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English: From around 1987, the delayed improvement of expressways has started; many major companies are located in Fukuchiyama due to the convenient transportation and these companies comprise the urban area of Fukuchiyama, centered around Fukuchiyama City.
Japanese: 1987年（昭和62年）ごろからは遅れていた高速道路も整備も成され、その交通の利便性などから拠点を置く多数の大手企業が存在し、それらは福知山都市圏を構成し福知山市はその中心を担う。
English: On the other hand, while Fukuchiyama used to flourish in the production of specialty goods and various agricultural products such as indigo-dyeing, such industries have declined over time due to a shortage of successors and have disappeared almost completely.
Japanese: 一方特産品の藍染め品や藍染品などのさまざまな農産品を生産し、それらを扱う商いのまちとして栄えてきた福知山は、後継者不足などの問題によりそれらの産業は衰退しほぼ完全に消滅してしまった。
English: Currently heavy industries and commerce are the main industries of Fukuchiyama due to the development of Osadano Industrial Park (comparatively large inland industrial parks), which started in 1974 after the rapid economic growth; the development of this park has spawned some movements by educational institutions to implement a comprehensive curriculum to teach former traditions and history, together with the formation of private organizations which aim to carry out such activities.
Japanese: 現状としては内陸型工業団地としては比較的大規模な長田野工業団地が高度経済成長を経た1974年（昭和49年）に整備着手がなされたことによる、工業や商業が主な福知山の産業になっているが、それらのかつての伝統と歴史を復活させようと総合的な学習の時間で学ばせる教育機関や、そういった活動の趣旨の民間団体が結成されるなどの動きも見られる。
English: The current city symbol of Fukuchiyama was chosen from about 2,000 entries from across Japan and was established in 1938; it was designed by laying side-by-side the nine katakana characters of 'Fu,' the initial letter of 'Fukuchiyama'; this design expresses 'Fuku' (good luck) with the 'nine Fu' pronounced as 'Fuku.'
Japanese: 現在の福知山市章は、1938年（昭和13年）12月に公募により二千点近くの中から選ばれ制定されたもので、「ふくちやま」の頭文字である「ふ」をカタカナにし、それを九つ並べて図案化されたものであり、その図案はフ九」つまり「福」をこの市章は表している。
English: The city emblem of Fukuoka established in 1967 was also designed by laying the nine katakana characters of 'Fu' side by side, therefore the two cities have this point in common.
Japanese: 1967年（昭和42年）に制定された福岡市の市章も同様の理由でカタカナの「フ」を九つ並べて図案化されており、その点に関しては共通点があるといえる。
English: Dokko of Dokko-chan originates from a unique phrase of 'Dokkoise' repeated in the Fukuchiyama Ondo dance song; Dokko-chan is based on the motif of a dancer.
Japanese: ドッコちゃんのドッコとは、福知山音頭にたびたび繰り返される「ドッコイセ」という独特のフレーズから由来し、ドッコちゃんはその踊り子をモチーフにしたものである。
English: Additionally, it is said that the phrase of Dokkoise originated from calls in carrying stones for fences during the building of Fukuchiyama-jo Castle.
Japanese: 更にこのドッコイセというフレーズはとは福知山城築城の際、その石垣を運んだ際の掛け声が由来とされている。
English: There is an Oni (ogre) legend that Shuten-doji used to live in the Oe-yama mountain range; the Oni is adored by the people, who hold the 'Oni Matsuri' (ogre festival) as a commercial and industrial event.
Japanese: 大江山には酒呑童子が住んでいたとされる鬼伝説があり、商工イベントとしての「鬼まつり」などが開催されるなど、鬼は親しまれてきた。
English: In Oe-cho (municipal town before merger) at the foot of Oe-yama mountain range, a town was created based on the Oni and there are many things related to the Oni such as a statue of the Oni designed by Toru NARITA, a corridor with Oni-faced pillars and a Japan Ogre Exchange Museum, etc.
Japanese: 麓の大江町（合併前は自治体の町）では、鬼を核としたまちづくりが行われ、成田亨デザインの鬼像や、鬼瓦の回廊、鬼の博物館など鬼にまつわるものが多数存在する。
English: The characters are modeled on Mitsuhide AKECHI and his wife, Hiroko AKECHI, and were designed by Sobe AMAKO known as the cartoonist for Ninja Boy Rantaro.
Japanese: 明智光秀とその正室である明智煕子がモデルとなっており、忍たま乱太郎の作者で知られる尼子騒兵衛がデザインしたものである。
English: 1580: This place was renamed as 'Fukuchiyama' through the building of the Fukuchiyama-jo Castle.
Japanese: 1580年（天正8年）-福智山築城によりこの地を「福智山」と改める。
English: 1600: A clan was established by Toyouji ARIMA (a castle town seemed to be formed during this period).
Japanese: 1600年（慶長5年）-有馬豊氏により藩が設置される（城下町はこの時代において形成されたと思われる）。
English: Thereafter, the clan was named as Fukuchiyama clan (the name under the three-type administration system in the Meiji period) under the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 以後、江戸幕府においての福知山藩（明治時代の府藩県三治制時の名称）となる。
English: 1876: Toyooka Prefecture was divided, then integrated into Hyogo Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture, forming Amata-gun, Kyoto Prefecture.
Japanese: 1876年（明治9年）-豊岡県は兵庫県と京都府に分割統合、京都府天田郡となる。
English: July 15, 1899: The entire rail line between Osaka and Fukuchiyama was opened through the completion of the section between Kashiwara Station (Hyogo Prefecture) and Fukuchi Minamiguchi Station on the Fukuchiyama Line.
Japanese: 1899年（明治32年）7月15日-福知山線の柏原駅(兵庫県)～福知南口駅開通により、大阪～福知山間全線が開通する。
English: August 25, 1910: The entire rail line between Kyoto Station and Fukuchiyama Station was opened by completion of the section between Sonobe Station and Ayabe Station on the Sanin Main Line.
Japanese: 1910年（明治43年）8月25日-山陰本線の園部駅～綾部駅開通により、京都駅～福知山駅全線が開通する。
English: Along with the opening of the entire rail line between Osaka and Fukuchiyama in 1899 outlined above, Fukuchiyama Station started to play a role as the central station of the city.
Japanese: 上記の1899年（明治32年）の大阪～福知山間全線開通とあわせて、福知山駅が市の中心駅として担うようになる。
English: 1936: Anga-mura, Sasabe-mura and Shimotoyotomi-mura were incorporated, with the intent of reorganizing them as a city.
Japanese: 1936年（昭和11年）-市制施行を念頭に庵我村・雀部村・下豊富村を編入する。
English: December 1938: The city symbol of Fukuchiyama City was chosen from about 2,000 entries from across Japan and established.
Japanese: 1938年（昭和13年）12月-公募により全国から集められた約2000点の作品の中から、福知山市市章が制定される。
English: June 1940: Kumataro KISHIMOTO took office as the second mayor.
Japanese: 1940年（昭和15年）6月-2代目市長として岸本熊太郎が就任する。
English: July 1942: Shotaro TANAKA took office as the third mayor.
Japanese: 1942年（昭和17年）7月-3代目市長として田中庄太郎が就任する。
English: March 10, 1948: Hitoshi ASHIDA who was designated as honorary citizen later took office as prime minister.
Japanese: 1948年（昭和23年）3月10日-後に福知山名誉市民となる芦田均が内閣総理大臣に就任する。
English: April 1949: Kamitoyotomi-mura, Shimokawaguchi-mura and Nishinakasuji-mura were incorporated.
Japanese: 1949年（昭和24年）4月-上豊富村・下川口村・西中筋村を編入する。
English: 1950: The Fukuchiyama Railroad Administration of Old Japanese National Railway (present-day Fukuchiyama Branch of West Japan Railway Company) was established.
Japanese: 1950年（昭和25年）-旧日本国有鉄道福知山鉄道管理局（現西日本旅客鉄道福知山支社）を開設する。
English: April 1951: Gentaro MAKINO took office as the fifth mayor.
Japanese: 1951年（昭和26年）4月-5代目市長として牧野源太郎が就任する。
English: March 1954: Fukuchiyama Station which played a role of central station in present-day Fukuchiyama City later was completed.
Japanese: 1954年（昭和29年）3月-後に現在の福知山市の中心駅となる福知山駅が完成する。
English: April 1955: 8 villages in total of Kamimutobe-mura, Nakamutobe-mura, Shimomutobe-mura, Kamikawaguchi-mura, Kanaya-mura, Kanayama-mura, Kumohara-mura and Mitake-mura were incorporated in Fukuchiyama City.
Japanese: 1955年（昭和30年）4月-上、中、下六人部（むとべ）村・上川口村・金谷村・金山村・雲原村・三岳村、計8つの村を福知山市に編入する。
English: June 1959: Hitoshi ASHIDA, the prime minister from Fukuchiyama City, was selected as the first honorary citizen of Fukuchiyama in history at the same time as his passing.
Japanese: 1959年（昭和34年）6月-福知山市出身の内閣総理大臣である芦田均が死去すると同時に、史上初の福知山名誉市民として選ばれる。
English: August 1962: Seitaro SHIOMI took office as the seventh mayor.
Japanese: 1962年（昭和37年）8月-7代目市長として塩見精太郎が就任する。
English: June 1983: Senichi TANIGAKI, the Minister of Education from Fukuchiyama City, was selected as the second honorary citizen in history at the same time of his passing
Japanese: 1983年（昭和58年）6月-福知山市出身の文部大臣である谷垣専一が死去すると同時に、史上2番目の名誉市民として選ばれる。
English: August 1990: Minoru NAKAMURA (mayor) took office as the eighth mayor.
Japanese: 1990年（平成2年）8月-8代目市長として中村稔(市長)が就任する。
English: April 1991: Seitaro SHIOMI who was the seventh mayor was selected as a honorary citizen, and the Citizen Charter was established along with the flower, bird and tree of the City.
Japanese: 1991年（平成3年）4月-7代目市長であった塩見精太郎が名誉市民に選ばれ、市の花、鳥、木とあわせて市民憲章が制定される。
English: April 1993: Taisei SATO who was a Japanese-style painter coming from Fukuchiyama City was selected as an honorary citizen.
Japanese: 1993年（平成5年）4月-福知山市出身の日本画家である佐藤太清が、名誉市民として選ばれる。
English: June 2004: Otohiko TAKAHI, current mayor, took office as the ninth mayor.
Japanese: 2004年（平成16年）6月-現職の市長である高日音彦が9代目市長として就任する。
English: November 2005: The railroad running through Fukuchiyama City was inconvenient for people moving through the urban area, as the railroad did not run in a manner which connected directly north to south.
Japanese: 2005年（平成17年）11月-福知山市を走る鉄道は福知山市街地を南北に分断する形に走っていたため、市街地の移動には非常に不便であった。
English: January 1, 2006: New Fukuchiyama City was born by incorporating three towns of Oe-cho (Kyoto Prefecture), Miwa-cho (Kyoto Prefecture) and Yakuno-cho.
Japanese: 2006年（平成18年）1月1日-大江町(京都府)・三和町(京都府)・夜久野町の3町を編入市町村合併して、新しい福知山市が誕生する。
English: Many ancient tombs and funerary goods of varying size, and holding significant archaeological value were found in this area as well as the surrounding regions of Ayabe City, Maizuru City, etc.
Japanese: 綾部市や舞鶴市など周辺の地域を含め、この地では考古学上貴重な資料ともなる大小さまざまな多数の古墳や副葬品などが出土している。
English: Since the oldest finds of the Jomon period were found in Fukuchiyama City, it is speculated that people already lived here and that many influential powerful families ruled the area.
Japanese: 福知山市内からは古くは縄文時代初期のころのものが出土していることから、既にそれ以前にはこの地に人が住んでいたことや、多くの有力豪族がこの地一帯を統治していたことが考えられている。
English: In the case of Fukuchiyama City, one such finding supporting this speculation is a mirror called Banryu-kyo Mirror; it has been designated as a national heritage cultural property, and has the name of the period, 'Fourth Year of Jingchu,' engraved upon it.
Japanese: 福知山市の場合、それを示唆するものの一例として国の重要文化財にも指定された盤龍鏡と呼ばれる「景初四年」の年号が刻まれた鏡の出土があげられる。
English: However, it is speculated that such powerful families perished around the end of the Asuka period, since only the remains of dwelling sites dating up to the Heian period were found.
Japanese: しかしこういった遺跡や住居跡などは平安時代初期にかけてまでしか見つかっておらず、こういった勢力は飛鳥時代の終わりごろに滅亡していったと考えられている。
English: In the Heian period, this area acted as the manor of Sekkan-ke (Regent family), and in the latter half of the Heian period, most areas in Amada-gori were used as manor.
Japanese: 平安時代になると摂関家領の荘園として利用されるようになり、後期には天田郡（あまだごおり）のほとんどが荘園として利用されるようになった。
English: In the Kamakura period, the owner of such manors were changed to Shugo (military commander and administrator) or Jito (manager and lord of manor) because a great number of people assigned as Shugo and Jito were dispatched.
Japanese: 鎌倉時代に入ると多数の守護や地頭が送り込まれたために、その荘園もやがて彼らの物に変わっていった。
English: In the latter half of the Muromachi period, Yorikatsu OGASAWARA who is considered to be a scion of Nagakiyo OGASAWARA in the Ogasawara clan, built the simple Fukuchiyama-jo Castle with only an empty moat and earthworks in the hilly area called 'Yokoyama' located in the central part of Fukuchiyama Basin.
Japanese: 室町時代後期になると、小笠原氏の小笠原長清の末裔とされる小笠原頼勝は、福知山盆地の中央部に位置する「横山」と呼ばれた丘陵地に簡素な空堀と土塁だけで出来た福知山城を築きあげた。
English: In time, Yorikatsu OGASAWARA changed his name to Yorikatsu SHIOMI, and his son, Yoriuji SHIOMI, ruled this area, based out of the Yokoyama-jo Castle, etc.
Japanese: のちに小笠原頼勝は塩見頼勝と名を改め、その子塩見頼氏が横山城等を拠点としてこの地を統治するようになる。
English: During the Sengoku Period, Nobufusa SHIOMI, son of Yoriuji SHIOMI, took over the Yokoyama-jo Castle from his father, and ruled Fukuchiyama.
Japanese: 戦国時代(日本)に入ると、塩見頼氏は子の塩見信房に横山城を譲り、彼が福知山を統治するようになる。
English: However, Mitsuhide AKECHI who was ordered by Nobunaga ODA to take over Tanba conquered Yokoyama-jo Castle in August 1579, and Nobufusa SHIOMI, its steward, killed himself, which brought about the end of the rule of Fukuchiyama under the Shiomi clan.
Japanese: しかし1579年（天正7年）8月に織田信長に丹波平定を命ぜられた明智光秀は横山城を攻め落とし、城主の塩見信房は自害し果て、塩見氏の福知山統治は終焉することになる。
English: In appreciation, Mitsuhide received Tanba Province, and subsequently ordered a castle keeper to simultaneously carry out large scale renovations of the castle.
Japanese: 光秀は褒章として丹波の国を与えられ、同時にこの城を城代に命じて大改修を行った。
English: After the renovation, Mitsuhide changed the name of this castle to 'Fukuchiyama-jo Castle,' resulting in the birth of the area known as Fukuchiyama.
Japanese: 光秀はこの改修後の城を「福智山城」と改め、ここに福知山の地名が誕生する。
English: Moreover, Mitsuhide formed the foundations for the castle town by carrying out activities such as improving the flow of the Yura-gawa River (which had often caused floods until then), and releasing farmers who were impoverished due to the repeated floods from their obligation towards Jishisen tax, etc.
Japanese: 更に光秀はそれまでたびたび氾濫を起こしていた由良川の流れを改善し、度重なる洪水によって疲弊していた農民に対し地子銭を免除するなど善政を敷き、城下町としての基礎を築いたのであった。
English: In June 1582, only three years later, Mitsuhide caused the Honnoji Incident, and temporarily obtained the top position; however, he was defeated by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and died in the Battle of Yamazaki, leading to the downfall of the Akechi clan.
Japanese: そのわずか3年後の1582年6月に光秀は本能寺の変を起こし一時天下人になるも、山崎の戦いにおいて豊臣秀吉に敗れ落命し、明智氏は滅亡する。
English: The whole area of Tanba Province including Fukuchiyama came under Hideyoshi's rule, and Hideyoshi's vassals such as Shigekatsu ONOGI (also called Shigetsugu ONOGI or Shigekatsu ONOGI), Ietsugu SUGIHARA, etc. were ordered to take office as steward of Fukuchiyama-jo Castle by Hideyoshi, subsequently ruling the area.
Japanese: 福知山を含む丹波国一体は秀吉の支配下に置かれ、秀吉の家臣の小野木重勝（小野木重次、小野木重勝ともいう）や杉原家次らが、秀吉の命により福智山城城主となり統治するようになる。
English: After Hideyoshi passed away, Shigekatsu stood by the side of Mitsunari ISHIDA during Ieyasu TOKUGAWA's conflict with Mitsunari; in 1600, he attacked and conquered Tanabe-jo Castle protected by Yusai HOSOKAWA who stood at Ieyasu's side (the Battle of Tanabe-jo Castle).
Japanese: 重勝は秀吉の没後、徳川家康と石田三成とが対立すると三成に味方し、1600年（慶長5年）には家康方の細川幽斎が守る田辺城を攻め落城させた（田辺城の戦い）。
English: However, Shigekatsu who escaped when Mitsunari was defeated in the Battle of Sekigahara, was pursued and attacked by Tadaoki HOSOKAWA, and subsequently killed himself.
Japanese: 関ヶ原の戦いにおいて三成が敗れたことにより逃亡、細川忠興に追い討ちをかけられ自害した。
English: Toyouji ARIMA whose achievement in the Battle of Sekigahara was recognized by the Tokugawa family was given an increased yield and ordered to move to Fukuchiyama from the Yokosuka clan.
Japanese: 関ヶ原の戦いにおいて徳川家からその功績を認められた有馬豊氏は、横須賀藩から石高を増やしたうえで福知山へと国替を命ぜられた。
English: Toyouji ARIMA established a castle town by carrying out a land survey, and dividing the area into towns through modern urban development; the divided towns remain to this day.
Japanese: 有馬豊氏は検地を行い、今でもその名残を残す近代的な町割りを行い城下町を築き上げた。
English: This is how the predecessor of Fukuchiyama City, the 60,000 yield Fukuchiyama clan was established.
Japanese: こうして福知山市の前身である石高六万石の福知山藩が立藩されたのである。
English: Subsequently, after Toyouji ARIMA whose achievement in the Siege of Osaka was also recognized, he was ordered to move to the Kurume clan left Fukuchiyama, and in stead, the local magistrate, Masakazu KOBORI, and the Fushimi City magistrate, ruled the area; however, thereafter, Fukuchiyama went through a constant change of rulers due to transfer or forfeiture under the penal rules.
Japanese: その後有馬豊氏は更に大坂の役においてもその功績を認められ、久留米藩へと国替を命ぜられこの地を去り替わって小堀政一や遠国奉行伏見奉行などによって統治されるようになるが、以降この地を統治していた領主は国替えや改易によってたびたび交代がなされるようになった。
English: During this time, the land survey carried out in 1649 by Tadafusa MATSUDAIRA, who joined the Fukuchiyama clan, acted as a benchmark for the land system in Fukuchiyama until the Land Tax Reform was carried out, and was called Matsudaira's land survey.
