Kameyama, Mie

Kameyama (亀山市, Kameyama-shi) is a Japanese city in Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū.

Kameyama 亀山市
City
Kameyama City Hall in Honmaru area
Flag Seal
Location of Kameyama in Mie Prefecture
Kameyama
Coordinates: 34°51′21″N 136°27′6″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie Prefecture
Government
• -Mayor	Yoshiyuki Sakurai (since February 2009)
Area
• Total	190.91 km2 (73.71 sq mi)
Population  (November 2012)
• Total	50,230
• Density	263/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Cryptomeria
- Flower	Japanese iris
Phone number	0595-82-1111
Address	577 Honmaru-cho, Kameyama-shi, Mie-ken 519-0195
Website	www.city.kameyama.mie.jp

History

See the main article: List of the 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō

In the Edo period, Kameyama-juku, Seki-juku and Sakanoshita-juku were the 46th, 47th and 48th of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations (shuku-eki) along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto. All three Tōkaidō rest stops are within the boundaries of modern Numazu.

Gallery

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  Kameyama rest stop by Hiroshige, ukiyo-e woodblock print c. 1830s
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  Seki rest stop by Hiroshige, c. 1830s
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  Sakanoshita rest stop by Hiroshige, c. 1830s
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  Stone wall at former Kameyama Castle
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  Kameyama railway station, early Taishō period (1912–1926)

Related pages

• The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Other websites

Media related to Kameyama, Mie at Wikimedia Commons

• Kameyama City website (in Japanese)
• Hiroshige prints, Kameyama Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Seki Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Sakanoshita Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine