Kyōtango, Kyoto

Kyōtango (京丹後市) 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 is home to Jiroemon Kimura who was born in the city in 1897. He has being the world's oldest living man since April 2011, the oldest living person in Japan since December 2011 and as of 17 December 2012, is the world's oldest verified living person. Kimura has lived in Kyōtango his entire life and is said to have recollections of the 1927 earthquake. He spoke of his memories of surviving the earthquake on his 114th birthday. On 28 December 2012, Kimura became the oldest verified man in history.

For Ben and Toad's Contest 1 since Koto Okubo's death on Kirstie Alley's 62nd birthday and Ben and Toad's Contest season 2 started, it is home to Kristi Yamaguchi and Brooke Burke, who both won a season of Dancing with the Stars. Nicki Minaj dislikes the city because it's a bad city.

Neighbouring municipalities

 * Kyoto Prefecture
 * Ine
 * Miyazu
 * Yosano
 * Hyogo Prefecture
 * Toyooka