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30201 ／ Wakayama-Naga
Wakayama City
わかやまし
A daimyo's villa has a seawater pond.
Yosuien, Harutomi's villa- Population
- 356,729
- 5-year change
- −2%
- to Osaka
- 57 min
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughIslandsCastle town
Click to open Wakayama City.
30202 ／ Wakayama-Naga
Kainan City
かいなんし
Said to be Japan's Suzuki surname roots.
Suzuki Yashiki, Fujishiro Oji- Population
- 48,369
- 5-year change
- −6.7%
- to Osaka
- 69 min
Old streetscapeNational TreasureTraditional craftsFamous festivalMany shrines and temples
Click to open Kainan City.
30203 ／ Ito
Hashimoto City
はしもとし
Kinokawa water, surveyed by mizumoridai.
Odai Canal, Ohata Saizo- Population
- 60,818
- 5-year change
- −4.4%
- to Osaka
- 43 min
A river runs throughNational TreasurePost townFarming town小田井用水路
Click to open Hashimoto City.
30204 ／ Arida
Arida City
ありだし
Eight patriarchs painted in a tower.
Jomyo-ji Temple, tahoto pagoda- Population
- 26,538
- 5-year change
- −6.8%
- to Osaka
- 81 min
By the seaFruit growingFarming townFishing townFamous festival
Click to open Arida City.
30205 ／ Hidaka
Gobo City
ごぼうし
The temple "Gobo-sama" named the city.
Hidaka Betsuin, city name origin- Population
- 23,481
- 5-year change
- −5.3%
- to Osaka
- 102 min
By the seaA river runs throughOld streetscapeFamous festival日高別院
Click to open Gobo City.
30206 ／ Nishimuro
Tanabe City
たなべし
A stratum holds 'tortoiseshell' fossils.
Kurisugawa Kikkoseki Stratum- Population
- 69,870
- 5-year change
- −6.6%
- to Osaka
- 131 min
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughHot springs栗栖川亀甲石包含層
Click to open Tanabe City.
30207 ／ Higashimuro
Shingu City
しんぐうし
Centered on a living room, not guests.
Former Nishimura House- Population
- 27,171
- 5-year change
- −7.4%
- to Nagoya
- 206 min
- Osaka 262 min
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughCastle townTemple gate town
Click to open Shingu City.
30208 ／ Wakayama-Naga
Kinokawa City
きのかわし
On the Yamato road, used as an inn.
Nate-juku Honjin, Imose family- Population
- 58,816
- 5-year change
- −6.1%
National TreasurePost townFruit growing旧名手宿本陣妹背家
Click to open Kinokawa City.
30209 ／ Wakayama-Naga
Iwade City
いわでし
Members went out to enter the chamber.
Former Wakayama Assembly Hall- Population
- 53,967
- 5-year change
- +1%
MountainsA river runs throughNational TreasureTraditional crafts旧和歌山県会議事堂
Click to open Iwade City.
30304 ／ Wakayama-Naga
Kimino Town
きみのちょう
Thirteen deities, three halls in a row.
Jusan Shrine, three halls- Population
- 8,256
- 5-year change
- −10.3%
- to Kainan
- 20 min
MountainsHighlandsMountain climbing十三神社ヒダリマキガヤ
Click to open Kimino Town.
30341 ／ Ito
Katsuragi Town
かつらぎちょう
Flowers for a mountain that banned them.
Hanazono, Koyamaki altar flowers- Population
- 15,967
- 5-year change
- −6%
MountainsA river runs throughWorld Heritage siteFruit growingFarming town
Click to open Katsuragi Town.
30343 ／ Ito
Kudoyama Town
くどやまちょう
A wooden station stands over a road.
Koyashita Station, opened 1925- Population
- 3,856
- 5-year change
- −11.9%
- to Osaka
- 66 min
MountainsA river runs throughWorld Heritage siteNational TreasureMany shrines and temples
Click to open Kudoyama Town.
30344 ／ Ito
Koya Town
こうやちょう
Women barred from Koyasan stayed here.
Nyonindo, Fudozakaguchi- Population
- 2,970
- 5-year change
- −11.4%
- to Osaka
- 85 min
MountainsCool summersWorld Heritage siteMany shrines and temples女人堂
Click to open Koya Town.
30361 ／ Arida
Yuasa Town
ゆあさちょう
A stone bath, entered standing up.
Jinburo, former bathhouse museum- Population
- 11,122
- 5-year change
- −8.8%
- to Osaka
- 92 min
Old streetscapePost townBy the seaLocal cuisine甚風呂
Click to open Yuasa Town.
30362 ／ Arida
Hirogawa Town
ひろがわちょう
A red door stands in the embankment cut.
Akamon, the Hiromura tide gate- Population
- 6,781
- 5-year change
- −6.1%
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughFamous festivalMany shrines and temples
Click to open Hirogawa Town.
