For picture book writers, see "Wakayama Prefecture."

This section describes Wakayama Prefecture as a prefecture in Japan.Wakayama prefectureAdministrative agencyabout"Wakayama Prefectural Office."

Wakayama(Wakayama Prefecture,(British: Wakayama Prefecture) IsJapan OfKinkiに 位置 す るPrefecture.Prefectural office location TheWakayama City.

Japan's largestPeninsulaIsKii PeninsulaIt is located on the southwest side of the prefecture and has a large mountainous area in the southern part of the prefecture.

Overview

Regulatory countryThen it became the origin of the Kii PeninsulaKii countryHit most of^{[Annotation 2]}..Wakayama is named after Hideyoshi Toyotomi from "Waka no Ura", which is so scenic that it is written in "Manyoshu" (that is, Waka).Edo PeriodIn the beginningAsano familyLaterMika OfKishu Tokugawa familyTerritory (Kishu clan)Met.Old manAs(I.e.ToAndo family,ShinguToMizuno familyI put it. There are so many forests that it has been declared as "a country of trees" since ancient times (Mountainous areaRatio is over 7%),Kii Channel,Kumano SeaRich in variety acrosscoastlineContinues. Also like thisMiyama YuyaFrom the terrainKoyasanBuddhist temples by KaikiKumano SanzanShinto shrines such asKinokawaA large-scale city was formed from the whole of the country centering on the coast.

Wakayama CityThe northern part of the prefectureHanshin Industrial AreaBelongs to the coastal areaSteel mill,Oil refinerySuch asHeavy chemical industryIs popular,Pacific beltFrom poor location conditions, less flat land, and poor industrial land that can be secured as part of a nature conservation policy, and the resulting slump in the machinery industryOsaka,HyogoCompared with industries in overcrowded urban areas such as, the production volume is extremely small. In addition, agriculture centered on fruit tree cultivation is flourishing throughout the prefecture, especially in the central part of the prefecture.Mandarin orangeCultivationGobo CityFlower cultivation centered onTanabe CityCentered onplumThere are special products such asFishing industry,forestryIs thriving,brandTraining is progressing (see the economic section below for details).It is the only prefecture in the Kinki region where the population has been declining in the last 40 years of the census (1970-2010), and the other 2 prefectures and 4 prefectures all have high growth rates of 15% -40%. It is a remarkable feature in.In Wakayama City, to the Osaka area, etc.Straw phenomenonIs serious and the population is declining, whileIwade City,HashimotoEtc. of various citiesBed townThere are some cities where the population continues to increase.

Geography/Region

• Japan,Kinki
• Adjacent prefectures: Osaka Prefecture- Nara - Mie - Hyogo - Tokushima
• Total area is 4726km², Of which the mountainous area is 3832km²Occupies about 81% of the total area^[1].
• In the Kii Mountains, the Omine Mountains run in the north and south, and the Kiwa Mountains (Jinbamine: 1106m,Mt. Gomadanzan:1372m, Mt.Otoyama (1122m) as the center of the mountain mass approaching the southern end of the peninsula^[1].
• JR West Japan OfKisei Main Line(Kinokuni Line) runs along the coast,Wakayama Line KinokawaRun along the east and west. It runs almost parallel to the Kisei Main Line,National Route 42Surrounds the Kii Peninsula.
• Higashimuro-gunKitayama VillageKumanogawa Town Tamakiguchi and Kumanogawa Town ShimazuEnclaveAnd, it is located between Mie and Nara prefectures.
• Cape ShioHonshuLocated at the southernmost end ofThe Pacific OceanからSeto Inland SeaFacing the sea leading to.Central structure lineMost of them are mountains except the medium-sized plain along the Kino River, which runs parallel to the road, and many roads and railways run along the coastline.
• The southern part of the central part is located in a mountain mass that connects Nara prefecture and Mie prefecture, and the altitude becomes higher toward the inland area.
• Large rivers except the Kino River run through the plainsArita River,Hidaka River,Tomita River,Hioki River,Koza River,Kumano RiverAll of which are very mountainousMeanderThen flow and steepV-shaped valleyTo form. The terrain is steeper in the south.
• Well developedLaurel forestThe forest grows even on the cliffs. But much of it was cut down,PlantationIt has become. Still around the houseSecondary forestTypicalShiiIncluding forests, it is an area where natural forests remain. In recent years, in the forestDeerIn rural areasraccoonSuch asFeeding damageIs starting to stand out.
• The sea, especially in the southKuroshioIs strongly influenced byKushimotoIn the vicinityCoral reefThere are some areas close to. Also,ButterflyfishEven tropical fish such as can be caught on the southern coast. For more informationKii Peninsulachecking ...

climate

Wakayama Prefecture flows off the Kii PeninsulaKuroshioIt is warm throughout the year due to the influence of.However, if it is limited to the mountainous areaWinter:Will be severely cold.The coldest of themKoyasanThe average temperature in winter isAomori,Hakodate such asNorthern JapanBesides being averagesnowOften falls.On the other hand, there is a frost-free area along the coast.Summer: からFall:OvertyphoonInvasion of many1951(ShowaThe number of typhoons landing after 26 years)Kagoshima,KochiIt is the third most common prefecture after.Above all, "Isewan TyphoonIn the Kii PeninsulaTokai regionIt caused enormous damage to such things.

