03207 ／ くじし
Iwate PrefectureWinter drips become ice bamboo shoots.
Uchimagi-do, ice stalagmites01 ／ Western-style house
Built in 1941 (Showa 16) as the home of an American woman missionary. Designed by the Vories architectural office, it is known for its plan centred on a fireplace guest room, a kitchen with built-in furniture such as an ironing board, and a balcony on the second floor.
02 ／ Giant tree
The great ginkgo of Chosen-ji is a giant the city estimates at 1,100 years old, about 25 m tall with a 14.5 m girth. The national Natural Monument description calls it a rare ginkgo, about 14 m around at eye level, designated in 1931. The city says over a hundred breast-shaped pillars hang from its trunk.
03 ／ Amber
The city introduces Kuji amber as about 90 million years old. The Nakaosanai site in Osanai-cho is an ancient workshop where unfinished amber beads were found, thought to date to the early Heian period. A set of unfinished amber beads and a raw amber block are designated by the city.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
The city says Uchimagi-do, in Yamagata-cho, is about an hour by car from JR Kuji Station or Sanriku Railway Kuji Station. Kuji City was formed on 6 March 2006 by a merger of the former city and Yamagata Village.
−7.3% since 2015
36,872 → 33,043
90.22km² of it habitable
2024
2.3 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
6.7 per 10,000 people
2023
Population from 2010 onward (municipal boundary changed).2006-03-06 に新設合併（山形村）。2010年調査から市域が変わっている。
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
Shape
North to south
32.1km
Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.
If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.
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