Katsuyama, Okayama

Katsuyama, Okayama

nihongo|Katsuyama|勝山町|Katsuyama-chō was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama, Japan. On March 31, 2005, Katsuyama and several nearby municipalities merged to form the new city of Maniwa.

In 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.

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 (kanba no taki) which is home to wild monkeys.

External links

* [http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/12/izumo-kaido-katsuyama.html http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/12/izumo-kaido-katsuyama.html]
* [http://www.town.katsuyama.okayama.jp/ Katsuyama official website] (in Japanese)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Katsuyama (Begriffsklärung) — Katsuyama bezeichnet: eine ehemalige Stadt in der Präfektur Fukuoka: Katsuyama (Fukuoka) (heute: Miyako (Fukuoka)) eine ehemalige Stadt in der Präfektur Okayama: Katsuyama (Okayama) (heute: Maniwa) folgende Lehen (han): in der Provinz Awa:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chūgoku-Katsuyama Station — 中国勝山駅 Chūgoku Katsuyama Station, January 2008 Location Prefectu …   Wikipedia

  • Maniwa, Okayama — Maniwa 真庭市   City   View of Hiruzen Plateau …   Wikipedia

  • Maniwa District, Okayama — Maniwa (真庭郡; Maniwa gun) is a district located in Okayama, Japan. In 2003 the district had an estimated population of 48,246 and a density of 58.53 persons per km². The total area is 824.35 km². In 2005, the component towns and villages of… …   Wikipedia

  • Chūka, Okayama — Chūka (中和村, Chūka son?) was a village located in Maniwa District, Okayama, Japan. On March 31, 2005 Chūka was merged with the town of Hokubō, from Jōbō District, and the towns of Katsuyama, Ochiai, Yubara and Kuse, and the villages of Mikamo …   Wikipedia

  • Ochiai, Okayama — Ochiai (落合町, Ochiai chō?) was a component of the city of Maniwa, Okayama, Japan and was formerly a town in the Maniwa District. On March 31, 2005 Ochiai was merged with the town of Hokubō, from Jōbō District, the towns of Katsuyama, Yubara and… …   Wikipedia

  • Mikamo, Okayama — Mikamo (美甘村, Mikamo son?) was a village located in Maniwa District, Okayama, Japan. On March 31, 2005 Mikamo was merged with the town of Hokubō, from Jōbō District, and the towns of Katsuyama, Ochiai, Yubara and Kuse, and the villages of Kawakami …   Wikipedia

  • List of mergers in Okayama Prefecture — The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.(as of January 22, 2007)Mergers from April 1, 1999 to March 31, 2000Mergers from April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001Mergers from April 1, 2001 to March 31,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Japan-related articles (K) — TOCleftThis page lists Japan related articles with romanized titles beginning with the letter K. For names of people, please list by surname (i.e., Tarō Yamada should be listed under Y , not T ). Please also ignore particles (e.g. a , an , the )… …   Wikipedia

  • Maniwa — shi 真庭市 Geographische Lage in Japan …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”