Yawata
Yawata-shi 八 幡 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
Region : | Kinki | |
Prefecture : | Kyoto | |
Coordinates : | 34 ° 52 ' N , 135 ° 42' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 24.37 km² | |
Residents : | 70,931 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 2911 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 26210-2 | |
Symbols | ||
Tree : | Camphor tree | |
Flower : | Rhododendron indicum | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Yawata City Hall 75 Yawataennai Yawata -shi Kyōto 614-8195 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.yawata.kyoto.jp/ | |
Location of Yawatas in Kyoto Prefecture | ||
Yawata ( Japanese 八 幡 市 , -shi ) is a Japanese city in the south of Kyoto Prefecture .
geography
Yawata is south of Kyoto and west of Uji .
history
The city of Yawata was established on November 1, 1977 .
Since the filaments used by Thomas Alva Edison for the first electrically operated bamboo filament light bulbs came from the province of Kyoto, there is an Edison memorial in Yawata and an Edison festival is held.
traffic
- National Road 1.478
- JR - Kyoto Line : to Kyoto and Nara
- Keihan Railway
Neighboring cities and communities
sons and daughters of the town
- Ryōhei Sakaguchi (born 1997), track and field athlete
Web links
Commons : Yawata - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Edison Festival (English)