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Encyclopedia > Wakayama, Wakayama
Wakayama City
和歌山市
Location of Wakayama City
Wakayama City's location in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area 210.23 km² (81.2 sq mi)
Population (as of 2007)
     Total 373,655
Symbols
Wakayama City Hall
Official website: Wakayama City

Wakayama (和歌山市 -shi) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 749 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1001 × 801 pixel, file size: 34 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Wakayama Prefecture ) is part of the Kii Peninsula in the Kinki region on HonshÅ« island, Japan. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... Map of the regions of Japan. ... The Kansai (Japanese: 関西) region of Japan, also known as the Kinki region (近畿地方, Kinki-chihō), lies in the Southern-Central region of Japans main island, Honshu. ... The prefectures of Japan are the countrys 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one metropolis (都 to), Tokyo; one circuit (道 dō), Hokkaidō; two urban prefectures (府 fu), Osaka and Kyoto; and 43 other prefectures (県 ken). ... Wakayama Prefecture ) is part of the Kii Peninsula in the Kinki region on HonshÅ« island, Japan. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... A city ) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Wakayama Prefecture ) is part of the Kii Peninsula in the Kinki region on HonshÅ« island, Japan. ... The Kansai (Japanese: 関西) region of Japan, also known as the Kinki region (近畿地方, Kinki-chihō), lies in the Southern-Central region of Japans main island, Honshu. ...

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Background

It occupies 4 percent of the land area, and has 40 percent of the population, of the prefecture. The city was founded on April 1, 1889. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


The city population rose from 382,155 in 2003 to 386,501 in 2004, a growth of 1.87 percent. The density as of 2003 was 1,826.74 persons per km². The total area is 209.20 km². Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


This population increase has occurred despite Wakayama's beleaguered economy, which has suffered since Sumitomo Steel moved much of its steel producing operations to China. The Wakayama steel mills have since been reduced and restructured, completely shutting in 2004. Additionally, Wakayama is famous across Japan for its umeboshi and mikan. The Sumitomo Group is a group of related japanese companies, (keiretsu). ... Umeboshi Umeboshi (Japanese: 梅干; literally dried ume) are pickled umes. ... A basket of mikan Cross section Citrus unshiu Marc. ...

Wakayama Castle is in the city center.
Wakayama Castle is in the city center.

Wakayama is cleft in two by the Kinokawa River. The city is bordered at the north by mountains and Osaka Prefecture. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3000x2000, 866 KB) Summary This photograph shows Wakayama Castle in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3000x2000, 866 KB) Summary This photograph shows Wakayama Castle in the city of Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. ... The Kinokawa or redundantly Kinokawa River (紀ノ川 or 紀の川 Kinokawa) is a river in Nara and Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. ... Osaka Prefecture (大阪府 ÅŒsaka-fu) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ...


In the city center is Wakayama Castle, built on Mt. Torafusu (the name means "a tiger leaning on his side"). During the Edo period, the Kishū Tokugawa daimyo ruled from Wakayama Castle. Tokugawa Yoshimune, the fifth Kishū Tokugawa daimyo, became the eighth Tokugawa shogun. Wakayama Castle (和歌山城) in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, was originally built in 1585, under the supervision of Toyotomi Hidenaga, brother to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. ... The Edo period ), also called Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. ... The Tokugawa clan crest The Tokugawa clan ) was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... Tokugawa Yoshimune 1684-1751. ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ...


Notable people

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Sister cities

Wakayama has sister-city relationships with four overseas municipalities:[1]

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External links

  • Official website
  • Maps and aerial photos for 34°13′38″N 135°10′17″E / 34.227343, 135.171386Coordinates: 34°13′38″N 135°10′17″E / 34.227343, 135.171386
Shadow picture of Wakayama Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture Symbol of Wakayama Prefecture
Cities
Arida | Gobō | Hashimoto | Iwade | Kainan | Kinokawa | Shingū | Tanabe | Wakayama (capital)
Districts
Arida | Hidaka | Higashimuro | Ito | Kaisō | Nishimuro
  See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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Wakayama, Wakayama Summary (397 words)
Wakayama is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Kumano Sea, and Kii Channel,and by Osaka, Nara, and Mie prefectures.
Wakayama (和歌山市 -shi) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.
Wakayama is cleft in two by the Kinokawa River.
Wakayama, Wakayama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (224 words)
Wakayama (和歌山市 -shi) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.
Wakayama is cleft in two by the Kinokawa River.
Tokugawa Yoshimune, the fifth Kishū Tokugawa daimyo, became the eighth Tokugawa shogun.
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