| Kōzaki | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 35.9°N 164°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chiba |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Katori |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.85 |
| Population Total: | 5884 |
| Population As Of: | December 1, 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City symbols |
| Blank Info Sec1: | |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Cinnamomum camphora |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Rose |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Japanese white-eye |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0478(72)2111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 163 Honjuku. Katori-gun, Kōzaki-machi, Chiba-ken 289-0292 |
right|thumb|260px|Kozaki Shrine is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.[1], the town had an estimated population of 5,884 in 2471 households and a population density of 300 persons per km².[2] The total area of the town is 19.85km2.
The name of the town of Kōzaki in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The first,, means kami, the Japanese term for god, spirit, or a natural force; and the second, means "cape" or "small peninsula".
Kōzaki is located in far northern Chiba Prefecture, approximately 40 kilometers from then prefectural capital at Chiba and 60 to 70 kilometers from central Tokyo. The town faces the Tone River to the north, and sits on the lowlands of the river to the north and the Shimōsa Plateau to the south. Kōzaki is part of Ōtone Prefectural Natural Park.
Chiba Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
Kōzaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kōzaki is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1414 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.0 °C.[3]
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Kōzaki has remained relatively steady over the past 70 years.
Kōzaki was historically part of Shimōsa Province until the formation of Chiba Prefecture at the beginning of the Meiji Period (1868 - 1912). Kōzaki and Yonezawa villages were founded on April 1, 1889 within Katori District of Chiba Prefecture with the creation the modern municipalities system. Kōzaki was elevated to town status on March 12, 1890. On January 5, 1955, Yonezawa merged into the town of Kōzaki.
Kōzaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 13 members. Kōzaki, together with the city of Katori and town of Tako, contributes two members to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Chiba 10th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Kōzaki is a regional commercial center with some light manufacturing industries. Some 28% of the workforce commutes to the city of Narita per the 2010 census.
Kōzaki has two public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by the town government. The town does not have a public high school; however, the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education operates one special education school for the handicapped.