Kameoka, Kyoto
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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.
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
, yam
s, and daikon
. Many of them are known as one of the best in the nation. 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.http://www.city.kameoka.kyoto.jp/english/SIGHTSEEING.html#Anchorhozugawa
.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 93,323 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 415 persons per km². The total area is 224.90 km². It is known as one of Japan's foggiest cities.
Historically, the area served as a farming community for Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, Japan's former capital. For centuries, area farmers provided ingredients used for traditional Japanese food served in Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
including chestnuts, black beans, azuki, rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, matsutake
Matsutake
Matsutake is the common name for a highly sought after mycorrhizal mushroom that grows in Asia, Europe, and North America...
, yam
Yam (vegetable)
Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea . These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania...
s, and daikon
Daikon
Daikon , Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also called White Radish, Japanese radish, Oriental radish, Chinese radish, lo bok and Mooli , is a mild flavoured, very large, white East Asian radish...
. Many of them are known as one of the best in the nation. In addition, farmers in the city provide beef
Beef
Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East , Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Europe and the United States, and is also important in...
, chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
and ayu
Ayu
The or sweetfish, Plecoglossus altivelis, is an amphidromous fish, the only species in the genus Plecoglossus and in family Plecoglossidae. It is a relative of the smelts and is placed in the order Osmeriformes...
(also known as sweetfish). In recent years, habanero peppers have been commercially produced.
Kameoka abuts Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
to the east and is located to the north of Osaka
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
. It is on the border line between former Tanba and Yamashiro
Yamashiro Province
was a province of Japan, located in Kinai. It overlaps the southern part of modern Kyoto Prefecture on Honshū. Aliases include , the rare , and . It is classified as an upper province in the Engishiki....
providences. Together with Nantan
Nantan, Kyoto
is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.As of May 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 35,424. The total area is 616.31 km².The city was founded on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the former towns of Sonobe, Yagi, Hiyoshi, and Miyama...
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
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
. Today, the city serves as one of the fastest growing suburbs of Metro Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, and Metro Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
.
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
Hozu River
The is a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The river begins in the mountains near Kameoka, a town northwest of Kyoto City. It snakes into the Arashiyama section of western Kyoto before changing its name to Katsura 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.http://www.city.kameoka.kyoto.jp/english/SIGHTSEEING.html#Anchorhozugawa
History
In the past, Kameoka was known as Kameyama and served as the provincial capital for Tamba provinceTamba Province
was an old province of Japan. The ambit of its borders encompassed both the central part of modern Kyoto Prefecture and the east-central part of Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Tango Province...
.
- 300 BCE - Rice farming colonies were built throughout the area
- 741 - Emperor ShōmuEmperor Shomuwas the 45th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Shōmu's reign spanned the years 724 through 723.-Traditional narrative:...
established kokubunji, provincial templeProvincial templeEmperor Shōmu of Japan established so-called provincial temples in each province of Japan...
s - 8th century - beginning to grow as a suburb of Nagaokakyo and Heian-kyoHeian-kyoHeian-kyō , was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180....
(the area was reigned by Seiwa GenjiSeiwa GenjiThe ' were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto Yoshiie, also known as "Hachimantaro", or God of War, and Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended...
) - 1333 - Takauji Ashikaga raised his army in Kameoka to settle the Genko Rebellion in KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
- 1577 - Under the direction of Nobunaga Oda, Mitsuhide Akechi erected Kameyama CastleKameyama Castle (Kyoto)is a castle located in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It guarded the northwest passage into Kyoto for nearly three-hundred years.- References :...
- 1582 - Mitsuhide Akechi raised his army in Kameoka to assassinate Nobunaga Oda and Nobutada Oda in KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
: The Incident at Honnō-ji - 1869 - Kameyama was renamed Kameoka
Notable people from Kameoka
- Maruyama ŌkyoMaruyama Okyo, born Maruyama Masataka, was a Japanese artist active in the late 18th century. He moved to Kyoto, during which he studied artworks from Chinese, Japanese and Western sources. A personal style of Western naturalism mixed with Eastern decorative design emerged, and Ōkyo founded the Maruyama school...
- Masashi Satō of QuruliQuruliis a popular Japanese music group formed in 1996. As of March 2007, the lineup consists of Masashi Satoh and Shigeru Kishida. Their music is produced and distributed by Victor Entertainment.- Career :...
- Baigan Ishida - the founder of ShingakuShingakuShingaku is a Japanese religious movement, founded by Ishida Baigan and further developed by Teshima Toan, which was especially influential during the Tokugawa period....
- Araga Tomoko - Two times Karate-Do World Champion (2004, 2006)
Lords of Kameoka
- Mitsuhide Akechi
- Kobayakawa HideakiKobayakawa HideakiKobayakawa Hideaki was fifth son of Kinoshita Iesada and the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.He was adopted by Hideyoshi and called himself Hashiba Hidetoshi and Shusen . He was then again adopted by Kobayakawa Takakage and renamed himself Hideaki...
- Maeda Gen'i
- Oda HidekatsuOda Hidekatsuwas a Japanese samurai who was the fourth son of the famed feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga and was adopted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at a young age. His original name was ....
Sister cities
- Knittelfeld, Austria - April 14, 1964
- Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA - November 3, 1985
- Jandira, Brazil - November 3, 1980
- Suzhou, China - December 31, 1996
External links
- Kameoka official website in English
- Kameoka official website in Japanese