Kamo District, Shizuoka

Modern Kamo District was established in the July 22, 1878 cadastral reforms initiated by the Meiji government with one town (Shimoda) and 119 villages.

In a round of consolidation on April 1, 1889, this was reduced to 1 town and 26 villages.

Matsuzaki was raised to town status on March 15, 1901, followed by Inatori on December 1, 1920.

With the establishment of Minamiizu on July 31, 1955 and Nishiizu on March 31, 1956, the number of remaining villages was reduced to four.

Shimoda gained city status on January 1, 1971 On April 1, 2005 - Kamo Village, the one remaining village in the district, merged with the town of Nishiizu