The name Kamo may refer to the following:

Places

Japan

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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 was a Districts of Japan, district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa, Hiroshima, Daiwa, along with the Hongō, Hiroshima, town of Hongō (from Toyota District, Hiroshima, Toyota District), and the Kui, ...

Kamo District, Shizuoka is a rural district located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2012, the district has an estimated population of 47,001 and a population density of 97.9 persons per km2. The total area was 479.97 km2. Towns and villages Kamo Distric ...

Kamo, Kyoto was a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population of 15,907 and a density of 430.27 persons per km². The total area was 36.97 km². On March 12, 2007, Kamo, along ...

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 was a village located in Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the village had an estimated population of 3,291 and a density of 83 persons per km². The total area was 39.64 km². On April 1, 2005, Kamo was merged into t ...

Kamō, Kagoshima was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,311 and the density of 89.94 persons per km². The total area was 81.29 km². On March 23, 2010, Kamō, along with the tow ...

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) * Kamo Shrine, which may mean Kamigamo shrine or Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto * Kamo, a place name within

Higashimiyoshi, Tokushima 270px, Yoshino River in Higashimiyoshi 270px, Minoda Gorge 270px, Yoshinogawa Highway Oasis is a town located in Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,733 in 6281 households and a populat ...

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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 Kamo is a suburb in Northern Whangārei. approximately five minutes drive from the Whangārei CBD. The name comes from a Māori word meaning "eyelash", but has also been said to mean "to bubble up", referring to hot springs in the area. Mount Pa ...

, 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) Ian Donald Jones (born 17 April 1967) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played 79 tests for the All Blacks. He is the 2nd-most capped lock, and formed one of the most famous lock pairings in international rugby, often partnered with ...

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 was a Japanese author, poet (in the waka form), 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 ...

(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 is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan national team. Playing career Kamo was born in Ashiya on October 29, 1939. After graduation from Kwansei Gakuin University, he played for Yanmar Diesel from 1965 to 1967. ...

(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 Serizawa Kamo (芹沢鴨; September 2, 1826 – October 30, 1863) 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 Japanes ...

(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 ...

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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.