Nagomi Town

Kumamoto Prefecture · Town

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Nagomi Town, long and narrow from north to south in northwestern Kumamoto Prefecture, borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north and has basins along the Kikuchi River. An inscribed sword excavated from Eta Funayama Kofun (an ancient burial mound) is a National Treasure. The town is also the hometown of Kanakuri Shizo, called the father of the marathon in Japan.

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Population: 8,462 1,230th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −9.4% 562nd in Japanfrom 9,342 in 2020
Area: 98.78 km² 985th in Japan
Population density: 86 people/km² 1,108th in Japan

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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