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Japan

  • Kamo, Niigata
    Kamo, Niigata
    is a city located in Niigata, Japan, roughly halfway between the two larger cities of Nagaoka and Niigata.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 32,422 and the density of 242.55 persons per km². The total area is 133.67 km². It was founded on March 10, 1954.Kamo is a popular...

  • Kamo District, Gifu
    Kamo District, Gifu
    is a district located in Gifu, Japan.As of Jul, 2011 the district has an estimated population of 52,536. The total area is 615.17 km².-Towns and villages:*Hichisō*Higashishirakawa*Kawabe*Sakahogi*Shirakawa*Tomika*Yaotsu-District Timeline:...

  • Kamo District, Hiroshima
    Kamo District, Hiroshima
    Kamo was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture until 2005. On March 22, 2005 the town of Daiwa merged with the city of Mihara and two towns to form the city of Mihara at which point the district officially ceased to exist...

  • Kamo District, Shizuoka
    Kamo District, Shizuoka
    is a district located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.The district name is very ancient, and is mentioned in the Engishiki records. Kamo District was one of the original districts of Izu Province, having been separated from Suruga Province along with Tagata District in the cadastral reform of 680 AD...

  • Kamo, Kyoto
    Kamo, Kyoto
    was a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto, Japan.As of February 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population of 15,907 and a density of 430.27 persons per km²...

  • Kamo, Okayama
    Kamo, Okayama
    was a town located in Tomata District, Okayama, Japan.On February 28, 2005 Kamo, along with the village of Aba, from Tomata District, the town of Shōboku, from Katsuta District, and the town of Kume, from Kume District, was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an...

  • Kamo, Shimane
    Kamo, Shimane
    was a town located in the former Ōhara District, Shimane, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Kamo was merged with the towns of Daitō and Kisuki, all from Ōhara District, the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida, all from Iishi District, to form the new city of Unnan.In 2003, the town had...

  • Kamo, Shizuoka
    Kamo, Shizuoka
    was a village located in Kamo District, Shizuoka, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Kamo was incorporated into the neighboring city of Nishiizu.At the time of its merger, the village had an estimated population of 3,291 and a density of 83 persons per km²...

  • Kamō, Kagoshima
  • The Kamo River
    Kamo River
    The is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The riverbanks are popular walking spots for residents and tourists. In summer, restaurants open balconies looking out to the river. There are pathways running alongside the river on which one can walk along the river, and some stepping stones that cross...

     in Kyoto

Rest of the world

  • Gavar
    Gavar
    Gavar , is a city and the provincial capital of the Armenian province of Gegharkunik. It was known as Nor Bayezet or Novyi Bayazet until 1959, then Kamo until 1996...

    , Armenia - formerly Kamo
  • Kamo, Armenia
    Kamo, Armenia
    Kamo is a town in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The town was named after Kamo , the nom de guerre of Simon Ter-Petrossian .- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Kamo, Azerbaijan
    Kamo, Azerbaijan
    Kamo is a village in the Goygol Rayon of Azerbaijan....

  • Kamo, New Zealand
    Kamo, New Zealand
    Kamo is a small township north of Whangarei, approximately five minutes drive from the Whangarei CBD. The name is a Māori word meaning "eyelash", but has also been said to mean "to bubble up", referring to hot springs in the area. Mount Parakiore is a volcanic dome rising 391 m to the northwest of...

    , a town in the Northland Region of New Zealand

People

  • Kamo (Bolshevik)
    Kamo (Bolshevik)
    Kamo, real name Semeno Aržakovitš Ter-Petrossian , was a Georgian revolutionary of Armenian descent, and an early companion to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin...

    , (1882-1922), real name Simon Ter-Petrossian, Georgian Bolshevik
  • Shu Kamo
    Shu Kamo
    Shu Kamo is a retired Japanese football player and currently a football manager.-Other pages:*...

     (born 1939), a football player and manager
  • Kamo no Chōmei
    Kamo no Chomei
    was a Japanese author, poet , and essayist. He witnessed a series of natural and social disasters, and, having lost his political backing, was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine associated with his family. He decided to turn his back on society, take Buddhist vows, and became a...

     (1155–1216), an author
  • Kamo no Mabuchi
    Kamo no Mabuchi
    was a Japanese poet and philologist of the Edo period.Mabuchi conducted research into the spirit of ancient Japan through his studies of the Man'yōshū and other works of ancient literature...

     (1697–1769), a poet
  • Serizawa Kamo
    Serizawa Kamo
    Serizawa Kamo was a samurai known for being the original lead commander of the Shinsengumi. He trained in and received a licence in the Shindō Munen-ryū. "Kamo" means goose or duck in Japanese which was an odd name to call oneself at the time...

     (1826?–1863), commander of the Shinsengumi warriors
  • Kamo no Yasunori
    Kamo no Yasunori
    Kamo no Yasunori was an onmyōji, a practitioner of onmyōdō, during the Heian period in Japan. He was considered the premier onmyōji of his time.Yasunori was the son of the onmyōji Kamo no Tadayuki...

     (917-977), an onmyōji
  • Kamo (character), from the anime Doomed Megalopolis — the apprentice of Yasumasa Hirai
    Yasumasa Hirai
    Yasumasa Hirai is a fictional character from the historical fantasy novel Teito Monogatari by Hiroshi Aramata.He is a master Onmyoji who leads the Tsuchimikado Clan . Hirai is also an esteemed spiritual advisor of the Emperor in Kyoto....

  • Kamo is the nickname of former New Zealand sportsman Ian Jones (rugby union)

Kami

  • Kamo Wake-ikazuchi, a Shinto kami of thunder
    • Kamo (play), a Noh play featuring that kami as the titular character
    • The Kamo Shrine
      Kamo Shrine
      is a general term for an important Shinto sanctuary complex on both banks of the Kamo River in northeast Kyoto. It is centered on two shrines. The two shrines, an upper and a lower, lie in a corner of the old capital which was known as the due to traditional geomancy beliefs that the north-east...

       at Kyoto which enshrine that kami

Other

  • Kamo: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 6, an album by Merzbow
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