Kamo, Okayama
Kamo 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 village of Aba, the town of Shōboku, and the town of Kume, was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Massacre
On 21 May 1938, the town became the scene of the deadliest shooting by a lone gunman in Japanese history. A 21-year-old man murdered 30 people and wounded three others before killing himself.Geography
Adjoining municipalities
Education
- Kamo Elementary School
- Kamo Junior High School
Transportation
Railways
- West Japan Railway Company
- *Inbi Line
- **Mimasaka-Kamo Station - Chiwa Station - Mimasaka-Kawai Station