Kami, Miyagi

Kami 加美町
Town
Mount Funagata
Flag Seal
Location of Kami in Miyagi Prefecture
Kami
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Miyagi
District	Kami
Area
• Total	460.82 km2 (177.92 sq mi)
Population (May 2014)
• Total	24,418
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
• Tree	Siebold’s beech
• Flower	Asian skunk cabbage
• Bird	Green pheasant
• Fish	Ayu
Phone number	0229-63-3111
Address	3-5 Nishida, Kami-chō, Kami-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-4292
Website	Official website

Kami (加美町, Kami-machi) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2014, the town had an estimated population of 24,419 and a population density of 53 persons per km². The total area was 460.82 km².

Geography

Kami is located in west-central Miyagi Prefecture, bordered by Yamagata Prefecture to the west.

Neighboring municipalities

• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Ōsaki, Miyagi
  • Shikama, Miyagi
• Yamagata Prefecture
  • Obanazawa, Yamagata
  • Mogami, Yamagata

History

The area of present-day Kami was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period by the Emishi people. During later portion of the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The modern town of Kami was created on April 1, 2003, as a result of a merger between three towns, Miyazaki, Nakaniida, and Onoda, all from Kami District.

Economy

The economy of Kami is largely based on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of rice.

Transportation

Railway

Kami is not currently served by any railway lines.

Highway

National highways

• National Route 347
• National Route 457

Noted people from Kami

• Mikio Igarashi – manga artist

External links

• www.town.kami.miyagi.jp%20%20official%20website (Japanese)