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Kawamata Town
Fukushima Prefecture · Town
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Kawamata Town is in the hills of the northern Abukuma Highlands. It is called "the home of silk" because of sericulture and silk weaving that began in the Heian period, and the legend of Princess Kotehime is handed down. In recent years its specialty Kawamata shamo (gamecock chicken) has gained a good reputation, and the town is also trying to set a record for "the world's longest yakitori (grilled chicken skewer)."
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture
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