Joyo, Kyoto
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This article is about the city. For the standard set of kanji, see Jōyō kanji.
Jōyō (城陽市; -shi) is a city located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the halfway between Kyoto city and Nara City.There are a lot of Historical spot and architecture such as Shibagahara Tomb and Mito shrine.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 83,188 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.Joyo has two sister cities:
* Gyeongsan, South Korea
* Vancouver, WA, United StatesIndustry* Gold and Silver threadGold and silver threads weaving into Kimono and Obi are produced at Joyo.Joyo is producing 60% of all the gold and silver thread in Japan.
*Agriculture
**fig tree
**Sweet PotatoAodani plum groveCurrently About 10,000 trees are planted in the area of 20 hectares. This is the largest scale under Kyoto Prefecture. A detailed origin of this plum grove is not known. It is known that in the begining of Medieval era (Kamakura age) a prince write a Tanka to praise this plum grove.* Joyo official website
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