• Northern part of the prefecture (Kihoku）

Seto Inland Sea climateBelongs torainy seasonExcept for the season and the typhoon seasonPrecipitation amountLess than a yearDaylight hoursIs a long area.In summerWakayama CityIn the plains like every dayTropical nightIt doesn't get so hot in the daytime, although there are some nights when it's hard to sleep.but,Kii MountainsとIzumi Mountains-Mt. Kongouzan landThe northeastern side located betweenInland climate(Summer and winter, day and night temperature difference is large)Intense heatMay become. On August 1994, 8Ito-gunKatsuragi TownAt 40.6 ° C (July 1933, 7)YamagataIt is the second highest temperature record in Japan at that time, which was 40.8 ℃).The northeastern side used the temperature difference.GrapeAnd variousfruitIs being cultivated.

Because it is often sunny in winterRadiation coolingEven in the plains in the morning whenWinter dayMay become.Besides, when it comes to a strong winter-type pressure distributionSnow cloudMay flow into Wakayama city, although it is very rareSnowfall縺 吶 k 縺 薙 → After 縺 ≠ 縺 琶 & 縺 峨 ↓South coast lowWhen it passes off the Kii Peninsula, it may become a large amount of snow, and almost all the snow of 10 cm or more in the plain is due to the south bank low pressure.

• Central prefecture (Kinaka)

Pacific climateIt belongs to the region and has long hours of sunshine per year.The annual rainfall is about 2,000 mm, which is not so much.Gobo CitySummer in the coastal areas is hot and humid,Oceanic climateIs a feature of(I.e.It is relatively easy to spend because it blows and it hardly gets hot (Higashimuro-gunKushimotoCape ShioSimilar characteristics can be seen in the coastal areas of the southern part of the prefecture).

• Southern part of the prefecture ((I.e.-Nishimuro,Shingu-Dongmuro）

It belongs to the Pacific climate, and the annual sunshine hours exceed 2,200 hours, making it a region with long sunshine hours competing for the first and second place in the country.On the other hand, the annual rainfall is quite high, and the eastern side is one of the most rainy areas in Japan, reaching 1 mm.Since typhoons frequently pass from summer to autumn, "Typhoon ginza"It is called.Also, even if the typhoon itself is far away, it will flow in from the south.Warm and humid flowIt may cause heavy rain mainly on the southeast side due to the influence of.

nature Park

• National park
  • Yoshino Kumano National Park,Seto Inland Sea National Park
• National park
  • Koya Ryujin Quasi-National Park,Kongo Ikoma Kisen Quasi-National Park
• Prefectural nature park
  • Koyayama Town Ishido Tamagawakyo Prefectural Natural Park, Longmenshan Prefectural Natural Park,Raw stone highland prefectural nature park,Nishi Arita Prefectural Natural Park,,,Southern Tanabe Shirahama Coast Prefectural Natural Park,,,,

Area classification

Wakayama Prefecture has the following 9 cities, 6 districts, 20 towns and 1 village. The way to read the town is "cho" and the village is "mura".

The regional division of Wakayama prefecture, which has inherited most of Kii country since modern times,Kihoku-KinanTwo methods are often used: the northern dichotomy and the northern north, the middle, and the south of the south.^[2].. The dichotomy of Kihoku and Kinan is early modernKishu clanIt has almost inherited the regional divisions of Kokuroku-gun and Ryokumano.^[3].

Kihoku is an abbreviation for northern Kii country,Arita-gunNoHidaka-gunPointing north^[4].. On the other hand, in the narrow senseNishimuro-gun(Tanabe CityIncluding) andHigashimuro-gun(Shingu City(Including), and if the dichotomy is adopted, it shall be south of Hidaka-gun.^[5].. What is Kinaka?Second World WarWith a new concept that later came from a request for regional development^[6], The boundary between Kihoku and KinanArita-gun(Arita CityAnd Hidaka-gun (Gobo City(Including)^[7].

However, in spite of this original usage, there are some cases where it is unclear what these groups of regions refer to.^[8].. For example, pointing to Kinan "Nanki"Nanki is a word that refers to the entire Kii country, derived from the abbreviation for Kii country on the Nankaido.^[5], Kinan is a subordinate concept to Nanki. In the post-war tourism boom, Nanki was popularized as a tourist term for the southern part of Wakayama prefecture during the post-war tourism boom. Came to be used as a synonym^[9] However, even if you are a resident of Wakayama prefecture, Kinan and Nanki may be confused.^[10].

It was held in 1999 with Tanabe City, Nishimuro-gun, Higashimuro-gun and Shingu City as venues.Nanki Kumano Experience ExpoDuring the session ofIto-gun-HashimotoCarried out a tourism campaign to sing "Koki Takano", but it was criticized because the name "Koki" was historically unfounded.^[11].

