Kameoka is located in the north west of Kyoto city in the area called Tamba
( Southern part of old country of Tamba )
According to the history Kameoka was a place where Akechi Mitsuhide
who attacked Oda Nobunaga in the mid 18th century laid his base.
Kameoka used to be known as a gateway to north part of Kyoto prefecture
and Osaka and served itself as a transport hub.
The most part of its area serves itself as rice field. The legend has it that  a deity of Izumo myth ( Mitsuhohime )
split a mountain between Kameoka and Arashiyama to create a valley to draw the water into the region.
The names of "Hozu River" and "Hozukyo valley" take their origin from this myth of Izumo.
From the city the most popular access to Kameoka is by JR Sagano Line that goes along Hozu River.
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