Kameyama, Mie

Kameyama 亀山市
City
Seki-juku (Tōkaidō)
Flag Seal
Location of Kameyama in Mie Prefecture
Kameyama
Coordinates: 34°51′21″N 136°27′6″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie
Government
• Mayor	Yoshiyuki Sakurai (since February 2009)
Area
• Total	190.91 km2 (73.71 sq mi)
Population  (November 2012)
• Total	50,230
• Density	263/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Cryptomeria
- Flower	Japanese iris
Phone number	0595-82-1111
Address	577 Honmaru-cho, Kameyama-shi, Mie-ken 519-0195
Website	www.city.kameyama.mie.jp

Kameyama (亀山市, Kameyama-shi) is a city located in northern Mie Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 2012, the city has an estimated population of 50,230 and a population density of 263 persons per km². The total area is 190.91 km² (73.71 square miles).

Neighboring municipalities

• Mie Prefecture
  • Tsu
  • Suzuka
  • Iga
• Shiga Prefecture
  • Kōka

History

Kameyama developed as the castle town of Kameyama Castle, which belonged to the Ise-Kameyama Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the early 17th century, the castle town was Kameyama-juku, the forty-sixth post station of Tōkaidō. Seki-juku and Sakashita-juku on the Tōkaidō, also fall within its borders. During the establishment of municipalities in the early Meiji period, Kamayama-juku was organized into the town of Kameyama within Suzuka District. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1954.

On January 11, 2005, the town of Seki (also from Suzuka District) was merged into Kameyama.

Economy

Candles are a traditional product of the city. Sharp Corporation has been operating one of the world's largest LCD factories in the city since January 8, 2004.

Transportation

Railway

• JR Central – Kansai Main Line
  • Idagawa - Kameyama
• JR Central – Kisei Main Line
  • Kameyama - Shimonoshō
• JR West – Kansai Main Line
  • Kameyama - Seki - Kabuto

Highway

• Higashi-Meihan Expressway
• Ise Expressway
• Shin-Meishin Expressway
• Japan National Route 1
• Japan National Route 25
• Japan National Route 306

Local attractions

• Kameyama Castle
• Seki-juku

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kameyama is twinned with:

• Gose, Nara, Japan (1998)
• Habikino, Osaka, Japan (1998)

Notable people

• Shiro Hattori - linguist
• Teinosuke Kinugasa - film director
• Kiyoshi Toyoda - baseball player

External links

• Kameyama City official website (in Japanese)