On the other hand, the administrative divisions by prefecturecountyBased on 7 categories,Promotion BureauHas been installed.

Origin of place name

Of WakayamaEtymology-OriginIs "WakauraWaka and "OkayamaIt is said to be a compound word with the mountain.The name of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

North

Seaweed(Kaiso) area

• Wakayama City -Prefectural office location, Seaweed Promotion Bureau location
• Hainan
• Seagrass county
  • Kimino Town

Naga(Naga) area

• Kinokawa City
• Iwade City -Location of Naga Promotion Bureau

Ito(Ito) area

• Hashimoto -Location of Ito Promotion Bureau
• Ito-gun
  • Katsuragi Town
  • Kudoyama Town
  • Koya Town

Central part

Arita(There is) area

• Arita City
• Arita-gun
  • Yuasa Town -Location of Arita Promotion Bureau
  • Hirokawa Town
  • Aritagawa Town

Hidaka(Hidaka) area

• Gobo City -Location of Hidaka Promotion Bureau
• Hidaka-gun
  • Mihama Town
  • Hidaka Town
  • Yura Town
  • Hidakagawa Town
  • Inan town
  • Minabe Town

Southern

Nishimuro(Nimuro) area

• Tanabe City -Location of Nishimuro Promotion Bureau
• Nishimuro-gun
  • Shirahama
  • Kamitomita Town
  • Susami Town

Dongmuro(Higashimuro) area

• Shingu City -Location of Dongmuro ​​Promotion Bureau
• Higashimuro-gun
  • Taiji Town
  • Nachi Katsuura Town
  • Kushimoto
  • Furuzagawa Town
  • Kitayama Village

History

Prehistory

It was about 2 years ago that humanity left a mark on the prefecture.Late PaleolithicIs believed to have been. At this time, the climate was still cold,LarchOvergrown in the lowlandsBeechThe forest spreads,Naumann Elephant,Bighorn deer-Brown bearIt is speculated that large mammals such as Only 40 ruins have been discovered.

Over a hundred dozen ruins from the Jomon period have been found. However, almost no excavations have been conducted. Narujin Kaizuka in Wakayama City is the first shell midden to be discovered in Kinki. Other pit dwelling sites were confirmed in Wakayama City Kawabe Site, Hashimoto City Imao Site, Nogami Town Yasui Site, Hirokawa Town Takashima Site, etc.Stone circleThere is Mizonokuchi ruins in Hainan City, where was found.

Chronological Table

• "Record of Ancient Matters"ofJinmu ToseiTime - Emperor JimmuBrother ofGose lifeSuffered an arrow injury and died. "TouringKikuni OfKamayamaYes.”
• 317(Emperor Nintoku5 years)- Kumano Nachi Taisha Nachi FallsFrom near to the present location
• 5st centuryから7st century - Iwahashi Chizuka burial moundsIs built.
• 701(Great treasureFirst year)- Emperor BunmuBy the request ofDojojiIs erected.
• 816(Hirohito7 years)8/4 - Kobo Daishi Kukai Emperor SagaからKoyasanThe land of
• 1000(Nagaho2 years)- Emperor IchijoBy the request ofChohoji TempleIs erected.
• Era of politics - Goshirakawa PopeRagaKumanoImplement a lot.
• 1130(Daiji5 years)- Negoro-ji TempleFounding
• 1543(astronomical12 years)9/23 - Traditional gun, Neraiji monkDr. TsudaTells Negoroji,PeopleMass production.
• 1585(Tensho13 years)- Hideyoshi HashibaReceived the life ofHideshige HashibabyWakayama CastleConstruction of the castle begins. A scenic spot from ancient timesWakaura,” was named after Hideyoshi named “Wakayama”.
• 1600(Keicho5 years)- Battle of SekigaharaでTokugawaSided withYukinaga Asano Kii30 stonesWakayama CastleEntering the castle
• 1615(20th year of Keicho)- Kishu IchirokuOutbreak
• 1619(Genwa5 years)7/19 - Tokugawa YorinobuEntered Wakayama Castle,Kishu Tokugawa familyFounded
• 1688 - 1711(Genroku-HoeiPeriod)- Kishu clanThen, excavation of gutters and weirsNittaActively develop,TributeAdvanced the additional measures.Ohata Saizo(Oh, it's Ezo)Yasou Izawa(Izawa and Sobee) played an active role.
• 1700(Genroku 13th year)-He worked on Fujisakii, and built a 24km irrigation canal from Fujisaki, Naga-gun (Kinokawa City) to Yamaguchi, Yamagusa-gun (Wakayama City).
• 1716(KyohoFirst year)9/28 - Kishu clanmainTokugawa Yoshimune,Conqueror GeneralWas appointed toReform of KyohoTo execute.
• 1826(Bunsei9 years)- YosuienCompleted
• 1871(Meiji4 years)8/29 - Abandoned DomainEstablished in Wakayama Prefecture
• 1886(19th year of Meiji)10/24 - Normanton case
• 1890(23th year of Meiji)9/16 - Ertululu accident
• 1896(29th year of Meiji)4/1 - Wakayama RegimentInstallation
• 1945(Showa20 years)7/9 - Wakayama air raid
• 1953(28)7/18 -Generally called 7/18 flood damage. Due to the torrential rain at the end of the rainy season, there were major floods in the Arita River, Hidaka River, and Kishi River.Kishu flood damageThe damage to Arita-gun and Hidaka-gun was particularly large. (615 dead, 431 missing)
• 1968(Showa 43) June- Wakayama Prefectural Nanki Shirahama AirportOpen port
• 1974(Showa 49)- Turkish MemorialOpening
• 1994(Heisei6 years)7/16 - Wakayama Marina CityIs completed.JAPAN EXPO World Resort ExpoWill be held.
• 1995(7)1/8 - Kishu clanSet inNHKTaiga drama"Yatsushiro Shogun Yoshimune] Broadcast
• 1999(11)4/29 - Nanki Kumano Experience ExpoWill be held.
• 2004(16)7/7 -"Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountains"ButUNESCOworld HeritageBe registered with.
• 2011(23)9/2 - 4 days - Typhoon 12Flood damage, flood damage over 1000 mm in the south, 55 dead and missing,Deep collapse,Earth and sand damAnd so on, especially Tanabe City, Nachi Katsuura Town, Shingu City suffered great damage.

