Kama (嘉麻市, Kama-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Fukuoka Prefecture Kama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.
The average annual rainfall is 8877 mm with September as the wettest month.
Kama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 16 members.
In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Fukuoka 8th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
During the Meiji period, Kama, along with the other municipalities of the Chikuho area, developed with the Kitakyushu industrial zone through coal mining, and is still considered part of to the Greater Kitakyushu Metropolitan Area.