Wakayama prefecture

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

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.

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Wakayama prefecture homepage