Kamiyama, Tokushima

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Kamiyama
神山町
Town
Clockwise from upper left: Amagoi Fall, Akui River, view of Mount Tsurugi from Shōsan Temple, square in Kamiyama Forest Park, Shōsan Temple
Clockwise from upper left: Amagoi Fall, Akui River, view of Mount Tsurugi from Shōsan Temple, square in Kamiyama Forest Park, Shōsan Temple
Flag of Kamiyama
Official seal of Kamiyama
Location of Kamiyama in Tokushima Prefecture
Location of Kamiyama in Tokushima Prefecture
Kamiyama is located in Japan
Kamiyama
Kamiyama
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°58′N 134°21′E / 33.967°N 134.350°E / 33.967; 134.350Coordinates: 33°58′N 134°21′E / 33.967°N 134.350°E / 33.967; 134.350
CountryJapan
RegionShikoku
PrefectureTokushima Prefecture
DistrictMyōzai
Government
 • MayorMasakazu Goto (since June 2005)
Area
 • Total173.30 km2 (66.91 sq mi)
Population
 (June 1, 2019)
 • Total4,724
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address100 Jinjyō-ji Honnoma, Kamiyama-chō, Myōzai-gun, Tokushima-ken
771-3395
Websitewww.town.kamiyama.lg.jp
Symbols
BirdCopper pheasant
FlowerPrunus mume
TreeCryptomeria

Kamiyama (神山町, Kamiyama-chō) is a town in Myōzai District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the town has an estimated population of 4,724 and a density of 27.3 people per km2. The total area is 173.30 km2.[1]

The area has been settled since ancient times and is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.[1] Notable sights include the Amagoi Waterfalls, regularly listed among the 100 most beautiful waterfalls of Japan, plum orchards, Shosan-ji Temple, one of the 88 sites on the Shikoku pilgrimage route, and a 500-year-old Ginkgo tree, which is especially beautiful during the fall.[1]

Sights[]

Amagoi waterfalls
  • Amagoi Waterfalls
  • Shosan-ji Temple
  • Okubo Chichi-Icho Ginkgo tree

Transportation[]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Kamiyama Information". Kamiyama-cho office. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

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