population

Wakayama Prefecture and National Population Distribution by Age (2005)	Wakayama Prefecture Population Distribution by Age and Gender (2005)
■Purple-Wakayama Prefecture ■Green-All over Japan	■Blue-male ■Red-female
Wakayama Prefecture Population Trend
Ministry of Internal Affairs and CommunicationsStatistics Bureau CensusThan

Politics

Prefectural government

At the prefectural offices, city halls, and town halls, Wakayama Prefecture has its own job class called a planner. Generally, he/she is in the section manager or assistant section manager position.

Successive elected governors

Prefectural assembly

• Constant-42 people
• Term-From April 2015, 27 (Heisei 4) to April 30, 2019 (Heisei 31)
• Chair --Yoji Ozaki (92nd generation,LDP）
• Vice-Chair--Hirohiko Iwata (98th, Liberal Democratic Party)

Parliamentary structure

(As of May 2022, 1)^[12].

Constituency

finance

19

• Financial capability index 0.33
  • Group III (financial power index 0.3 or more, less than 0.4) 11th out of 5 municipalities

18

• Fiscal strength index 0.30
  • Group III (financial power index 0.3 or more, less than 0.4) 11th out of 11 municipalities
• Standard financial scale: 2,588 million yen
• General account revenue: 5,120 billion yen
• General account expenditure: ¥5,056 billion
• Current account ratio: 89.6% (prefecture average: 92.6%)
• Per capitaLocal bondCurrent balance: 74 yen (prefectural average: 316 yen)
  • Note: The above only calculates local government bonds
• Personnel and property costs per capita Closing amount: 15 yen (prefectural average: 5,820 yen)
• Real debt service ratio: 10.3% (prefecture average: 14.7%)
• Laspeyres index: 99.1 (Prefecture average: 99.6)

Balance of local bonds

• Current amount of local bonds for ordinary account: 7,802 million yen
• Balance of local bonds for special accounts other than the above: 400 million yen
  • Main breakdown
    • Land creation business: ¥147 million
    • Basin sewer business: ¥110 million
• Debt balance, etc. related to debt security for the third sector, etc.: 3 million yen
  • Main breakdown
    • Wakayama Land Development CorporationMinutes: 230 million yen (separate loan from Wakayama prefecture: 6,100 million yen)

Total balance of local bonds, etc.: 8,484 million yen (consolidated accounting)

• Wakayama prefectural government bonds, etc. Current amount: ¥83

17

• Fiscal strength index 0.28
  • IV Group (Financial Power Index less than 0.3) 14th out of 4 municipalities

16

• Fiscal strength index 0.26
  • IV Group (Financial Power Index less than 0.3) 15th out of 5 municipalities

National politics

as a feature"LDP Kingdom"AndLDP Conservative New Partyを合併してからは自由民主党が衆参全議席を独占していたが、2009年（平成21年）8月30日投票の第45回衆議院議員総選挙では、1区と2区で民主党公認候補が当選、自民の牙城を崩したものの、2012年（平成24年）投開票の第46回衆議院議員総選挙では、2区で自民党候補が議席を奪還した。

House of Representatives

• 1 wards　Shuhei Kishimoto
• 2 wards　Ishida Masatoshi
• 3 wards　Toshihiro Nikai

House of Councilors

Wakayama Prefectural Election District

• 2022 election
  • Yosuke Tsuruho
• 2025 election
  • Hiroshige Seko

Economic and industrial

Industrial

Wakayama City,Hainan TheHanshin Industrial AreaIt is located at the southern end of, and the shipping amount is large.

For a prominent industry in WakayamaSteel industryとOil industryThere is.The shipment value of the steel industry is equivalent to more than 3% of the prefecture's industry (shipment value base), and when combined with the oil industry, it accounts for less than 6% of the prefecture's industry (shipment value base).^[13].

