Seika

Seika is a town positioned in Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2015, the town has a populace of 36,376. The general place is 25.68 km2. Seika, although largely agriculturally primarily based, has in current years come to be the middle of a countrywide venture, the Kansai Science City, and has been called the "New Culture Capital" of Japan. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT, Matsushita Electric, Kyocera and lots of different organizations have facilities in the city. Archaeological data suggest that human beings have inhabited present day-day Seika given that at least the Yayoi period.

Seika is home to Inayazuma Castle, wherein a part of the Yamashiro Riots of 1485 came about. The place round Seika has traditionally been considered a cultural corridor between the 2 historical capitals of Kyoto and Nara. While strawberries are Seika's maximum famous product, the city is likewise recognized for its shrimp taro and green chili peppers. Seika is served by using two rail corporations, JR West and Kintetsu. The JR Gakkentoshi Line connects Seika to Osaka, while Kintetsu Kyoto Line affords carrier to Kyoto and, thru connection to the Nara Line at Yamato-Saidaiji Station, to Nara and Osaka.