Katsuyama, Okayama
Katsuyama 勝山町 | |
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Former municipality | |
Former Katsuyama town hall | |
Katsuyama Location in Japan | |
Coordinates: 35°5′15.4″N 133°41′28.8″E / 35.087611°N 133.691333°ECoordinates: 35°5′15.4″N 133°41′28.8″E / 35.087611°N 133.691333°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku |
Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture |
District | Maniwa |
Merged |
March 31, 2005 (now part of Maniwa) |
Area | |
• Total | 138.79 km2 (53.59 sq mi) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 9,027 |
• Density | 65.04/km2 (168.5/sq mi) |
Symbols | |
• Tree | Chamaecyparis obtusa |
• Flower | Osmanthus fragrans |
Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
Katsuyama (勝山町 Katsuyama-chō) was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,027 and a density of 65.04 persons per km2. The total area was 138.79 km2.
On March 31, 2005, Katsuyama, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Kuse, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa.
To coincide with the 2005 merger, Katsuyama residents were given a book commemorating the last 50 years of Katsuyama's existence as a town and a special purple cloth with the town logo imprinted on it.
Local to Katsuyama is the Kanba waterfall (神庭の滝 Kanba no taki), the only Okayama waterfall on the list of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls and home to Japanese macaque monkeys.
Traditional Products
Katsuyama is famous for its bamboo basketry, originating from the town's Tsukida district,[1] and four types of baskets produced there are designated as "Traditional Japanese Crafts".[2]
Also famous is Gozenshu sake made by Katsuyama's Tsuji Honten brewery which has been in the town since the early 1800s,[3] having relocated from nearby Ochiai.
Geography
- Rivers: Asahi River (The big-3 river through Okayama Prefecture)
Adjoining municipalities
Education
- Katsuyama Elementary School
- Tsukida Elementary School
- Tomihara Elementary School
- Katsuyama Junior High School
- Okayama Prefectural Katsuyama High School
Transportation
Railways
Road
- National highways:
- Prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 32 (Niimi-Katsuyama)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 84 (Katsuyama-Kurihara)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 201 (Kanba waterfall)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 311 (Akuchi-Kami)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 320 (Wakashiro-Hōkoku Station)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 321 (Kōjiro-Katsuyama)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 390 (Komi-Tsukida Station)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 459 (Wakashiro-Kōjiro)
Notable places and events
- Katsuyama castle town
- Kanba waterfall
- Katsuyama Festival (October 19–20)
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Katsuyama castle town
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Kanba waterfall
References
External links
- Official website of Maniwa in Japanese
- http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/12/izumo-kaido-katsuyama.html
- Tsuji brewery webpages (in Japanese)
- http://www.flickr.com/groups/1133664@N25/pool/with/4298539887/ Katsuyama photo group on Flickr
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