Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kameyama has increased slowly over the past 50 years.

History

Kameyama developed as the castle town of Kameyama Castle, which belonged to the Ise-Kameyama Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. In the early 17th century, the castle town was Kameyama-juku, the forty-sixth post station of Tōkaidō. Seki-juku and Sakashita-juku on the Tōkaidō, also fall within its borders.

During the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period, Kamayama-juku was organized into the town of Kameyama within Suzuka District. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1954.

On January 11, 2005, the town of Seki (also from Suzuka District) was merged into Kameyama.

Government

Kameyama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Kameyama contributes one member to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Candles are a traditional product of the city. Sharp Corporation has been operating one of the world's largest LCD factories in the city since January 8, 2004.

Education

Kameyama has eleven public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school.

Transportation

Railway

20px JR Tōkai – Kansai Main Line

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20px JR Tōkai – Kisei Main Line

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20px JR West – Kansai Main Line

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Air

The city does not have its airport. The nearest airports are:

  • Chubu Centrair International Airport, located east.
  • Itami Airport, located west.
  • Kansai International Airport, located south west.

Highway

  • 24px|link=|alt=E23 Higashi-Meihan Expressway
  • 24px|link=|alt=E23 Ise Expressway
  • 24px|link=|alt=E1A Shin-Meishin Expressway

Local attractions

  • Kameyama Castle
  • Seki-juku

Sister cities

Kameyama is twinned with:

  • Gose, Nara, Japan, since 1998
  • Habikino, Osaka, Japan, since 1998

Notable people

  • Shiro Hattori - linguist
  • Teinosuke Kinugasa - film director
  • Kiyoshi Toyoda - baseball player

References

  • Kameyama City official website