wood and white walls) can be seen around the town. The town is also noted for its production of ornamental (nishiki) koi. These figures were taken from the 2000 census: Primary sector (agriculture and forestry) - 15% Secondary sector (manufacturing and construction) - 49% Tertiary sector (services) - 36% Education Kaneyama has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the city government and one public high schoos operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education. Transportation Railways Kaneyama does not have any passenger railway service. The nearest Shinkansen station is in neighbouring Shinjō. Major roads Local attractions Isabella Bird Memorial British explorer Isabella Bird mentioned Kaneyama favourably in her account of her 1878 travels in Japan, Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: "After leaving Shinjō this morning we crossed over a steep ridge into a singular basin of great beauty, with a semi-circle of pyramidal hills, rendered more striking by being covered to their summits with pyramidal cryptomeria, and apparently blocking all northward progress. At their feet lies Kanayama in a romantic situation, and, though I arrived as early as noon, I am staying for a day or two, for my room at the Transport Office is cheerful and pleasant, the agent is most polite, a very rough region lies before me, and Ito has secured a chicken for the first time since leaving Nikkō!" A monument commemorating Isabella Bird can be seen in the town centre. Notable people from Kaneyama Koichi Kishi, politician References External links Official website Towns in Yamagata Prefecture