Kameoka, Kyoto
city in Kyōto prefecture, Japan
Kameoka (亀岡市, Kameoka-shi) is a Japanese city in Kyoto Prefecture. It is in western Kyoto in a wide, flat valley.[1]
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
Media related to Kameoka, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons
