Kameyama (Mie)

Kameyama City Hall
Kameyama-shi ; 亀山市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Mie
Coordinates :	34 ° 51 ' N , 136 ° 27' E Coordinates: 34 ° 51 '21 " N , 136 ° 27' 6" E
Basic data
Surface:	190.91 km²
Residents :	50,029 ; (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	262 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	24210-1
Symbols
Tree :	Crescent fir
Flower :	Japanese iris
town hall
Address :	Kameyama City Hall ; 577 Honmaru-chō; Kameyama -shi ; Mie 519-0195
Website URL:	http://www.city.kameyama.mie.jp
Location of Kameyamas in Mie Prefecture

Kameyama ( Japanese 亀山市 , -shi ; literally: Turtle Mountain ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Mie . The city is famous for rōsoku (candles).

history

Kameyama is an old castle town where the Ishikawa last resided with an income of 60,000 koku . The remains of Kameyama Castle , which can still be seen on Hiroshige's woodcut, are still preserved.

Kameyama and the places Seki ( 関町 , -chō ) and Sakashita ( 坂下村 , -mura ), which were incorporated on November 11, 2005 , were post offices ( 宿場町Shukuba-machi ) of the Tōkaidō during the Edo period .