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Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県 Wakayama-ken) is a prefecture of West Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama. The Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 890,985 people.

History[]

Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.

On July 17–18, 1953, a torrential heavy rain occurred, followed by collapse of levees, river flooding and landslides in a wide area. Many bridges and houses were destroyed. According to an officially confirmed Japanese Government report, 1,015 people died, with 5,709 injured and 7,115 houses lost.

Culture[]

Mount Kōya (高野山 Kōya-san) in the Ito District is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. It is home to one of the first Japanese style Buddhist temples in Japan and remains a site of pilgrimage and an increasingly popular tourist destination as people flock to see its ancient temples set amidst the towering cedar trees at the top of the mountain. The Sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range extend for miles throughout the prefecture and together have been recognized as Japan's 11th LONESCO World Heritage site.

The Kumano Shrines are located on the southern tip of the prefecture. Tomogashima Island (actually a cluster of 4 islands) is also part of the prefecture.

Economy[]

Wakayama supplies most of Japan with its high production of mikans (Mandarin Oranges) in October of every year.

Cities and Towns[]

Cities[]

  • Arida
  • Gobō
  • Hashimoto

Towns[]

  • Arida District
    • Aridagawa
    • Hirogawa
    • Yuasa
  • Hidaka District
    • Hidaka
    • Hidakagawa
    • Inami
    • Mihama
    • Minabe
    • Yura

  • Higashimuro District
    • Kitayama
    • Kozagawa
    • Kushimoto
    • Nachikatsuura
    • Taiji
  • Ito District
    • Katsuragi
    • Kōya
    • Kudoyama

  • Kaisō District
    • Kimino
  • Nishimuro District
    • Kamitonda
    • Shirahama
    • Susami
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