- Jōyō, Kyoto
Infobox City Japan
Name= Jōyō
JapaneseName= 城陽市
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Region=Kansai
Prefecture= Kyoto
District=
Area_km2= 32.75
PopDate= April 2008
Population= 80,669
Density_km2= 2511
Coords= coord|34|51|N|135|47|E|type:city_region:JP
Tree=Ume
Flower= Iris
Bird=
Symbol
SymbolDescription=
Mayor= Akio Hashimoto
CityHallPostalCode= 610-0195
CityHallAddress= 16-17 Higashinokuchi, Terada, Jōyō-shi, Kyōto-fu
CityHallPhone=
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.joyo.kyoto.jp/english/english.html City of Jōyō] nihongo|Jōyō|城陽市|Jōyō-shi is a city located in Kyoto,Japan . It is halfway between Kyoto and Nara. It contains historical sites including the "Shibagahara Tomb" and "Mito shrine".As of 2008, the city has an estimated
population of 80,669 and the density of 2,540.09 persons per km². The total area is 32.75 km².The city was founded on
May 3 ,1972 .ister cities
Joyo has two sister cities:
*Gyeongsan ,South Korea
*Vancouver, WA ,United States Economy
Industry
* Gold and Silver threadGold and silver threads weaved into
Kimono and Obi are produced at Joyo.Joyo produces 60% of all the gold and silver thread inJapan .
*Agriculture
**fig tree
**Sweet Potato tourist attraction
Aodani ume grove
Currently about 10,000
Ume trees are planted in this 20 hectare area. This is the largest scale underKyoto Prefecture . A detailed origin of this ume grove is not known. It is known that in the beginning of the Medieval era (Kamakura age, 1185-1333 AD) a prince wrote a Tanka to praise this ume grove.ports
occer
Sanga Town Joyo is an official training field for the
Kyoto Sanga F.C. , which belongs to the Japanese proffssional soccer league,J. League .External links
* [http://www.city.joyo.kyoto.jp/english/english.html Joyo official website]
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