As a large-scale factory,Nippon Steel(Kansai Works Wakayama District),Kao(Wakayama Factory) Main factory,Mitsubishi Electric(Cooling system manufacturing plant)Such,Arita City OfENEOS(Wakayama Refinery)and so on.

Local industryThen, the family in Kainan CityDaily necessities(Water supplies account for about 8% of the domestic market. Major major companies ...Oheand so on. Other,Gobo City OfMahjong tilesとDice,Arita City OfMosquito coil,Tanabe City Ofボ タ ン,Hashimoto OfPile fabric(Shinkansen,luxury car(Used for car seats, etc.) is famous.

Southern Wakayama CityKisimi-deraCentered onKnitsIndustry is No. 37 in Japan, and circular knits account for XNUMX% of the national share.^[14].

Agriculture:

Wakayama PrefectureHonshuLocated at the southernmost tip, with a mild climatefruitIt is said to be a fruit tree kingdom because the cultivation of trees is very active. The following are the main ones.

No. 1 nationwide

• Mandarin orange -Production volume in Japan (2% share in Japan)
• plum -Production volume in Japan (6% share in Japan)
• Hassaku -Production volume in Japan (6% share in Japan)
• Bellows -World's largest production (even in the worldKitayama VillageWas only produced in)
• persimmon -Production volume in Japan (2% share in Japan)
• Japanese pepper -Production volume in Japan (8% share in Japan)

No. 2 nationwide

• Plum -No. 2 production volume nationwide (about 2% nationwide share)
• Navel orange -No. 2 production volume nationwide (about 2% nationwide share)
• Iyokan -No. 2 production volume nationwide (about 1% nationwide share)

No. 3 nationwide

• Kiwi fruit -No. 3 production volume nationwide (about 1% nationwide share)

Other main agricultural products

• peach -No. 4 production volume nationwide (about 1% nationwide share)
• Summer oranges -No. 4 production volume nationwide (about 1% nationwide share)
• Loquat -No. 6 production volume nationwide (about 1% nationwide share)
• Light green
• Strawberry
• Inota meat
• Guinea fowl meat

Fishery:

Off Wakayama PrefectureKuroshioBecause of the (Japan Current), the fishing industry is thriving.

• Tuna - Katsuura Fishing PortSee also
• Skipjack - Susami TownHas branded "Kenken Skipjack" which is caught by Kenken fishing.
• Spider - Saikazaki fishing portThe pike conger that is fried in京都 OfAoi FestivalOften used in,WakauraDistrictJapanese innOffers hamo dishes.
• Sword fish - Arita CityIs the best catch of swordfish in Japan.
• Que

forestry

Since Wakayama Prefecture has few plains and mountains occupy most of the area,Cedar-CypressMountains aroundforestryIs thriving.

Most of the forests nationwide are national forests, but in Wakayama prefecture, most of them are private forests. In addition, the production area of ​​old good wood (Akita,京都,Miyazaki,NaraThere are many private forests. 2001 (Heisei 13),ThinningIn collaboration with Mie Prefecture due to the deforestation of forests and the aging of forestry labor forceGreen employmentProposed a business and got it on track.

Major companies headquartered in the prefecture

Major companies with base offices in the prefecture

Manufacturing industry

• Nippon Steel(Old / Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal,Kansai Works Wakayama District)- Wakayama City-Hainan
• Kao(Wakayama Factory)-Wakayama City
• Mitsubishi Electric(Cooling system manufacturing plant)-Wakayama City
• Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Company(Panasonic Wakayama district)- Kinokawa City
• General vehicle manufacturing plant(Wakayama Plant)-Kinokawa City
• ENEOS(Wakayama Refinery)- Arita City
• Honshu Chemical Industry(Wakayama Factory)-Wakayama City

Life and transportation

Policemen

• Wakayama Prefectural Police

Transportation

Train

• JR Tokai
  • Kisei Main Line
• JR West Japan
  • Kisei Main Line(Kinokuni Line)
  • Hanwa Line
  • Wakayama Line
• Nankai Electric Railway
  • Nankai Main Line
  • Wakayama Port Line(However, prefectural demarcation point (oldKubocho StationIn the south, Wakayama Prefecture is the third-class railway operator and Nankai is the second-class railway operator)
  • Thick line
  • Takano Line
• Wakayama Electric Railway
  • Kishigawa Line
• Kishu Railway
  • Kishu Railway Line

• 

  Wakayama Station

• 

  Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line

bus

Adjacent Nara and Mie prefectures are close to monopolizing one company, but in this prefecture operators are finely divided by region. The influence of the Nankai Electric Railways series is strong, but there are not a few Kintetsu and independent systems. The main running municipality is in parentheses.

