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1927 North Tango area earthquake, which devastanding damage in Mineyama area, present day of part of Kyotango
Kyōtango (京丹後市, Kyōtango-shi?, population 60,163) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on April 1, 2004 by the merger of the towns of Mineyama and Omiya, both from Naka District, the towns of Amino, Tango, and Yasaka, all from Takeno District, and the town of Kumihama, from Kumano District. Naka, Takeno, and Kumano Districts were dissolved as a result of the merger.
Located on the coast of the Sea of Japan on the western side of the Tango Peninsula in the northwestern corner of the prefecture, the new city has its city hall in the former town hall of Mineyama.
Mineyama, now part of Kyōtango, has a close connection with the Hagoromo legend.
The Kumihama area is well known for its many hot springs, while Amino is one of the major producers of the Tango Chirimen.
Kyōtango was home to Jiroemon Kimura who was born in the city in 1897. He was the world's oldest living man since April 2011, the oldest living person in Japan since December 2011 and as of 17 December 2012, was the world's oldest verified living person. [1] Kimura lived in Kyōtango his entire life and was said to have recollections of the 1927 earthquake. He spoke of his memories of surviving the earthquake on his 114th birthday. [2] On 28 December 2012, Kimura became the oldest verified man in history, but he died on June 12th, 2013. [3]
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Huffington Post
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:14:42 -0700
In this handout image provided by Kyotango City government, the world's oldest person Jiroemon Kimura is celebrated by Kyotango City Mayor Yasushi Nakayama as he celebrates his 116th birthday at his home on April 19, 2013 in Kyotango, Kyoto, Japan.
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Huffington Post
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:37 -0700
In this handout image provided by Kyotango City government, the world's oldest person Jiroemon Kimura is celebrated by Kyotango City Mayor Yasushi Nakayama as he celebrates his 116th birthday at his home on April 19, 2013 in Kyotango, Kyoto, Japan.
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Huffington Post
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:42:24 -0700
In this handout image provided by Kyotango City government, the world's oldest person Jiroemon Kimura is celebrated by Kyotango City Mayor Yasushi Nakayama as he celebrates his 116th birthday at his home on April 19, 2013 in Kyotango, Kyoto, Japan.
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globalnews.ca
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:11:44 -0700
In this handout image provided by Kyotango City government, the world's oldest person Jiroemon Kimura speaks to granddaughter-in-law Eiko Kimura as he celebrates his 116th birthday at his home on April 19, 2013 in Kyotango, Kyoto, Japan. Kyotango City ...
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Huffington Post
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:08:02 -0700
In this handout image provided by Kyotango City government, the world's oldest person Jiroemon Kimura is celebrated by Kyotango City Mayor Yasushi Nakayama as he celebrates his 116th birthday at his home on April 19, 2013 in Kyotango, Kyoto, Japan.
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ROCKETNEWS24
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:09:13 -0700
On 12 July at 2:08 am, in a hospital in Kyotango, Kyoto, Jiroemon Kimura passed away due to natural causes. Since his birth on 19 April, 1897, Mr. Kimura had gone on to live the longest life of any male in the world: 116 years and 54 days. During his ...
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Baltimore Sun
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:27:22 -0700
This picture taken by the Kyotango City Government on December 26, 2012 shows the world's oldest man Jiroemon Kimura (R) receiving a flower bouquet from a nurse at a hospital in Kyotango, Kyoto prefecture in western Japan. The world's oldest person ...
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Novinite.com
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:48:00 -0700
Jiroemon Kimura died of natural causes on Wednesday in a hospital in Kyotango, Kyoto, a government statement said. He reportedly had seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Kimura was born on 19 ...
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