is a
city located in
Mie Prefecture,
Japan.
As of
2006, the city has an estimated
population of 48,902 and the
density of 256.15 persons per
km². The total area is 190.91 km².
The city was founded on
October 1,
1954.
History
The city was the
castle town of Ise Kameyama-
han and also hosted
Kameyama-juku, the forty-sixth
station of
TÅkaidÅ.
Candles are a traditional product of the city.
Sharp Corporation operates one of the world's largest
LCD factories in the city since
January 8,
2004. It is easy to transport products to
Osaka and other cities overland.
It was merged with the former town of
Seki on
January 11,
2005.
Famous people from Kameyama
★
Shiro Hattori - linguist
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Shingo Katsurayama - actor
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Teinosuke Kinugasa - film director
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Kiyoshi Toyoda - baseball player
External links
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Kameyama official website in Japanese