Kamakura鎌倉市

Kamakura-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kamakura (鎌倉市, Kamakura-shi) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 172,710 (2020 census), area 39.67 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

鎌倉市

Reading

Kamakura-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

172,710 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.2% from 173,019

Area

39.67 km²

Density

4,354 people per km²

Households

75,722

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

31.1%

Foreign residents

1,490 (0.9%)

Code

14204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kamakura. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kanazawa Ward金沢区(Yokohama)
• Totsuka Ward戸塚区(Yokohama)
• Sakae Ward栄区(Yokohama)
• Fujisawa City藤沢市
• Zushi City逗子市

Questions about Kamakura

Is Kamakura a city or a prefecture?

Kamakura (鎌倉市) is a city (市, shi) in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kamakura?

Kamakura is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kamakura?

172,710 at the 2020 census, down 0.2% from 173,019 in 2015. The area is 39.67 km², which is 4,354 people per km². 75,722 households. 31.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamakura?

Five: Kanazawa Ward (金沢区) of Yokohama, Totsuka Ward (戸塚区) of Yokohama, Sakae Ward (栄区) of Yokohama, Fujisawa City (藤沢市), and Zushi City (逗子市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamakura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamakura written in Japanese?

鎌倉市, read Kamakura-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kamakura begin?

神奈川県鎌倉市… (Kanagawa-ken, Kamakura-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.