Japanese: その間1649年（慶安2年）に福知山藩に入った松平忠房が行った検地は、地租改正が行われるまで福知山の土地制度の基準となったためこれを松平検地と呼ばれる。
English: After Tanemasa KUTSUKI took on the clan administration in 1669, thirteen generations of the Kutsuki family were in charge of clan administration, and when Totsuna KUTSUKI took office as the fifth domain head, he changed the kanji character of the domain name from '福智山' to '福知山,' and allowed enshrinement of Mitsuhide in the Goryo-jinja Shrine (Fukuchiyama City) by residents who 'thanked Mitsuhide AKECHI for the prosperity of Fukuchiyama as a castle town through his flood prevention works.'
Japanese: 1669年（寛文9年）に朽木稙昌が藩政を務めるようになって以後、十三代にわたって朽木家が藩政を務める様になり、藩主が五代目朽木玄綱になると地名を「福智山」から「福知山」に改め、「明智光秀の治水によって水害から救われ、城下町として栄えたのは彼のおかげである」という住民の連署によって御霊神社(福知山市)に光秀の合祀を許したのであった。
English: On the other hand, the financial situation of the Fukuchiyama clan at the time was dire ever since the rule of the second domain head of Tanemoto KUTSUKI in the Kutsuki family, and while the domain head repeatedly carried out fiscal reforms in order to improve the situation, these reforms resulted in failure due to frequent riots by farmers.
Japanese: 一方このときの福知山藩の財政状態は朽木家二代目朽木稙元を始めとして苦しいもので、その建て直しをはかってたびたび財政改革を行おうとするものの、たびたび百姓による強訴が起きるなど失敗に終わってしまうのであった。
English: The riots which started from the Kyoho Famine, and broke out in 1860 were especially massive.
Japanese: 強訴においては特に享保の大飢饉を発端とするものと、1860年に起きたものは大規模なものであった。
English: The Fukuchiyama clan was abolished and Fukuchiyama Prefecture was established on July 14, 1871 by Haihan-chiken.
Japanese: 廃藩置県により1871年（明治4年）7月14日に福知山藩は撤廃となり福知山県となる。
English: At this time, the Fukuchiyama Line and the Sanin Main Line were constructed with Fukuchiyama as a connection; this was due to the fact that expanding the transportation network connecting Keihanshin and Maizuru Port, one of the major military ports in Japan, was an urgent issue in the preparation for the Russo-Japanese War.
Japanese: このとき日本は日露戦争を控え、京阪神と日本有数の軍港である舞鶴港をつなぐ交通網の普及が急がれたことから、福知山はその中継地点として福知山線と山陰本線の敷設が行われた。
English: Simultaneously, the twentieth Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Japanese Army was stationed at the present-day Camp Fukuchiyama.
Japanese: 同時に大日本帝国陸軍歩兵第20連隊は、このときから現在の福知山駐屯地に駐屯するようになる。
English: Fukuchiyama flourished as a distributing point of Tajima (Tanba) Beef, and also as a core place for textile business due to the active cultivation of mulberries on the bank of the Yura-gawa River which contributed to the prosperity of sericultural industry, and was active also as a war industry.
Japanese: このとき但馬（丹波）牛の集散地としてや、以前から行われていた由良川河畔での桑の栽培が盛んに行なわれようになり軍需産業としても養蚕業が栄え繊維関係での中核地として栄えるようになる。
English: Moreover, Fukuchiyama-cho incorporated Anga-mura, Sasabe-mura and Shimotoyotomi-mura, thus was born Fukuchiyama City with a population of about 32,000.
Japanese: 更に福知山町は庵我村・雀部村・下豊富村を編入し、人口が約3万2千人の福知山市が誕生する。
English: The city simbol of Fukuchiyama was established, and Hitoshi ASHIDA coming from Fukuchiyama City, who became the first honorary citizen later, took office as prime minister.
