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Template:Nihongo is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Wakayama prefecture" in Template:Google books; "Kansai" in Template:Google books.</ref>Template:Rp Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 876,030 (Template:As of) and a geographic area of Template:Convert. Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to the northeast.
Wakayama is the capital and largest city of Wakayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Tanabe, Hashimoto, and Kinokawa.<ref>Nussbaum, "Wakayama" in Template:Google books.</ref>Template:Rp Wakayama Prefecture is located on the southwestern coast of the Kii Peninsula on the Kii Channel, connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea, across from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku.
HistoryEdit
Template:See also Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.<ref>Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in Template:Google books.</ref>
1953 flood disasterEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to an officially confirmed report by the Government of Japan, 1,015 people died, with 5,709 injured and 7,115 houses lost.Template:Citation needed
GeographyEdit
As of 31 March 2020, 13 percent of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Setonaikai and Yoshino-Kumano National Parks; Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen and Kōya-Ryūjin Quasi-National Parks; and Enju Kaigan, Hatenashi Sanmyaku, Hikigawa, Jōgamori Hokodai, Kōyasanchō Ishimichi-Tamagawakyō, Kozagawa, Nishiarida, Oishi Kōgen, Ōtōsan, Ryūmonzan, Shiramisan-Wadagawakyō, and Shirasaki Kaigan Prefectural Natural Parks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
CitiesEdit
Template:See also Nine cities are in Wakayama Prefecture:
Name | Area (km2) | Population | Map | |
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File:Flag of Arida, Wakayama.svg Arida | 有田市 | 36.91 | 27,963 | File:Arida in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
File:Flag of Gobo, Wakayama.svg Gobō | 御坊市 | 43.78 | 27,483 | File:Gobo in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
File:Flag of Hashimoto, Wakayama.svg Hashimoto | 橋本市 | 130.31 | 62,941 | File:Hashimoto in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
File:Flag of Iwade, Wakayama.svg Iwade | 岩出市 | 38.5 | 53,280 | File:Iwade in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
File:Flag of Kainan, Wakayama.svg Kainan | 海南市 | 101.18 | 51,112 | File:Kainan in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
File:Flag of Kinokawa, Wakayama.svg Kinokawa | 紀の川市 | 228.24 | 61,850 | File:Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
File:Flag of Shingu, Wakayama.svg Shingū | 新宮市 | 255.43 | 26,815 | File:Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
File:Flag of Tanabe, Wakayama.svg Tanabe | 田辺市 | 1,026.91 | 70,410 | File:Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
File:Flag of Wakayama, Wakayama.svg Wakayama (capital) | 和歌山市 | 210.25 | 360,664 | File:Wakayama in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg |
Towns and villagesEdit
These are the towns and villages in each district:
MergersEdit
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DemographicsEdit
Since 1996, population of Wakayama Prefecture has kept declining, and since 2010, it has been the only prefecture in Kansai region with population below 1,000,000. In 2017, Wakayama is ranked 40th by population in Japan with a population of 944,320. In the 2020 census, close to 32% of the population was over 65 years of age - the highest percentage in Japan and one of the highest for national subdivisions worldwide.<ref>2020 population census of Japan. https://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/kokusei/2020/summary.html</ref>
PoliticsEdit
Template:See also The current governor Shūhei Kishimoto was elected on 27 November 2022.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Prefectural assemblyEdit
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Political party | Number of seats |
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Liberal Democratic Party | 28 |
Reform Club (改新クラブ) | 5 |
Komeito | 3 |
Nippon Ishin no Kai | 3 |
Japanese Communist Party | 1 |
Independent society | 1 |
Independent | 1 |
List of governors of WakayamaEdit
State-appointed governors: Template:Col-start Template:Col-2
- Masaomi Tsuda ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 25 November 1871 to 25 January 1872
- Hidetomo Kitajima ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 25 January 1872 to 13 October 1873
- Kunikiyo Kōyama ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 13 October 1873 to 20 October 1873
- Kanae Matsumoto ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 20 October 1873 to 26 December 1889
- Tadaakira Ishii ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 26 December 1889 to 9 April 1891
- Sadaaki Senda ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 9 April 1891 to 15 January 1892
- Morikata Oki ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 15 January 1892 to 7 April 1897
- Kan'ichi Kubota ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 7 April 1897 to 8 October 1898
- Masaaki Nomura ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 8 October 1898 to 7 April 1899
- Hisashi Ogura ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 7 April 1899 to 25 October 1900
- Shin'ichirō Tsubaki ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 25 October 1900 to 29 June 1903
- Ienori Kiyosu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 29 June 1903 to 11 January 1907
- Takio Izawa ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 11 January 1907 to 30 July 1909
- Chikaharu Kawakami ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 30 July 1909 to 4 September 1911
- Takeji Kawamura ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 4 September 1911 to 9 June 1914
- Kogorō Kanokogi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from June 1914 to 17 December 1917
