Yamatokoriyama, Nara
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Nara
, Japan
.
As of August 31, 2006, the city has an estimated population
of 93,280 and the density
of 2,185.56 persons per km². The total area is 42.68 km².
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The settlement of Hieda, located east of the Saho River, is well known for its old fashioned buildings, which are surrounded by moats.
The city was founded on January 1, 1954.
Moreover, the culture of Japanese Carp known as Koi
is also famous. In the Edo period
, samurai
began to cultivate these goldfish as a side job. Yamatokoriyama's share of the koi industry is the largest in Japan. While Yamatokoriyama's involvement in this industry continues, in recent years it has begun to decline from lack of interest in younger generations.
Cities of Japan
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located in Nara
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan
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As of August 31, 2006, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 93,280 and the density
Population density
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of 2,185.56 persons per km². The total area is 42.68 km².
Geography
Located in the northern portion of the Nara Basin, the Saho River and the Tomio River flow through. The majority of the city is flat, although the portion west of the Tomio River is a little elevated. There are many ponds in the city, which were created for cultivating goldfishGoldfish
The goldfish is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae of order Cypriniformes. It was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish....
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The settlement of Hieda, located east of the Saho River, is well known for its old fashioned buildings, which are surrounded by moats.
History
Economy
Many makers' factory will be invited to a southern Showa area around from the 1960s, and it is famous also as an industrial complex.Moreover, the culture of Japanese Carp known as Koi
Koi
or more specifically , are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens....
is also famous. In the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
began to cultivate these goldfish as a side job. Yamatokoriyama's share of the koi industry is the largest in Japan. While Yamatokoriyama's involvement in this industry continues, in recent years it has begun to decline from lack of interest in younger generations.
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