Kamiyama, Tokushima

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

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Location of Kamiyama in Tokushima Prefecture
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
Country Japan
Region Shikoku
Prefecture Tokushima Prefecture
District Myōzai
Government
 • Mayor Masakazu Goto (since June 2005)
Area
 • Total 173.31 km2 (66.92 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2016)
 • Total 5,157
 • Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
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 • Tree Cryptomeria
 • Flower Prunus mume
 • Bird Copper pheasant
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address 100 Jinjyō-ji Honnoma, Kamiyama-chō, Myōzai-gun, Tokushima-ken
771-3395
Website www.town.kamiyama.lg.jp

Kamiyama (神山町, Kamiyama-chō) is a town in Myōzai District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,157 and a density of 30 people per km2. The total area is 173.31 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

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Kamiyama Information". Kamiyama-cho office. Retrieved 20 November 2014.


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