- Tokikazu Ikematsu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 17 December 1917 to 3 February 1920
- Shinzō Obara ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 3 February 1920 to 6 June 1923
- Yoshibumi Satake ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 6 June 1923 to 24 June 1924
- Kyūichi Hasegawa ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 24 June 1924 to 22 March 1927
- Tokutarō Shimizu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 22 March 1927 to 17 May 1927
- Umekichi Miyawaki ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 17 May 1927 to 17 November 1927
- Taeru Node ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 17 November 1927 to 5 July 1929
- Senzō Tomobe ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 5 July 1929 to 26 August 1930
- Toshikatsu Kurahara ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 26 August 1930 to 18 December 1931
- Toshiki Karasawa ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 18 December 1931 to 28 July 1932
- Ryōsaku Shimizu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 28 July 1932 to 10 November 1934
- Nagakazu Fujioka ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 10 November 1934 to 22 April 1936
- Tokiji Yoshinaga ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 22 April 1936 to 11 January 1939
- Shigeo Shimizu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 11 January 1939 to 15 October 1940
- Jirō Imamatsu ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 15 October 1940 to 20 October 1941
- Seizō Hirose ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 20 October 1941 to 1 August 1944
- Chiaki Kobayashi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 1 August 1944 to 27 October 1945
- Uichirō Koike ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 27 October 1945 to 25 January 1946
- Masao Kanai ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 25 January 1946 to 8 July 1946
- Wakichi Kawakami ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 8 July 1946 to 28 February 1947
- Yoshimaro Takahashi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 28 February 1947 to 15 April 1947
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- Shinji Ono ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 19 April 1947 to 22 April 1967
- Masao Ohashi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 23 April 1967 to 4 October 1975
- Shiro Kariya ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 23 November 1975 to 22 November 1995
- Isamu Nishiguchi ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 23 November 1995 to 13 July 2000
- Yoshiki Kimura ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 3 September 2000 to 2 December 2006
- Yoshinobu Nisaka ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 17 December 2006 to 16 December 2022
- Shūhei Kishimoto ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 17 December 2022 to 15 April 2025
- Izumi Miyazaki ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}): from 15 April 2025 to present
CultureEdit
Template:Nihongo 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 pilgrimage site 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 UNESCO World Heritage Site.<ref>UNESCO.org</ref>
The Kumano Shrines are on the southern tip of the prefecture. Tomogashima (a cluster of four islands) is part of the prefecture.
AgricultureEdit
OrangeEdit
Wakayama Prefecture ranks first in the production of oranges in Japan. Wakayama has its own brand of oranges, which is produced in Arida District and called 'Arida-Orange'. Arida District, where oranges have been produced for more than 400 years,<ref>今月の旬 Wakayama Prefecture website, accessed May 31, 2017</ref> yields about half of the orange crops in Wakayama today.<ref>農林水産 特産品 Wakayama Prefecture website, accessed May 31, 2017</ref> Furthermore, the yield of Arida-Oranges accounts for about 10 percent of Japanese domestic production of oranges.<ref>有田みかんについて JA Arida website, accessed May 31, 2017</ref>
Chinese flowering plum (Ume)Edit
According to the survey by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Wakayama stands first in the production of Chinese flowering plum, or ume in Japanese, in Japan. As of 2016, Wakayama made up about 70 percent of Japanese domestic production of ume.<ref>作況調査(果樹): 農林水産省 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries website, accessed June 1, 2017</ref>
International relationsEdit
Wakayama Prefecture has friendship and sister relationships with six places outside Japan:<ref>友好・姉妹提携 Template:Webarchive Wakayama Prefecture website, retrieved May 16, 2008</ref>
- Template:Flagicon Florida, United States
- Template:Flagicon Galicia, Spain
- Template:Flagicon Pyrénées-Orientales, France
- Template:Flagicon Shandong, People's Republic of China
- Template:Flagicon Sichuan, People's Republic of China
- Template:Flagicon Sinaloa, Mexico
TourismEdit
Wakayama Prefecture has hot springs such as Nanki-Shirahama Onsen, Template:Ill, and Yunomine Onsen.
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Saikazaki, Wakanoura
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The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama
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Konpon Daido
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Daimonzaka
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TransportationEdit
RailEdit
- JR Central
- JR West
- Kishu Railway
- Nankai
- Wakayama Electric Railway
RoadEdit
ExpresswayEdit
- Hanwa Expressway
- Keinawa Expressway
- Nachi Katsuura Road
- Yuasa Gobo Road
National highwaysEdit
- Route 24
- Route 26
- Route 42
- Route 168 (Shingu-Gojo-Ikoma-Hirakata)
- Route 169 (Shingu-Kumano-Kawakami-Yoshino-Asuka-Kashihara-Nara)
- Route 311 (Kamitonda-Tanabe-Shingu-kumano-Owase)
- Route 370 (Kainan-Hashimoto-Gojo-Uda-Nara)
- Route 371 (Kawachinagano-Hashimoto-Koya-Kushimoto)
- Route 424
FerryEdit
- Wakayama-Tokushima
AirportEdit
EducationEdit
UniversitiesEdit
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Template:ISBN; OCLC 58053128
External linksEdit
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