• Wakayama Bus(Wakayama City/Kainan City)
• Wakayama Bus Naga(Kinokawa City, Iwade City, Hashimoto City, Wakayama City)
• Nankai Bus(Midnight Express Bus)
• Nankai Rinkan Bus(Hashimoto City/Takano Town)
• Gobo Nankai Bus(Gobo City/Hidakagawa Town)
• Daiju Bus(Kainan City, Kimino Town, Wakayama City)
• Middle age bus(Arita City/Yura Town/Gobo City)
• Meiko Bus(Tanabe City/Shirahama Town)
• Arita Railway(Aritagawa Town/Wakayama City)
• Kumano Transportation(Shingu City, Tanabe City, Nachi Katsuura Town)
• Mie traffic(Shingu City)
• Ryujin Motor(Tanabe City, Minabe Town, Takano Town)
• Nara Kotsu(Tanabe City/Singu City)
  • Taiji Municipal Junkan Bus
  • Kushimoto Town Community Bus

空港

• Nanki Shirahama Airport
  • Japan Airlines (JAL)^{[Annotation 3]}
    • Tokyo International Airport

In addition, it is located in Osaka prefecture from Wakayama city.KIXThere is a limousine bus that runs up to about 40 minutes.

道路

• Highway national road
  • Hanwa Expressway : Wakayama JCT - Nankitanabe IC(South of Inami ICProvisional 2 lanesIn service. )
  • Kisei Expressway : Nanki Tanabe IC- Susami South IC
• General national highway dedicated to highways
  • Yuasa Gobo Road : Gobo IC -Arita IC
  • Susami Kushimoto Road(During business)
  • Kushimoto Taiji Road(During business)
  • Nachi Katsuura Shingu Road : Mingzaki, Shingu City-Ichiya
  • Shingu Kiho Road(During business)
• High-standard trunk roads designated by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (motorways for general national roads)
  • Kyonawa Expressway : in the futureKyoto CityからWakayama CityTieBypass roadBecomes In Wakayama Prefecture, all lines are open with two provisional lanes.

• General national road
  • National Route 24
  • National Route 26
  • National Route 42
  • National Route 168
  • National Route 169
  • National Route 311
  • National Route 370
  • National Route 371
  • National Route 424(The only national highway in Wakayama Prefecture)
  • National Route 425
  • National Route 480

*Unusual in Japan, all 3-digit national highways within the prefecture are managed by Wakayama prefecture.

• Main prefectural road-General prefectural road

Medical and welfare

Disaster base hospital

Licensed Nursery School

Education

University

National

• Wakayama University

public

• Wakayama Medical University

private

• Kinki University(Faculty of Biophysics Engineering)
• Koyasan University
• Tokyo Medical and Health University
• Wakayama Shinai University

Professional college

private

• Wakayama Rehabilitation College

Correspondence University

private

• Open University Wakayama Learning Center

Junior college

private

• Wakayama Nobuai Women's Junior College

University research facilities

• Kyoto UniversityField Science Education and Research Center
  • Wakayama Forest- Aritagawa Town
  • Seto Seaside LaboratoryShirahama Aquarium - Shirahama
  • Kii Oshima Laboratory- Kushimoto
• Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
  • Shiono Cape Wind Farm-Kushimoto Town
  • Shirahama Sea Elephant Observatory-Shirahama
• Hokkaido UniversityExperimental forest- Furuzagawa Town
• Kinki University
  • Fisheries Research Institute-ShirahamaSusami Town-Nachi Katsuura Town
  • Attached farm
  • Advanced Technology Research Institute

College of technology

• Wakayama National College of Technology

Vocational school

• Wakayama Prefectural Vocational School List

Special school

• List of special support schools in Wakayama

high school

• Wakayama Prefectural High School List

Junior high school

• Wakayama Junior High School List

primary school

• Wakayama Elementary School List

Kindergarten

• Wakayama Kindergarten List

Mass media

Prefectural broadcasting station

• NHK Wakayama Broadcasting Station(TV set·FM broadcast）　NHK Educational TelevisionAbout the area of ​​the Osaka base broadcasting station.
• TV Wakayama (WTV) (Although it is an independent TV stationTelevision Tokyo Channel 12, Ltd.Broadcast many of the affiliated programs)
• Wakayama Broadcasting (WBS) (AM Radio　JRN-NRNCross net)

The transmission station of the prefectural broadcasting station is the master station of NHK-FM and the main relay station of Wakayama Broadcasting FM complementary broadcasting.Hainan OfIwayasan..The parent station of digital TV is Wakayama CityKinomoto TV transmission station.

Community FM

• FM Wakayama(Wakayama City, Banana FM)
• FM Mothership(Yuasa Town)
• Nanki Shirahama Community Broadcast(Shirahama Town, FM Beach Station)
• FM TANABE(Tanabe City)
• FM Hashimoto(Hashimoto City)

National affiliated station

• Kinki wide areaThere is a relay station for the TV commercial stations in Osaka. Although there are some difficult-to-view areas in the mountainous areas, basically there is no problem in viewing the broadcast itself, since the co-viewing antenna system has been established for each village.
• Every day broadcasting (MBS)
• Asahi Broadcasting TV (ABC)
• Kansai TV (KTV)
• Yomiuri Television (ytv)

Other

• AM radioMBS Radio,Asahi Broadcasting Radio,Radio OsakaIt becomes the broadcast target area.
• The frequency (77.2MHz) of ultra-short wave broadcasting (FM broadcasting) of Wakayama prefecture commercial broadcasting was assigned on September 1990, 9.^[15], It started broadcasting the prospect does not stand.

Cable TV

News (Chinese)

National newspaper

• Yomiuri Shimbun
• Asahi Shimbun
• Mainichi Newspapers
• Sankei Shimbun
• Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Local newspaper

• Kii Minpo
• Kumano newspaper
• Kishu Shimbun(Japan Newspaper Association(Non-member)
• Kinan Shimbun(Ibid.)
• Wakayama Shimpo(Ibid.)
• Hidaka Shimpo(Ibid.)
• Two One Kishu(Ibid.)
• News Wakayama
• Chunichi Shimbun(Nagoya city(Printed and issued at)Shingu City,Higashimuro-gunIssued as part of

Culture/Sport

dialect

• Kishu dialect(Wakayama dialect)

Food culture:

local cuisine

Traditional crafts

Traditional crafts designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

• Kishu lacquerware(Lacquerware, 1978)
• Osaka Karaki Sashimi(Woodwork, 1977)
• Kishu chest(Woodwork, 1987)
• Kishu spatula rod(Woodwork, 2013)

Traditional crafts

Sports

• Arterivo Wakayama(サ ッ カ ー）
• Wakayama Trians(basketball）
• One Leeds Wakayama(basketball)
• Wakayama Fighting Birds(baseball）
• Kinan Cycling Team(Bicycle competition）

Sports Association/Federation, etc.

• Wakayama Prefecture Softball Baseball Federation
• Wakayama Football Association

Tourism

Wakayama City,Shirahama,Nachi Katsuura TownIs typical. Japan's leadingSpaThe ground, andWakayama Marina City-Porto Europe,Adventure world,Shirahama Energy LandThere are also leisure facilities such asSea bathingMany customers visit.

Also, as a characteristic tourism, visit shrines and temples (Kumano Sanzan,Koyasan,33 countries in the westNo. 1Aogishi Temple・Number 2Kisimi-deraEtc.), and has the largest number of customers. The pilgrimage route to Mt. Kumano and Mt. Koya are on July 2004, 16.world HeritageRegistered in. But the number of shrinesOkinawaNext to 400 companies. Also recently, famous for ancient whalingKumano Sea Whale watchingIt has begun to attract new attention as a spot for.

Mainly in Wakayama CityKihokuIn rural areas, there are many day travelers from the Osaka area, and there are many day trip baths, promenades, hiking trails, campgrounds, etc. Other features include fishing, cherry blossom viewing, and a tourist orchard.

Tangible cultural property building

world Heritage

• Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountains

National treasure

• Chohoji Temple - Taobao, Daimon,Main hall
• Zenpukuin -Shakado
• Negoro-ji Temple -Grand tower (Taho tower)
• Kongofuji Temple -Fudodo
• Kongo Sanmaiin -Treasure Tower

Important traditional buildings preservation area

• Yuasa -Brewing town (Yuasa town)

Cultural facility

• Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art
• Wakayama Prefectural Museum
• Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Nature
• Wakayama Prefectural Kii Fudoki Hill
• Wakayama Prefectural Cultural Hall
• Wakayama calligraphy museum
• Kinokuni Shigakukan(Wakayama Prefectural Library,Wakayama Prefectural Museum）
• Prefectural Exchange Plaza Wakayama Big Love
• Wakayama Prefectural Information Exchange Center BigU(Wakayama Prefectural Kinan Library）

Sports Facilities

Foreign relations

• ChugokuShandong -Apr. 1984, 59 (Showa 4) Ministry of Friendship
• FrancePyrenees-Oriental Department -September 1993, 5 Friendship tie-up
• The United States of AmericaFlorida -Sister alliance on October 1995, 7
• MexicoSinaloa -September 1996, 8 Friendship tie-up
• SpainGalicia"Pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela-October 1998, 10Kumano KodoSisterhood alliance (concluded by Governor of Wakayama Prefecture and Prime Minister of Galicia)
• ChugokuSichuan Province --Signed a memorandum of understanding on March 2020, 2 (Reiwa 3), and signed a friendship city tie-up on January 24, 2022 (Reiwa 4).^[16].

