Wakayama Prefecture

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Wakayama prefecture (和歌山県; Wakayama-ken) is part of the Kii Peninsula in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Wakayama.

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1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Districts 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Geography

Wakayama prefecture is bordered by Osaka, Nara, and Mie.

Cities

• Arida
• Gobo
• Hashimoto
• Kainan
• Shingu
• Tanabe
• Wakayama (capital)

Districts

• Arida
  • Hirogawa
  • Kanaya
  • Kibi
  • Shimizu
  • Yuasa
• Hidaka
  • Hidaka
  • Inami
  • Kawabe
  • Mihama
  • Minabe
  • Minabegawa
  • Miyama
  • Nakatsu
  • Ryujin
  • Yura
• Higashimuro
  • Hongu
  • Kitayama
  • Koza
  • Kozagawa
  • Kumanogawa
  • Nachikatsura
  • Taiji
• Ito
  • Hanazono
  • Katsuragi
  • Koya
  • Koyaguchi
  • Kudoyama
• Kaisou
  • Misato
  • Nokami
  • Shimotsu
• Naga
  • Iwade
  • Kishigawa
  • Kokawa
  • Momoyama
  • Naga
  • Uchita
• Nishimuro
  • Hikigawa
  • Kamitonda
  • Kushimoto
  • Nakahechi
  • Oto
  • Shirahama
  • Susami

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Mount Koya (高野山; -san) in the Ito District is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.

The Kumano Shrines are located in the southern tip of the prefecture.

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Wakayama prefecture homepage (http://www.wakayama.go.jp/index_e.html)

es:Prefectura de Wakayama fr:Préfecture de Wakayama ja:和歌山県

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