08232 ／ かみすし
Ibaraki PrefectureA torii stands in the water of a well.
Oshioi Well, Ikisu Shrine01 ／ Machilus
The great Machilus tree at Shinzen-ji Temple has a large burl at its base, and its age is put at more than 1,000 years. It is a prefectural natural monument, 15 m tall. The head priest says the stone Buddhas were donated by local people who cared for the tree.
02 ／ Pond
When Karuno and Ikisu villages merged, some 14 names were proposed for the new village, and Kamisu was chosen after the pond and Ikisu Shrine. The city newsletter says Gonoike pond was once about seven times its present size and triangular, appearing in the Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki as Samuta no Numa.
03 ／ Magariya
The Yamamoto family owned fishing nets by Gonoike pond and once served as village headmen. Their thatched house is an L-shaped magariya with a hip roof, and, judging by its construction methods, is thought to date from the first half of the 18th century. From June 2021 to December 2022, conservation work including a full re-thatching of the roof was carried out.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot September 2024)Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
There is no passenger railway station in the city; Kamisu Station handles freight only. From the Yaesu South Exit of Tokyo Station, the Kashima Line highway bus takes 90 minutes on a daily service to the Art Hotel Kashima Central stop in the west of the city. The city hall is about 2.7 km from there. The area is 146.97 km² of flat lowland.
+1% since 2015
91,867 → 95,454
139.33km² of it habitable
2024
2.4 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
4.7 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow 関東鉄道（JRバス関東・京成バスと共同運行）の高速バス『鹿島線（鹿島〜東京駅線）』運行時刻表（2026年3月1日改正。平日ダイヤ・土日祝ダイヤの2ページ）。東京駅八重洲南口発の下り便の、水郷潮来BTの次の停留所『アートホテル鹿島セントラル』（神栖市大野原4-7-11）の着時刻から数えた (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
22.4km
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