Works set in Wakayama Prefecture

Music

• Wakayama Blues (Seino, the ancient capital, 1968)
• Kinki bonus (one-shot reversal; current ・Winds Hirasaka, 1986)
• WAKAYAMA (THE KING TONES, 1992)
• Wakayama LOVESONG21 (Wa! Tsuremo Tekora's, 2001)

Novel

• Kinokawa(Sawako Ariyoshi, 1959)
• Mikumano(Mishima Yukio, 1965)
• Hanaoka's wife(Sawako Ariyoshi, 1966)
• Withered Sea (Kenji Nakagami, 1977)
• Abduction(Makoto Tendou, 1978,Kadokawa Bunko）
• (Ishikawa Shinsuke, 2005) --Kishu Great Flood
• (Ishikawa Shinsuke, 2006)
• (Ishikawa Shinsuke, 2019)

Comic

• (Nakamura Mariko, 2009 -)
• Summertime render(Yasunori Tanaka,Boy jump +』October 2017, 10-February 23, 2021, 2 volumes already published)
• Youth girl, devour spring.(Shirohiko Yamada) ("Weekly Young Jump" No. 2021, 3 [4] --No. 2022, 12, 4 volumes already published)

kabuki

• Daughter dojoji

Drama

• Hanaoka's wife(Past number)
• Kinokawa(NHK, 1964-1965)
• Continuous tv novel Weathercock(NHK, 1977-1978)
• Continuous tv novel Jun-chan's support song(NHK, 1988-1989)
• Taiga drama Yatsushiro Shogun Yoshimune(NHK, 1995)
• Continuous tv novel Really(NHK, 2001-2002)
• Continuous tv novel The morning came(NHK, 2015-2016)
• Taiga drama Sanadamaru(NHK, 2016)

movies

• Kinokawa(1966)
• Hanaoka's wife(1967)
• The man is painful Torajiro Spring dream(1979)
• Fire festival(1985)
• The man is painful Torajiro story(1987)
• Rainbow Kids RAINBOW KIDS(1991)
• Fishing Fool Diary 4(1991)
• Midsummer boy(1991)
• (1992)
• The sea and the setting sun and her tears Strawberry fields(2006)
• Happiness switch(2006)
• The Cove(2009)
• Contempt(2011)
• Millennium Fun(2013)
• (2014)
• Marine disaster 1890(2015)
• Egg (2015)
• I am a priest.(2015)
• (2015)
• Good stripes(2015)
• Poetry angel(2017)
• (2018)

Anime

• Binchotan
• Ramune
• AIR - Gobo CityandMihama Town.
• Myself; Yourself
• RDG Red Data Girl
• God of poverty is!
• Summertime render

Game

• Ramune - Shirahama.Shirahama StationAround.
• Mizuiro ――Set in the same town as "Ramune".
• Aquanauts in the morning calm ――The name of the town that will be the stageShirahama. "Famous for hot springs" (Shirahama Onsen), "Many beaches visit the white sand beach" (Shirarahama) And many other descriptions reminiscent of the town can be found on the official website.
• Pokemon --The stageJout・Hiwada TownKishu Bincho charcoalIs the production area ofMinabe TownIs modeled.

写真

• Photo Wakayama Blues (, 2007)
• Photo Continued Wakayama Blues (Yoshiki Kitada, 2008)

person

Honorary citizens of Wakayama Prefecture

The title of honorary citizens of Wakayama Prefecture is based on the Wakayama Prefecture Honorary Citizens Ordinance (Wakayama Prefecture Ordinance No. 1967) established on October 42, 10 (Showa 14). , Who are respected by the citizens of the prefecture” (Article 34 of the Ordinance)^[17]..The target audience is the Governor of Wakayama PrefectureWakayama Prefectural AssemblyIt is stipulated that the selection be made with the consent of (Article 2 of the Ordinance).Those who are selected as honorary citizens will be presented with a certificate of commendation, emblems and souvenirs (Article 3 of the Ordinance), as well as the courtesy and benefits stipulated by the Governor (Article 4 of the Ordinance).^[17][18].

Tourism ambassador, etc.

List the celebrities to whom the prefecture has commissioned an ambassador.

• WakayamaOldness and ambassador
  • Fuyumi Sakamoto^[20]
  • Hiroyuki Konishi^[20]
• Ambassador Wakayama Panda
  • Okamoto Rei^[20]
• WakayamaTourist ambassador
  • ^[20]
• Wakayama Prefecture HometownPublic Relations Ambassador
  • Yuki Nakajima^[21]

footnote

注 釈

Source

References

• "Kadokawa Japan Geographic Names Dictionary"Compilation Committee Edition" Wakayama Prefecture "Kadokawa Shoten<Kakugawa Japanese Place Name Dictionary 30>, 1985 ISBN 404001300X
• Yukihiro KanedaYoshitaka Ishikawa"Kinki area"Asakura Shoten〈Japanese topography8〉, 2006 ISBN 9784254167689
• Yasuhiro Kuwahara, "Kumano Village and Place Names: Humanities in the Kinan Area," Seibundo, 1999 ISBN 479240486X
• Seijiro Fujimoto-Kazuo YamakageHen "Wakayama, Koyasan and Kinogawa"Yoshikawa Hirofumikan<Japanese History of Highways 35> 2003 ISBN 4642062351
• 平凡 社Hen "Place Names in Wakayama Prefecture" Heibonsha <Japanese Historical Place Names 31>, 1983

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外部 リンク

• WakayamaGeographic data related to- Open street map

Administration

• Official website

Tourism

• Wakayama tourist information -Wakayama Prefectural Tourism Federation
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• Wakayama -LocalWiki
• Wiki travelIsWakayamaThere is a travel guide about.