This realm may be familiar to specialists in Japanese religion, but it is less known to those of us who venture in from other disciplines. Unfortunately, anyone who has attempted to examine closely what was actually going on in the syncretic world of traditional Japanese religion will soon discover a degree of complexity well beyond the clichés of the introductory survey. At the introductory level, this approach seems to work reasonably well. Japanese Buddhism, moreover, offers a neat sequence of patriarchs and their sects that are easily parsed to help beginners keep track of them. Buddhism may be more complex, but its basic principles are not that difficult to grasp. Although Shintō is a bit elusive, we can somehow convey a sense of what it is all about. I suspect my approach may be fairly typical, and it certainly is convenient. The production of forged knifes is a traditional local handicraft.The second lecture in my annual course "Introduction to Everything about Japan (in 10 weeks)" devotes at least 15 minutes each to explaining both the Shintō and Buddhist religions, followed by a 30-second caveat acknowledging that through most of Japanese history the two were tightly intertwined. Kami's economy is centered on agriculture and forestry. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Kōchi 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Kami contributes one member to the Kōchi Prefectural Assembly. Kami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 20 members. On the same day, the remaining municipalities of Kami District merged to form the city of Kōnan, and the district was abolished as a result.
The city of Kami was established on March 1, 2006, from the merger of the towns of Kahoku and Tosayamada, and the village of Monobe. The area was organized into villages within Kami District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tosa Domain ruled by the Yamauchi clan from their seat at Kōchi Castle. Kami has been conducting censuses since 1960.Īs with all of Kōchi Prefecture, the area of Kami was part of ancient Tosa Province.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kami in 2020 is 26,513 people. Ĭlimate data for Kami (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) According to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification, the climate in that locality is classified as Cfa (humid subtropical climate). August is the warmest month, with an average temperature of 26.0 ☌ (78.8 ☏), and January is the coldest month, reaching an average of 4.6 ☌ (40.3 ☏). The average annual temperature is 15.2 ☌ (59.4 ☏). The average annual rainfall is around 2,981.9 mm (117.40 in). July is the wettest month, with an average of 473.9 mm (18.66 in). January is considered the month with the least amount of rainfall, around 73.0 mm (2.87 in). The climate in the region is warm and temperate, with significant rainfall throughout the year, even in the driest months. It is the only city in Kōchi prefecture that does not face the sea. Kami is located in the eastern part of Kōchi Prefecture.
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