Kanmaki

History

The area of Kanmaki was part of ancient Yamato Province. During most of the Edo period, it was part of the holdings of Kōriyama Domain, and was a river port with connections to Osaka and was noted for footwear production. The village of Kanmaki was established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to town status on December 1, 1972.

Geography

Kanmaki is located in the western part of the Nara Basin, almost in the center of the Umami Hills. It is about 20 kilometers northeast of Nara City and about 25 kilometers from Osaka. Nara Prefecture * Kashiba * Ōji * Kawai * Kōryō Kanmaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kanmaki is 14.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1636 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Kanmaki is as shown below

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow

  Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,656
• Brown-eared Bulbul

  Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
  3,944
• Large-billed Crow

  Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
  3,875
• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,910
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,714
• Eastern Spot-billed Duck

  Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 · Aves
  2,650
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,586
• Oriental Turtle-Dove

  Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  2,474

Most recent

• M 5.7 — 2026-05-02
  12 km SSW of Kōya, Japan
• M 4.2 — 2026-03-25
  9 km NE of Akashi, Japan
• M 4.1 — 2026-03-12
  5 km NNE of Ayabe, Japan
• M 4.1 — 2026-03-09
  8 km S of Maizuru, Japan
• M 4.2 — 2025-12-26
  6 km SE of Takahama, Japan
• M 4.2 — 2025-03-06
  29 km WNW of Shingū, Japan