The name Kamo may refer to the following:

Places

Japan

(Note: ''kamo'' ( 鴨), is the common word for ''

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Kamo, Niigata is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 25,971 in 10,270 households, and a population density of 194 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Kamo is located in an inland regi ...

Kamo District, Gifu is a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of July, 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 *Y ...

* Kamo District, Hiroshima * Kamo District, Shizuoka * Kamo, Kyoto *

Kamo, Okayama was a town located in Tomata District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,311 and a density of 33.35 persons per km2. The total area was 159.27 km2. On February 28, 2005, Kamo, along with the ...

Kamo, Shimane was a town located in the former Ōhara District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,621 and a density of 214.20 persons per km2. The total area was 30.91 km2. On November 1, 2004, Kamo, along w ...

* Kamo, Shizuoka * Kamō, Kagoshima *

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 walkways running alongside the river, and some stepping ...

in Kyoto ( ja, 鴨川,賀茂川) * A number of minor rivers ( ja, 鴨川,加茂川) listed under

Kamogawa (disambiguation) Kamogawa may refer to: *Kamo-gawa or Kamo River, a river through Kyoto City *Kamogawa, Chiba, a city in Chiba Prefecture ** Kamogawa Sea World *10143 Kamogawa, asteroid discovered 1994 See also *Kamo River (Kyoto) The is located in Kyoto P ...

* Kamo Shrine, which may mean Kamigamo shrine or Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto * Kamo, a place name within Higashimiyoshi, Tokushima known for

Rest of the world

* Gavar, Armenia - formerly ''Kamo'' *

Kamo, Armenia Kamo ( hy, Կամո) is a village in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The village was named after Kamo The name Kamo may refer to the following: Places Japan (Note: ''kamo'' ( 鴨), is the common word for ''duck'' in Japanese, but the following ...

Kamo, Azerbaijan Kamo ( hy, Կամո) is a village in the Goygol District of Azerbaijan. The village and neighboring Azat had an Armenian population before the exodus of Armenians from Azerbaijan after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In 1989, both ...

* Kamo, New Zealand, a town in the Northland Region of New Zealand *

Kamo River (Russia) The Kamo (russian: Камо) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Podkamennaya Tunguska. The river is 339 kilometres long and its basin drains a surface of 14,500 km². See also * List of rivers of Russia Russ ...

People

Kamo (Bolshevik) Simon Arshaki Ter-Petrosian (russian: Симон "Камо" Аршакович Тер-Петросян; hy, Սիմոն «Կամօ» Տէր Պետրոսեան; 27 May 1882 – 14 July 1922), better known by his ''nom de guerre'' of Kamo, was an O ...

(1882–1922), real name of Simon Ter-Petrosian, Armenian-Georgian Bolshevik * Kamo, nickname of former New Zealand sportsman Ian Jones (rugby union) *

Kamo clan is a Japanese sacerdotal kin group which traces its roots from a Yayoi period shrine in the vicinity of northeastern Kyoto. The clan rose to prominence during the Asuka and Heian periods when the Kamo are identified with the 7th-century found ...

, surname of a Japanese clan ** ,ancestral deity of the clan and Shinto deity of thunder ** Kamo no Chōmei (1155–1216), an author **

Kamo no Mabuchi was a ''kokugaku'' scholar, poet and philologist during mid-Edo period Japan. Along with Kada no Azumamaro, Motoori Norinaga, and Hirata Atsutane, he was regarded as one of the Four Great Men of Kokugaku, and through his research into the spiri ...

(1697–1769), a poet ** Shu Kamo (born 1939), a football player and manager **

Kamo no Yasunori Kamo no Yasunori (賀茂保憲) 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 (賀茂忠行). ...

(917–977), an onmyōji * first name (given name) of Serizawa Kamo (1826?–1863), commander of the Shinsengumi warriors *

Kamo (character) The name Kamo may refer to the following: Places Japan (Note: ''kamo'' ( 鴨), is the common word for ''duck'' in Japanese, but the following names do not necessarily mean ''duck'' and are not necessarily written with that character.) *Kamo, Nii ...

, from the anime ''Doomed Megalopolis'' — the apprentice of

Yasumasa Hirai Yasumasa Hirai (平井保昌) is a fictional character from the historical fantasy novel ''Teito Monogatari'' by Hiroshi Aramata. He also appears in the prequel novel '' Teito Gendan'' Hirai is the direct descendant of Abe no Seimei and a master ...

from the videogame The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Cuisine

* ''kamo'' in

Japanese cuisine Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan (Japanese: ) is based on rice with miso soup and other ...

may refer to the poultry product of the wild duck, the

domesticated duck The domestic duck or domestic mallard (''Anas platyrhynchos domesticus'') is a subspecies of mallard that has been domesticated by humans and raised for meat, eggs, and down feathers. A few are also kept for show, as pets, or for their ornamenta ...

, or very frequently the crossbred variety known as ''. It may appear on menu items such as ''kamonanban'' ( hot soba). * kamo is one of Eggplant#Cultivars, of a large round shape; it is one of the better known "Kyoto vegetables" or

Kyoyasai Kyōyasai is the term for heirloom vegetables originating in Japan's Kyoto Prefecture. According to the research of the Laboratory of Health and Environment of Kyoto, Kyoyasai have more minerals, fibers and vitamins than many other vegetables. Acc ...

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*, Noh play featuring the deity.