- Ayabe, Kyoto
nihongo|Ayabe|綾部市|Ayabe-shi is a city located in Kyoto,
Japan .As of 2008 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 36,814 and the density of 110.87 persons per km². The total area is 347.11 km².The city was founded on
August 1 ,1950 .Ayabe is situated in the mountains of Northern Kyoto prefecture. You can get there by train from Kyoto station or by car in an hour and a half.
It is famous for several things, mainly the founding of a Buddhist sect. In August you can view fireflies from Kanbayashi, which is on the Kanbayashi bus route and takes 40 minutes through beautiful country scenery. In the same area is a hotspring area and development is underway for a new hotspring to be opened by the JR Ayabe station. Ayabe's slightly inconvenient location makes has left it quite unchanged and traditional and a nice peaceful place to live.
External links
* [http://www.city.ayabe.kyoto.jp/ Ayabe official website] in Japanese
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