Kawai

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Kawai

Total population

17,941

Air quality index

33Good

Coordinates34.58°, 135.74°

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

Overview

Kawai is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024, the town had an estimated population of 16,636 in 7968 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 8.23 km2 (3.18 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

Mitsuo Fuchida

Japanese Naval officer (1902-1976)

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Taiji Furuta

Japanese association football player

Seigō Narazaki

Japanese association football player

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Ryoko Shiraishi

Japanese voice actress

Tadahiro Nomura

Japanese judoka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Japanese film producer (1910–1997)

Ryota Tsuzuki

Japanese association football player

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Kazue Fukiishi

Japanese actress

Toyokazu Nomura

Japanese judoka

Shima Sakon

samurai (1540-1600)

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Hiroyuki Nishijima

Japanese association football player

Shintaro Kimura

Japanese sprinter

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Hiroki Mizuhara

Japanese association football player

Masahiro Doi

professional baseball player

Norihiro Komada

baseball player

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Takaya Imamura

Japanese artist

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

Nearby places in Nara

• Kanmaki
  1.6 mi away · pop. 23,551
• Ikaruga
  1.9 mi away · pop. 28,450
• Oji
  2.1 mi away · pop. 23,054
• Kawanishi
  2.3 mi away · pop. 8,622
• Miyake
  2.3 mi away · pop. 7,273
• Ando
  2.3 mi away · pop. 7,804
• Koryo
  2.6 mi away · pop. 34,558
• Sangō
  2.8 mi away · pop. 23,151
• Kashiba
  3.3 mi away · pop. 77,815
• Tawaramoto
  3.6 mi away · pop. 32,893
• Heguri
  4.1 mi away · pop. 19,353
• Yamatotakada
  4.4 mi away · pop. 68,927

Browse all places in Nara →

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 Kawai

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Jangmi
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-02 · 98 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-06-03

Gampsocleis buergeri

Gampsocleis buergeri

Seen 2026-06-03

Bamboo Lily

Lilium japonicum

Seen 2026-06-01

Japanese Ratsnake

Elaphe climacophora

Seen 2026-06-01

Cryptalaus larvatus

Cryptalaus larvatus

Seen 2026-06-01

Sternuchopsis trifida

Sternuchopsis trifida

Seen 2026-05-31

Kurarua rhopalophoroides

Kurarua rhopalophoroides

Seen 2026-05-31

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Seen 2026-05-31

Vespa analis insularis

Vespa analis insularis

Seen 2026-05-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

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

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