Kami, Kochi
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Kōchi
, Japan
.
As of its founding but with 2003 population estimates, the city has an estimated population
of 30,591 and a density
of 56.9 persons per km². The total area is 537.95 km².
The city was founded on March 1, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Kahoku
and Tosayamada
, and the village of Monobe
, all from Kami District
, which was dissolved as a result of this merger and the merger on the same day that formed the new city of Kōnan
.
Cities of Japan
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located in Kōchi
Kochi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...
, Japan
Japan
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.
As of its founding but with 2003 population estimates, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 30,591 and a density
Population density
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of 56.9 persons per km². The total area is 537.95 km².
The city was founded on March 1, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Kahoku
Kahoku, Kochi
was a town located in the former Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Kahoku was merged with the town of Tosayamada, and the village of Monobe, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kami and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and Tosayamada
Tosayamada, Kochi
Tosayamada is a town located in Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Tosayamada was merged with the town of Kahoku, and the village of Monobe, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kami and no longer technically exists as an independent municipality...
, and the village of Monobe
Monobe, Kochi
Monobe was a village located in the former Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Monobe was merged with the towns of Kahoku and Tosayamada, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kami and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the village had an estimated...
, all from Kami District
Kami District, Kochi
was a district located in Kōchi, Japan. The district was officially dissolved on March 1, 2006 when all its towns and villages merged into two new cities, Kami and Kōnan....
, which was dissolved as a result of this merger and the merger on the same day that formed the new city of Kōnan
Konan, Kochi
is a city located in Kōchi, Japan.As of its founding but with 2003 population estimates, the city has an estimated population of 33,721 and a density of 266 persons per km²...
.
People from Kami
- Taira HaraTaira Harawas a Japanese manga artist and tarento born in Tosayamada , Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. He was a long-time resident of Koishikawa, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional manga debut in 1963 with his story , published in Weekly Manga Times.-History:Hara was the oldest son, though he had an...
, manga artist born in TosayamadaTosayamada, KochiTosayamada is a town located in Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Tosayamada was merged with the town of Kahoku, and the village of Monobe, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kami and no longer technically exists as an independent municipality... - Yumiko KurahashiYumiko Kurahashiwas a Japanese writer. Her married name was , but she wrote under her birth name.Her work was experimental and antirealist, questioning prevailing societal norms regarding sexual relations, violence, and social order...
(1935–2005), writer and antinovelAntinovelAn antinovel is any experimental work of fiction that avoids the familiar conventions of the novel. The term was coined by the French philosopher and critic Jean-Paul Sartre....
ist.