Kamogawa

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Kamogawa

Total population

33,932

Air quality index

34Good

Coordinates35.11°, 140.10°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kamogawa is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 31,722 in 14,558 households and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 191.14 square kilometers (73.80 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Nichiren

Founder of Nichiren Buddhism in Japan

Chikashi Koizumi

Japanese poet and writer

Mikio Mizuta

jurist, educator and politician

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Yasuhiro Watanabe

Japanese mangaka

K

Kanji Ishii

Japanese actor

M

Mitsuji Ishida

Japanese politician and organic farming advocate

Ryōji Hayama

Japanese actor (1932-1993)

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Jun'ichi Nishikawa

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Takao Hasegawa

politician

M

Mitsuo Chihara

botanist (1927-2016)

Nanami Kameda

Japanese actress

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Ikuo Kameda

Japanese politician

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Yūji Katagiri

Japanese politician

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Shidō Yamaguchi

Japanese literature scholar

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Hisayuki Sasaki

Japanese politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Chiba

• Narigawa
  4.2 mi away
• Kagihara
  4.9 mi away
• Orikisawa
  4.9 mi away
• Okawazura
  5 mi away
• Yokoo
  5.4 mi away
• Terakado
  5.4 mi away
• Sasa
  5.4 mi away
• Naraihara
  6 mi away
• Kiwadahata
  6.1 mi away
• Toyofusa
  6.4 mi away
• Orikisawa
  6.6 mi away
• Sasa
  6.7 mi away

Browse all places in Chiba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kamogawa

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 78 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 180 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kamogawa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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