoka
- Maruyama Ōkyo
- Masashi Satō of Quruli
- Baigan Ishida - the founder of Shingaku
- Araga Tomoko - Two times Karate-Do World Champion (2004, 2006)
[edit] Lords of Kameoka
[edit] Sister cities
- Knittelfeld, Austria - April 14, 1964
- Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA - November 3, 1985
- Jandira, Brazil - November 3, 1980
- Suzhou, China - December 31, 1996
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kameoka, Kyoto |
- Kameoka official website in English
- Kameoka official website in Japanese
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