Kameoka, Kyoto

Kameoka (亀岡市, Kameoka-shi) is a Japanese city in Kyoto Prefecture. It is in western Kyoto in a wide, flat valley.^[1]

Kameoka Station under construction, 2008

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HistoryEdit

Kameoka city was built around a castle. It is in a rural area.

DevelopmentEdit

The population of Kameoka city is about 90,000 people.

Special products found in Kameoka include Botan nabe and Matsutake.

Sister citiesEdit

Knittelfeld, Austria - April 14, 1964
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA - November 3, 1985
Jandira, Brazil - November 3, 1980
Suzhou, China - December 31, 1996

FestivalsEdit

The Kameoka festival is held in the city from October 23rd to 25th every year. It is called the Gion Festival in Tamba, or Fall festival in Kameoka.^[2]

ReferencesEdit

↑ Clancy, Judith. (2008). Exploring Kyoto: On Foot in the Ancient Capital, p. 225.
↑ Kameoka festival Society^{[permanent dead link]}

Other websitesEdit

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[1] Clancy, Judith. (2008). Exploring Kyoto: On Foot in the Ancient Capital, p. 225.

[2] Kameoka festival Society^{[permanent dead link]}

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