Katori-shi

Katori is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2020, the city had an estimated population of 74,469 in 31,113 households and a population density of 280 persons per km2.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Katori Shrine and Katori Station.

Katori Shrine

Shinto shrine

Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.

The Katori Shrine is a Shintō shrine in the city of Katori in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Shimōsa Province, and is the head shrine of the approximately 400 Katori shrines around the country.

Katori Station

Railway station

Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Katori Station a junction passenger railway station in the city of Katori, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

Suigo Sawara Float Hall

Museum

Suigo Sawara Float Hall

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Suigo Sawara Float Hall is a museum.

Katori-shi

Historically known as: “Sawara-shi”
Location: Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.8833° or 35° 53′ north

Longitude

140.5167° or 140° 31′ east

Population

82,100

Elevation

35 metres (115 feet)

Open location code

8R72VGM8+8M

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In Other Languages

“Katori-shi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “香取”
Japanese: “香取市”

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