Japanese: このとき福知山市章も制定され、後に福知山市史上初の名誉市民となる福知山出身の芦田均が内閣総理大臣に就任する。
English: However, as time went by, World War II ended, and Japan entered an age of economic growth, the aforementioned sericulture and other cultures such as indigo dyeing vanished almost completely.
Japanese: しかし時代が進み第二次世界大戦が終わり日本が高度経済成長を向かえると、上記の養蚕業や藍染めなどの文化はほぼ完全に衰退していった。
English: With the start of development of Osadano Industrial Park in 1974, signs of industrialization were seen in the industries of Fukuchiyama.
Japanese: 1974年（昭和49年）に長田野工業団地の整備が始まるようになると、福知山の産業は工業化の兆しを見せるようになる。
English: The railroad running through Fukuchiyama City severed the north and south areas of the city, impeding transportation.
Japanese: それまで福知山市内を走る鉄道は、南北に分断するように走っており市内の交通を阻害するものであった。
English: Taking advantage of the boom in municipal mergers, known as the big merger of Heisei, the surrounding municipalities of Miwa-cho, Oe-cho and Yakuno-cho were merged together.
Japanese: また平成の大合併と呼ばれる市町村合併ブームに乗って、周辺自治体であった三和町･大江町・夜久野町と市町村合併を行った。
English: The city area extends around former Amata-gun, Tanba Province, and to Ikaruga-gun (part of Saga-mura), Yosa-gun, Tango Province (Kumohara-mura) and Kasa-gun (Oe-cho); the area consists of forest taking up 76% of the total, while agricultural lands make up approximately 7%.
Japanese: 市域は旧丹波国天田郡を中心とし何鹿郡（佐賀村の一部）と丹後国与謝郡（雲原村）と加佐郡（大江町）に広がり、市域面積の76%は林野が占め耕地面積は7%程度で
English: Flatlands extend from Ayabe City around the Fukuchiyama Basin, with the mountain regions surrounding the flatlands making up a large percentage of the city area.
Japanese: 、綾部市から続く福知山盆地を中心とした平地、それをとり囲む市域面積の大部分を占める山地で構成される。
English: Fukuchiyama City is located about 70 km from Osaka City, about 60 km from Kyoto City and Kobe City, and about 30 km each from Toyooka City and Maizuru City.
Japanese: 大阪市からは約70km、京都市、神戸市からは約60km、豊岡市、舞鶴市から約30kmの場所に位置する。
English: The highest point above sea level in the city is Mt.Mitake at 839.17 m and the lowest point being 7.11 m.
Japanese: 市内最高海抜は三岳山の839.17mにまで及び、最低海抜は7.11mである。
English: The urban area extends around the old castle town, and to a residential land on the outside of Osadano Industrial Park along the Yura-gawa River.
Japanese: 市街地は旧城下町を中心とし、由良川沿いに長田野工業団地周辺の住宅地まで伸びる。
English: Mountains: Mt. Mitake (highest mountain in the city), Mt. Senjogadake (main peak in the range of peaks of Oe-yama mountain range), Mt. Karasugadake (only primary triangulation stand-point in the city), and Mt. Takura (Mt. Takara; only quaternary volcano in Kyoto Prefecture)
Japanese: 山：三岳山（市の最高峰）、千丈ヶ嶽（大江山連峰の主峰）、烏ヶ岳（市内唯一の一等三角点）、田倉山（宝山、京都府下唯一の第四紀火山）
English: Kyoto Prefecture: Maizuru City, Ayabe City, Miyazu City, Yosano-cho Yosa-gun (old Kaya-cho and Nodagawa-cho), and Kyotanba-cho Funai-gun
Japanese: 京都府　舞鶴市、綾部市、宮津市、与謝郡与謝野町（旧加悦町・野田川町）、船井郡京丹波町
English: The move by Tadafusa MATSUDAIRA (domain head of the Shimabara clan) who was the domain head of the Fukuchiyama clan at the time, to the Shimabara clan (present-day Shimabara City) in 1669, was the catalyst for Fukuchiyama establishing a sister city relationship with Shimabara City.
