Kameoka, Kyoto

Kameoka (亀岡市, Kameoka-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Kameoka

亀岡市
City
Top left: A sightseeing train at Sagano Sightseeing Line, Top right: Kameoka Castle site, Middle left: Hozu Valley, Middle right:Kameoka Izumo Shrine, Bottom: A sightseeing boat at Hozu Valley
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Location of Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture
Kameoka
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°1′N 135°34′E
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureKyoto Prefecture
Government
 • MayorTakahiro Katsuragawa
Area
 • Total224.80 km2 (86.80 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2015)
 • Total89,479
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeSakura
 • FlowerAzalea
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
City hall address8 Yasumachi Nonogami, Kameoka-shi, Kyōto-fu
621-8501
Websitewww.city.kameoka.kyoto.jp

As of October 1, 2015, the city has an estimated population of 89,479, with 33,915 households and a population density of 398 persons per km². The total area is 224.80 km².

Kameoka City Hall
Anaoji in Kameoka

Geography

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 provinces. 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 suburbs of Metro Kyoto.[1]

Kameoka is notable as the launch point for Hozugawa Kudari, a boat ride down the Hozu River.[2] 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.[3]

History

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. In addition, farmers in the city provide beef, chicken and ayu (also known as sweetfish).

In the past, Kameoka was known as Kameyama and served as the provincial capital for Tanba 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-kyō (the area was reigned by Seiwa Genji)
  • 1333 – Takauji Ashikaga raised his army in Kameoka to settle the Genkō Rebellion in Kyoto
  • 1577 – Under the direction of Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide 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

source:歴史 [History]. 国営亀岡農地再編整備事業 (in Japanese). Kinki Regional Agricultural Administration Office.

Education
  • Kyoto Gakuen University

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Sports

Notable people from Kameoka

Lords of Kameoka

Sister cities

Kameoka has agreements of friendship and co-operation with:[6]

See also

References
  1. "Employed Persons and Persons Attending School 15 Years of Age and Over, based on Place of Usual Residence, by Shi, Ku, Machi or Mura of Working or Schooling and Sex - Prefectures, Shi, Ku, Machi and Mura". 2015 Population Census (in Japanese). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
  2. "Sagano Bamboo Forest -- a most enchanting grove". CNN travel. 24 June 2017.
  3. "Anaōji". Kameoka City. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. 円山応挙の重文水墨画間近に 京都・亀岡の寺で公開. 京都新聞 (in Japanese). 4 November 2017.
  5. "Diplomfilme - Haru Ichiban (Frühlingssturm)". Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  6. "Sister Cities and Friendship City". Kameoka City. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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