Kamogawa, Chiba
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Kamogawa 鴨川市 |
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 Location of Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 35°06′50.5″N 140°05′56″E / 35.114028°N 140.09889°ECoordinates: 35°06′50.5″N 140°05′56″E / 35.114028°N 140.09889°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Kantō | |
| Prefecture | Chiba Prefecture | |
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| • Total | 191.30 km2 (73.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (March 2017) | ||
| • Total | 33,307 | |
| • Density | 175/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| - Tree | Pine | |
| - Flower | Rapeseed | |
| - Fish | Sparidae | |
| Phone number | 04-7092-1111 | |
| Address | 1450 Yokosuka, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 296-8601 | |
| Website | City of Kamogawa | |
Kamogawa (鴨川市 Kamogawa-shi?) is a city in southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
As of March 2017, the city had an estimated population of 33,307 and a population density of 175 persons per km². The total area is 191.14 km².
The name of the city consists of two characters: the first, kamo (鴨), meaning "duck", and the second, kawa (川), meaning "river".
Kamogawa is near the southeastern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean, about 70 km south of the prefectural capital, Chiba City, and about 85 km from the capital of Japan, Tokyo. The area has a warm maritime climate with hot summers and mild winters. Kamogawa is home to Mount Atago, which at 408.2 m (1,339 ft) is the highest point in Chiba Prefecture.Mount Kiyosumi (337 m (1,106 ft)) is home to Seichōji. The Kamo River (22.25 kilometres (13.83 mi)) empties into the Pacific Ocean at Kamogawa.
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.
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