title: Kawakami, Nara
text: # Kawakami, Nara
  
  Kawakami (川上村, Kawakami-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
  
  As of March 2017, the village has an estimated population of 1,498 and a density of 5.6 persons per $km^2.$ The total area is 269.26 $km^2.$
  
  ## History
  
  Between 1991 and 2016, no families in Sogio district had a birth.
  
  ## Education
  
  The village has an elementary school, Kawakami Elementary School (川上村立川上小学校), and a junior high school, Kawakami Junior High School (川上村立川上中学校).
  
  ## Notable people from Kawakami
  
  * Daimanazuru Kenji, former sumo wrestler
  