30366 ／ Arida
Aridagawa Town
ありだがわちょう
Locals call a river-bend paddy "island."
Aragijima, fan-shaped terraces- Population
- 25,258
- 5-year change
- −4.2%
- to Osaka
- 88 min
MountainsA river runs throughFarming townIt snowsMany shrines and temples
Click to open Aridagawa Town.
30381 ／ Hidaka
Mihama Town
みはまちょう
News of salmon sent villagers overseas.
Kuno Gihei and America-mura- Population
- 6,867
- 5-year change
- −8.2%
- to Gobo
- 12 min
By the seaMountainsFishing townアメリカ村工野儀兵衛
Click to open Mihama Town.
30382 ／ Hidaka
Hidaka Town
ひだかちょう
Oxen and people changed shoes, it seems.
Kutsukake Oji site, Haratani- Population
- 7,673
- 5-year change
- +0.4%
By the seaMountainsFamous festival熊野古道紀伊路
Click to open Hidaka Town.
30383 ／ Hidaka
Yura Town
ゆらちょう
Rock fossils: "umeboshi" in dialect.
Monzen no Oiwa, urchin spines- Population
- 5,364
- 5-year change
- −8.1%
By the seaMountainsFamous festivalAn odd landmark門前の大岩
Click to open Yura Town.
30390 ／ Hidaka
Inami Town
いなみちょう
A yellow child frog atop a red parent.
Kaeru Bridge, parent and child- Population
- 7,720
- 5-year change
- −4.3%
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughAn odd landmarkFamous festival
Click to open Inami Town.
30391 ／ Hidaka
Minabe Town
みなべちょう
An ume named to honor a high school's horticulture course.
Nanko-ume, Minabe High School- Population
- 11,818
- 5-year change
- −7.3%
- to Osaka
- 129 min
Fruit growingFamous festivalBy the seaMountains南高梅
Click to open Minabe Town.
30392 ／ Hidaka
Hidakagawa Town
ひだかがわちょう
Edo pagoda where an 8th-century one was.
Dojoji, pagoda and main hall- Population
- 9,219
- 5-year change
- −5.7%
MountainsA river runs throughFamous festivalNational Treasure道成寺
Click to open Hidakagawa Town.
30401 ／ Nishimuro
Shirahama Town
しらはまちょう
The marks of ripples have become fossils.
Shirahama fossil ripple marks- Population
- 20,262
- 5-year change
- −5.9%
- to Osaka
- 143 min
By the seaA river runs throughHot springsIslands白浜の化石漣痕
Click to open Shirahama Town.
30404 ／ Nishimuro
Kamitonda Town
かみとんだちょう
Said to have drifted in, forest and all.
Tanaka Shrine forest, Okafuji- Population
- 15,236
- 5-year change
- +1.6%
A river runs throughWorld Heritage siteFishing田中神社オカフジ
Click to open Kamitonda Town.
30406 ／ Nishimuro
Susami Town
すさみちょう
Taking from it is said to bring woe.
Inazumi Island- Population
- 3,685
- 5-year change
- −10.7%
- to Osaka
- 166 min
By the seaMountainsIslandsFishing townSea bathing
Click to open Susami Town.
30421 ／ Higashimuro
Nachikatsuura Town
なちかつうらちょう
A tomb on dunes, laid with river stones.
Shimosato Kofun, national site- Population
- 14,137
- 5-year change
- −9.9%
- to Nagoya
- 226 min
- Osaka 232 min
By the seaMountainsA river runs throughWorld Heritage siteFamous festival
Click to open Nachikatsuura Town.
30422 ／ Higashimuro
Taiji Town
たいじちょう
Atop a lighthouse, a whale watches wind.
Whale vane, Kandorizaki Light- Population
- 2,791
- 5-year change
- −9.6%
- to Osaka
- 225 min
By the seaFishing townPort townAn odd landmark梶取埼灯台
Click to open Taiji Town.
30424 ／ Higashimuro
Kozagawa Town
こざがわちょう
A jointless cliff, like a screen.
Ichimai-iwa, Kozagawa's cliff- Population
- 2,480
- 5-year change
- −12.2%
- to Koza
- 6 min
MountainsA river runs throughAn odd landmarkFamous festival一枚岩
Click to open Kozagawa Town.
30427 ／ Higashimuro
Kitayama Village
きたやまむら
Twisted branches are said to bind the raft's logs.
Nejiki, how rafts are woven- Population
- 404
- 5-year change
- −9.4%
- to Kumanoshi
- 60 min
MountainsA river runs throughFruit growing筏流し北山川
Click to open Kitayama Village.
30428 ／ Higashimuro
Kushimoto Town
くしもとちょう
Pupil, said to carry art, drew a dragon.
Hojo wall paintings, Muryo-ji- Population
- 14,959
- 5-year change
- −9.7%
- to Osaka
- 199 min
By the seaIslandsMild winters方丈障壁画無量寺
Click to open Kushimoto Town.
