The area of the modern town of Nantan was within ancient Tanba Province, and may have been the site of the provincial capital in the Nara period. During the Edo Period, Sonobe Domain was located within its borders… See more

Nantan has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 22 members. Nantan, together with the town of Kyōtamba contributes one member to the Kyoto Prefe… See more

Nantan has an economy based on regional commerce, agriculture and forestry. The main products include mizuna and other "Kyoto vegetables". See more

• Bukkyo University, Sonobe campus
• College of Medical Technology Meiji University of Oriental Medicine
• Kyoto College of Medical Technology… See more

JR West – San'in Main Line / Sagano Line
• Yagi - Yoshitomi - Sonobe - Funaoka - Hiyoshi - Shinkyū-Daigaku-mae - Goma
• Kyoto Jūkan Expressway
• National Route 9
• National Route 162… See more