Kamogawa

• Name — Kamogawa • Type — City • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Kantō • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Chiba • Established Title — First official re • Established Date — 718 AD • Established Title2 — Town settled • Established Date2 — April 1, 1889 • Established Title3 — City settled • Established Date3 — March 31, 1971 • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Hidewa Watanabe (渡辺秀和) - from April 2026 • Area Total Km2 — 191.30 • Population Total — 31722 • Population As Of — December 2020 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — Japan Standard Time • Utc Offset1 — +9 • Custom Label Sec1 — Phone number • Custom Data Sec1 — 04-7092-1111 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Address • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 1450 Yokosuka, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 296-8601 • Custom Label Sec2 — Climate • Custom Data Sec2 — Cfa • Illustration — Kamogawa City Office • Illustration — Niemonjima

Kamogawa is near the southeastern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula, facing the North Pacific Ocean, about 50 km south of the prefectural capital, Chiba, and about 85 km from the capital of Japan, Tokyo. Kamogawa is home to Mount Atago, which at 408.2 m is the highest point in Chiba Prefecture. Mount Kiyosumi (337 m) is home to Seichō-ji. The Kamo River (22.25 km) empties into the Pacific Ocean at Kamogawa.

Chiba Prefecture • Futtsu • Katsuura • Kimitsu • Kyonan • Minamibōsō • Ōtaki

Kamogawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kamogawa is 15.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1833 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.9 °C.

Per Japanese census data, the population of Kamogawa has been gradually decreasing over the past 70 years.

The area of present-day Kamogawa was part of ancient Awa Province. Nichiren (1222 – 1282) was born in the Kominato district of Kamogawa, and his birthplace is commemorated at Tanjō-ji. During the Edo period, it was mostly tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, with portions under the control of the feudal domains of Funagata Domain, Tateyama Domain, Iwasuki Domain and Tsurumaki Domain. The short-lived (1638-1690) Tōjō Domain and the Bakumatsu period Hanabusa Domain were also located within the borders of modern Kamogawa.

In 1877, Kamogawa suffered a notable cholera outbreak. At the start of the Meiji period, Kamogawa consisted of all of Nagasa District with two towns and nine villages, and two villages from neighboring Asai District. All of these villages and towns (including Kamogawa Town) became part of Awa District in 1890. In 1927 Awa-Kamogawa Station became the terminus of both the Sotobō Line and the Uchibō Line. The city sustained injuries and fatalities during World War II via aerial bombing by the United States. The city was occupied by American forces after the war. Soon after, land reform and economic reform were carried out in Kamogawa. In 1958 the coastal areas of Kamogawa became a part of Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park, and the town became a tourist destination as a result of the establishment of the park. Kamogawa was elevated to city status on March 31, 1971. On February 11, 2005, the town of Amatsukominato (from Awa District) was merged into Kamogawa.

Kamogawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Kamogawa contributes one member to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Chiba 12th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Kamogawa serves as a commercial center for the surrounding region of south-central Chiba Prefecture. Commercial fishing remains the primary industry in Kamogawa, which has five active fishing ports. The city is noted for its sardine and mackerel production. Rice farming and floriculture are practiced. The tourist industry is a growing component of the local economy, with visitors attracted to the area's beaches, hot spring resorts, Kamogawa Seaworld, and the Futomi Flower Center.

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• Josai International University – Kamogawa Campus • Kameda College of Health Sciences • Toyo University – Kamogawa Campus • Waseda University – Kamogawa Campus • Kamogawa has nine public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school.

• Japan Minobu, Yamanashi, Japan, since 1991 • Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, since 1995

• Kamogawa Sea World, noted especially for its captive orcas and numerous other sea creatures • Seichō-ji – Buddhist temple associated with Nichiren • Tanjōji – Buddhist temple associated with Nichiren

• Tokiko Kato, singer, composer, lyricist, and actress • Shimaguchi Komao, composer and writer • Yuka Murayama, writer • Nichiren, noted Buddhist prelate