Japanese: 当時の福知山藩主であった松平忠房(島原藩主)が、1669年（寛文9年）の国替えによって島原藩（現在の島原市）に移り住んだのがきっかけとなり姉妹都市となった。
English: The name of Fukuchiyama originates from 'Fukuchiyama' (described as 福智山 in kanji differently from the current description of 福知山) which was named when Mitsuhide AKECHI carried out castle renovations.
Japanese: 福知山という地名は明智光秀の城改修の際に名付けられた「福智山」に由来する。
English: But, some people believe that the place name comes from a poem by Izumi Shikibu saying 'maple leaves in the mountain in Tanba may fall earlier than my expectation due to wind blowing (fukuchi in Japanese) to the mountain,' and 'Chi' (智 in kanji) of Akechi (明智 in kanji) was used, or from a the name of Mt. Fuji (another name of Mt. Fuji).
Japanese: 和泉式部の歌「丹波なる　吹風（ふくち）の山の　もみじ葉は　散らぬ先より　散るかとぞおもう」から取り、これに明智の「智」の字を当てたという説や、或いは富士山由来の名（別名）によるとの説も存在する。
English: The character for 'Chi' (智 in kanji) in Fukuchiyama (福智山 in kanji) was changed to 'Chi' (知 in kanji) by the Kutsuki clan in 1728.
Japanese: 福智山の「智」は1728年（享保13年）に朽木氏によって「知」の字に改められた。
English: In Old Fukuchiyama City, there are two or more block names such as place names (Aza and Koaza), names of residents' associations, commonly-called names, etc., and the name of residents' association do not always correspond to the name of the city blocks, making the area very confusing.
Japanese: 旧福知山市内には地名（字・小字）、自治会名、通称など複数の街区名が存在し、なおかつ自治会名は必ずしも別名称の街区の範囲と一致しないため非常に複雑である。
English: Since the area commonly called 'Kashinokidai' includes 'Iwaishinmachi' and 'Arakawa,' the address is indicated in combination, and a residents' association named 'x-chome, Kashinokidai' also exists.)
Japanese: 通称「かしの木台」で呼ばれる地域には「岩井新町」「荒河」が含まれ、その組合わせ名で住所が表記されることがあり、更に自治会名「かしの木台○丁目」も存在する。
English: As shown above, many examples exist, and this is due to the fact that while a new urban area was developed rapidly around the old castle town during the Showa period, city blocks and residents' associations were named without sorting out names of Aza in the old castle town.
Japanese: など多数）　これは、昭和期に入り旧城下町周辺に急激に新市街地が広がったのに対し、それらの字名を整理しないまま街区名や自治会名をつけていった結果である。
English: (e.g.: In 'Koaza Kimura Aza Amata,' there is a city block commonly called '1-chome Suehiro-cho,' and there is also an address called 'Minamihon-machi' as the name of the residents' association).
Japanese: （例：「字天田小字木村」には、通称「末広町1丁目」の街区があり、自治会名「南本町」で呼ばれる住所がある）
English: This is why seven-digit postal codes are categorized and assigned per city block under the name of the residents' association; however it is inconvenient in that it is impossible to find a relevant address when searching for an address not indicated with the name of residents' association.
Japanese: このため7桁郵便番号は自治会名の街区で分類されふられているが、自治会名を用いない住所で検索すると該当するものを探すことができないという不便が生じている。
English: Distribution using water transportation via a river used to be popular in Fukuchiyama, and there are many place names including 'tsu' or 'zu' which refer to ports, such as 'Amazu, Takatsue and Tsunezu,' along the Yura-gawa River.
Japanese: かつての福知山は川を利用した水運による流通が盛んで、由良川沿いには港を意味する「津」が付く「天津、高津江、常津」などの地名が数多く存在する。