Kamogawa, Chiba

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 {{convert|408.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} is the highest point in Chiba Prefecture.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) |title=Atago-yama |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-05-19 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }} Mount Kiyosumi ({{convert|337|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}) is home to Seichō-ji. The Kamo River ({{convert|22.25|km|mi|sp=us}}) empties into the Pacific Ocean at Kamogawa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/cs-awa/kasen/genkyou.html |title=河川現況 |access-date=2012-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210062402/http://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/cs-awa/kasen/genkyou.html |archive-date=2012-12-10 |url-status=dead }}

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.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/chiba/kamogawa-764701/ Kamogawa climate data]

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|location = Kamogawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1978−present)

|Jan record high C = 20.6

|Feb record high C = 24.8

|Mar record high C = 25.7

|Apr record high C = 27.7

|May record high C = 31.2

|Jun record high C = 34.8

|Jul record high C = 36.1

|Aug record high C = 37.3

|Sep record high C = 36.7

|Oct record high C = 32.7

|Nov record high C = 26.4

|Dec record high C = 24.1

|Jan record low C = -6.4

|Feb record low C = -6.1

|Mar record low C = -3.3

|Apr record low C = 0.1

|May record low C = 6.0

|Jun record low C = 9.8

|Jul record low C = 13.9

|Aug record low C = 16.0

|Sep record low C = 11.6

|Oct record low C = 5.9

|Nov record low C = 0.2

|Dec record low C = -4.8

|Jan high C = 11.1

|Feb high C = 11.8

|Mar high C = 14.5

|Apr high C = 18.8

|May high C = 22.5

|Jun high C = 25.0

|Jul high C = 28.7

|Aug high C = 30.7

|Sep high C = 27.9

|Oct high C = 22.9

|Nov high C = 18.3

|Dec high C = 13.7

|Jan mean C = 6.2

|Feb mean C = 6.8

|Mar mean C = 9.8

|Apr mean C = 14.4

|May mean C = 18.4

|Jun mean C = 21.3

|Jul mean C = 24.9

|Aug mean C = 26.4

|Sep mean C = 23.5

|Oct mean C = 18.5

|Nov mean C = 13.6

|Dec mean C = 8.8

|Jan low C = 1.7

|Feb low C = 2.2

|Mar low C = 5.2

|Apr low C = 9.9

|May low C = 14.6

|Jun low C = 18.2

|Jul low C = 22.0

|Aug low C = 23.2

|Sep low C = 20.2

|Oct low C = 14.9

|Nov low C = 9.4

|Dec low C = 4.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 90.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 85.4

|Mar precipitation mm = 170.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 155.6

|May precipitation mm = 164.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 217.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 171.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 91.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 214.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 239.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 147.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 89.8

|year precipitation mm = 1837.8

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 6.9

|Feb precipitation days = 7.1

|Mar precipitation days = 11.4

|Apr precipitation days = 11.1

|May precipitation days = 10.4

|Jun precipitation days = 12.0

|Jul precipitation days = 10.1

|Aug precipitation days = 6.4

|Sep precipitation days = 11.3

|Oct precipitation days = 11.7

|Nov precipitation days = 9.5

|Dec precipitation days = 7.2

|Jan sun = 187.9

|Feb sun = 158.0

|Mar sun = 166.1

|Apr sun = 185.6

|May sun = 191.4

|Jun sun = 140.0

|Jul sun = 179.0

|Aug sun = 224.4

|Sep sun = 155.2

|Oct sun = 138.8

|Nov sun = 150.6

|Dec sun = 174.0

|year sun = 2053.4

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Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-chiba.php Kamogawa population statistics] the population of Kamogawa has been gradually decreasing over the past 70 years.

{{Historical populations

| 1950 | 48,958

| 1960 | 46,054

| 1970 | 42,308

| 1980 | 41,159

| 1990 | 39,866

| 2000 | 37,653

| 2010 | 35,766

| 2020 | 32,116

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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.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Japan |title=Nichiren |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-06-24 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }} 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.

• {{flagicon|Japan}} Minobu, Yamanashi, Japan, since 1991
• {{flagicon|USA}} 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

The anime series Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne is set in Kamogawa.

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