Kamagaya, Japan
鎌ケ谷市
Kamagaya is a town of 109,932 people in Chiba, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Kamagaya
Townapedia lists 42 museums and landmarks, 246 parks and trails, 147 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Soya Shell Mound, Torikakenishi Shell Mound, Kamagaya Country Club and Fighter's Stadium.
Weather in Kamagaya
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About Kamagaya
Kamagaya (鎌ヶ谷市, Kamagaya-shi) is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 109,941 living in 50,485 households and a population density of 5,200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 21.08 km2 (8.14 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Kamagaya (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks42
Soya Shell Mound
Monument and historic site · 6.6 km
Shell midden in Chiba, Japan
Torikakenishi Shell Mound
Monument and historic site · 6.0 km
Archaeological site in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Ubayama Shell Mound
Monument and historic site · 4.9 km
Archaeological site in Japan
30 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds246
234 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes147
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Coco's
Restaurant · Cake, Chicken, Coffee Shop, Curry, Japanese, Noodles, Pancake · 0.6 km
Mo-Su 10:00-24:00
135 more on the map.
History
The area around Kamagaya has been inhabited since prehistory, and archaeologists have found Jōmon period shell middens in the area. During the Kamakura period, the area was controlled by the Sōma clan. Kamagaya flourished in the Edo period 1603–1868 when the area was largely tenryō territory within Shimōsa Province controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. One part of present-day Kamagaya was part of the Kogane Ranch, which raised war horses for the army of the Tokugawa shogunate. In the Edo period Kamagaya was also a thriving shukuba post on the Kioroshi Road, which connected present-day Inzai on the Tone River to Edogawa-ku in Tokyo.
From the History section of Kamagaya on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship37
Shopping32
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries22
Healthcare42
Map of Kamagaya
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Tokyo International Airport (HND) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.
- Matsudo 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Narashino 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Kashiwa 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Yachiyo 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Nagareyama 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Inzai 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Chiba 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Sakura 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Tokyo 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Narita 28 km east, about 28 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kamagaya-daibutsu, Mayuno, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shimousa Kogane Nakano-maki ato (Kamagaya) 02, Higa4, CC0
- Kamagaya Elementary School 01, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kamagaya general hospital 20260505 142113, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Men'ya-Ao (Michinobe-Honchō, Kamagaya) 02, Higa4, CC0
- Hakase Ramen (Michinobe-Honchō, Kamagaya) 03, Higa4, CC0
- Men'ya-Yoshikuni (Michinobe-Chūō, Kamagaya) 01, Higa4, CC0
- West (Michinobe-Honchō, Kamagaya) 02, Higa4, CC0
- Kamagaya-General-Hospital, QBK, Public domain
- Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan (53952262532), Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0
- Kenkoku-ji (Tomioka, Kamagaya) 04, Higa4, CC0
- Kenkoku-ji (Tomioka, Kamagaya) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Kenkoku-ji (Tomioka, Kamagaya) 02, Higa4, CC0
- Kamagaya junior high school, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kenkoku-ji (Tomioka, Kamagaya) 03, Higa4, CC0
- Men'ya-Ao (Michinobe-Honchō, Kamagaya) 03, Higa4, CC0
- Men'ya-Ao (Michinobe-Honchō, Kamagaya) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Hakase Ramen (Michinobe-Honchō, Kamagaya) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Hakase Ramen (Michinobe-Honchō, Kamagaya) 02, Higa4, CC0
- West (Michinobe-Honchō, Kamagaya) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Chiba prefectural road route 57 (Chiba-Kamagaya-Matsudo line) in Maruyama,Kamagaya city, 小石川人晃, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Men'ya-Yoshikuni (Michinobe-Chūō, Kamagaya) 02, Higa4, CC0
- Kamagaya General Hospital, ja:User:筑紫太郎, CC BY 3.0
- Shimousa Kogane Nakano-maki ato (Kamagaya) 05, Higa4, CC0
- Shimousa Kogane Nakano-maki ato (Kamagaya) 04, Higa4, CC0
- Shimousa Kogane Nakano-maki ato (Kamagaya) 03, Higa4, CC0
- Shimousa Kogane Nakano-maki ato (Kamagaya) 07, Higa4, CC0
- Shimousa Kogane Nakano-maki ato (Kamagaya) 08, Higa4, CC0
- Shimousa Kogane Nakano-maki ato (Kamagaya) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Shimousa Kogane Nakano-maki ato (Kamagaya) 06, Higa4, CC0
- Soya Shell Midden, Abasaa, Public domain
- Ubayama20120519, 三人日, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Acrossmall-Shinkamagaya 2024, Archiroid21, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AEON Kamagaya Shopping Center 2024, Archiroid21, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamagaya Fighters Stadium 002, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kamagaya High School 02, Abasaa, Public domain
- NezuKamagaya05, GradusadParnassum, CC0
- Funabashi city Maruyama elementary school, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Funabashi city Sakigaoka elementary school 01, Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamagaya 2chu, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kamagaya city 3rd junior high school, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Meoto inari in Kamagaya03, Higa4, CC0
- Kōen-ji03, Higa4, CC0
- Enmei-ji (Kamagaya)12, Higa4, CC0
- Hachiman Kasuga-jinja (Kamagaya) 03, Higa4, CC0
- Yasaka Jinja (Kamagaya), Abasaa, Public domain
- Myōren-ji (Kamagaya) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Nakazawa Tenjin-tenmangū (Kamagaya) 01, Higa4, CC0
- Kamagaya Country Club 02, Higa4, CC0
- Gohonmatsu Elementary School 01, Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0
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