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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
Rōmaji Kanji
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:

Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
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File:Flag of Aridagawa, Wakayama.svg Aridagawa 有田川町 351.77 26,245 Arida District Town File:Aridagawa in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Hidaka, Wakayama.svg Hidaka 日高町 46.42 7,666 Hidaka District Town File:Hidaka in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Hidakagawa, Wakayama.svg Hidakagawa 日高川町 331.61 9,615 Hidaka District Town File:Hidakagawa in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Hirogawa, Wakayama.svg Hirogawa 広川町 65.35 7,059 Arida District Town File:Hirogawa in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Inami Wakayama.svg Inami 印南町 113.63 7,949 Hidaka District Town File:Inami in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kamitonda Wakayama.svg Kamitonda 上富田町 57.49 15,047 Nishimuro District Town File:Kamitonda in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Katsuragi, Wakayama.svg Katsuragi かつらぎ町 151.73 16,686 Ito District Town File:Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kimino Wakayama.svg Kimino 紀美野町 128.31 8,989 Kaisō District Town File:Kimino in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kitayama Wakayama.svg Kitayama 北山村 48.21 432 Higashimuro District Village File:Kitayama in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Koya, Wakayama.svg Kōya 高野町 137.08 3,279 Ito District Town File:Koya in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kozagawa, Wakayama.svg Kozagawa 古座川町 294.52 2,749 Higashimuro District Town File:Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kudoyama, Wakayama.svg Kudoyama 九度山町 44.19 4,295 Ito District Town File:Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kushimoto, Wakayama.svg Kushimoto 串本町 135.78 16,243 Higashimuro District Town File:Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Mihama Wakayama.svg Mihama 美浜町 12.79 7,391 Hidaka District Town File:Mihama in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Minabe, Wakayama.svg Minabe みなべ町 120.26 12,561 Hidaka District Town File:Minabe in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama.svg Nachikatsuura 那智勝浦町 183.45 17,261 Higashimuro District Town File:Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Shirahama Wakayama.svg Shirahama 白浜町 201.04 23,325 Nishimuro District Town File:Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Susami, Wakayama.svg Susami すさみ町 174.71 4,011 Nishimuro District Town File:Susami in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Taiji, Wakayama.svg Taiji 太地町 5.96 3,428 Higashimuro District Town File:Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Yuasa Wakayama.svg Yuasa 湯浅町 20.8 11,960 Arida District Town File:Yuasa in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Yura, Wakayama.svg Yura 由良町 30.74 5,738 Hidaka District Town File:Yura in Wakayama Prefecture Ja.svg

MergersEdit

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DemographicsEdit

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Wakayama prefecture population pyramid in 2020

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
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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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>

TourismEdit

Wakayama Prefecture has hot springs such as Nanki-Shirahama Onsen, Template:Ill, and Yunomine Onsen.

TransportationEdit

RailEdit

RoadEdit

ExpresswayEdit

  • Hanwa Expressway
  • Keinawa Expressway
  • Nachi Katsuura Road
  • Yuasa Gobo Road

National highwaysEdit

FerryEdit

AirportEdit

EducationEdit

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NotesEdit

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