kamura

Kamura commonly refers to Kamura Village, a fictional settlement in the Monster Hunter video game series. The most prominent use is within Monster Hunter Rise, developed by Capcom and released in 2021 for Nintendo Switch and later other platforms. Kamura Village functions as the starting hub where players receive quests, craft equipment, and plan hunts. The village is set in the New World, a distant land, and is portrayed as a close-knit community of hunters, researchers, artisans, and guards who cooperate to defend against monster incursions.

The design blends traditional Japanese aesthetic elements with frontier practicality: timber-framed houses, thatched roofing, stone courtyards, and torii-like gates. The layout centers on a central gathering area and access to fields and workshops, reflecting a strong emphasis on communal defense and exploration. A signature gameplay element associated with Kamura is the Rampage, a large-scale monster siege that tests the village’s defenses and the player’s combat and coordination.

Outside the game, Kamura may also appear as a Japanese surname or toponym in real-world contexts, though it is primarily recognized in popular culture through the Monster Hunter series. The name is distinct from similarly named Kamakura, an entirely different historical city in Japan. In fan works and adaptations, Kamura may be used to refer to fictional places inspired by the same aesthetics.