Kamisu

Kamisu-shi 神 栖 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Ibaraki
Coordinates :	35 ° 53 '  N , 140 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 53 '24 "  N , 140 ° 39' 52"  E
Basic data
Surface:	147.26 km²
Residents :	95,370 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	648 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	08232-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Large-leaved stone slice
Flower :	Garden chrysanthemum
Bird :	Japanese Bush Warbler
town hall
Address :	Kamisu City Hall 4991 - 5 , Mizoguchi Kamisu -shi Ibaraki  314-0192
Website URL:	http://www.city.kamisu.ibaraki.jp/
Location of Kamisus in Ibaraki Prefecture

Kamisu ( Japanese 神 栖 市 , -shi ) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan .

geography

Kamisu is located south of Kashima and north of Choshi on the Pacific Ocean . The River Tone flows through the city from southwest to southeast.

history

The city was founded on August 1, 2005 .

The natural disaster of the Tōhoku earthquake on March 11, 2011 with the subsequent tsunami claimed a death in Kamisu. 140 residential buildings were completely destroyed and 1,809 others were partially destroyed.

Town twinning

• Eureka (California) , USA

traffic

• Street:
  • National road 124

Neighboring cities and communities

• Ibaraki prefecture
  • Kashima
  • Itako
• Chiba prefecture
  • Chōshi
  • Katori
  • Tōnoshō

Personalities

• Daichi Ishikawa (* 1996), football player
• Yūto Koizumi (* 1995), football player

Web links

Commons : Kamisu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 平 成 23 年 (2011 年) 東北 地方 太平洋 沖 地震 （東 日本 大 震災） に つ い て (第 157 報) ( Memento of March 18, 2018 on WebCite ) ( PDF ( Memento of March 18, 2018 on WebCite )), 総 務 省 消防庁 (Fire and Disaster Management Agency), 157th report, March 7, 2018.