Ayabe, Kyoto

Ayabe 綾部市
City
Flag Emblem
Location of Ayabe in Kyoto Prefecture
Ayabe Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°18′N 135°16′E / 35.300°N 135.267°E / 35.300; 135.267Coordinates: 35°18′N 135°16′E / 35.300°N 135.267°E / 35.300; 135.267
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Kyoto Prefecture
Area
• Total	347.11 km2 (134.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	36,814
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	www.city.ayabe.kyoto.jp

Ayabe (綾部市, Ayabe-shi) is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1950. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 36,814 and a population density of 110 persons per km². The total area is 347.11 km².

Overview

Ayabe is situated in the mountains of Northern Kyoto Prefecture. You can get there by train from Kyoto station or by car in an hour and a half.

It is known for the founding of Oomoto. In August fireflies can be viewed from Kanbayashi. In the same area is a hot spring area and development is underway for a new hot spring to be opened by the JR Ayabe station.

Twin towns and sister cities

• Jerusalem, Israel^[1]

References

External links

• Media related to Ayabe, Kyoto at Wikimedia Commons
• Ayabe City official website (Japanese)

Kyoto Prefecture Wards of Kyoto (capital city) Fushimi Higashiyama Kamigyō Kita Minami Nakagyō Nishikyō Sakyō Shimogyō Ukyō Yamashina Other cities Ayabe Fukuchiyama Jōyō Kameoka Kizugawa Kyōtanabe Kyōtango Maizuru Miyazu Mukō Nagaokakyō Nantan Uji Yawata Funai District Kyōtamba Kuse District Kumiyama Otokuni District Ōyamazaki Sōraku District Kasagi Minamiyamashiro Seika Wazuka Tsuzuki District Ide Ujitawara Yosa District Ine Yosano