Kawakami
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Kawakami is the name of several places in Japan:
- Kawakami District, Hokkaidō, a district in Hokkaidō
- In Okayama Prefecture,
- Kawakami was a town in the former Kawakami District
- Kawakami Village
- Kawakami, Nagano, a village in Nagano Prefecture
- Kawakami, Nara, a village in Nara Prefecture
Kawaue, Gifu, a former village in Gifu Prefecture that is now part of the city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu, was written the same way as Kawakami (川上村).
Kawakami may also be a Japanese surname:
- Kawakami Gensai, a famous samurai warrior in 19th century Japan.
- Kawakami Kikuko, Japanese author