Kameoka, Kyoto

Kameoka (Japanese亀 冈 市, -shi ) is a Japanese city in northern Kyoto Prefecture.

Geography

Kameoka is located west of Kyoto.

History

The city of Kameoka was founded on 1 January 1955. On 11 July 1951, the dam of the storage pond Heiwa -ike broke in the mountains above the present town. The flooding destroyed the village Shino -cho, which now belongs to Kameoka. Here, according to several sources 75-114 people died.

Traffic

  • Road National Road 9
  • National road 372, 423, 477, 478
  • JR San'in Main Line: to Kyoto and Shimonoseki

Culture and sights

  • In the city there is the Buddhist temple Anao -ji.

Twinning

  • Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States - since 1985
  • Jandira, Brazil - since 1980
  • Suzhou, China - since 1996

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto
  • Nantan
  • Ibaraki
  • Takatsuki
  • Nose
  • Toyono

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Nobuko Fujimura ( b. 1965 ), marathon runner
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