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. According to an officially confirmed report by the Government of Japan, 1,015 people died, with 5,709 injured and 7,115 houses lost.[citation needed]
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.[5]
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,[9] yields about half of the orange crops in Wakayama today.[10] Furthermore, the yield of Arida-Oranges accounts for about 10 percent of Japanese domestic production of oranges.[11]
Japanese apricot (Ume)Edit
According to the survey by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Wakayama stands first in the production of Japanese apricots (梅, Ume) in Japan. As of 2016, Wakayama made up about 70 percent of Japanese domestic production of Japanese apricots.[12]
Sister relationshipsEdit
Wakayama Prefecture has friendship and sister relationships with six places outside Japan:[13]
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^Nussbaum, "Wakayama" in p. 1025, p. 1025, at Google Books.
^Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in p. 780, p. 780, at Google Books.
^自然公園都道府県別面積総括 [General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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Wakayama Prefecture 和歌山県 Wakayama ken is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu 1 1026 Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944 320 as of 1 October 2017 update and has a geographic area of 4 724 square kilometres 1 824 sq mi Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to the northeast Wakayama Prefecture 和歌山県PrefectureJapanese transcription s Japanese和歌山県 RōmajiWakayama kenCherry blossoms bloom in the courtyard of Negoro ji Temple in Iwade City Wakayama PrefectureFlagSymbolAnthem Wakayama kenminkaCountryJapanRegionKansaiIslandHonshuCapitalWakayama city SubdivisionsDistricts 6 Municipalities 30Government GovernorShuhei Kishimoto since December 17 2022 Area Total4 724 69 km2 1 824 21 sq mi Rank30thPopulation 1 October 2017 Total944 320 Rank39th Density199 87 km2 517 7 sq mi DialectsKishuISO 3166 codeJP 30Websitewww wakayama lg jp english Symbols of JapanBirdJapanese white eye Zosterops japonica FlowerUme blossom Prunus mume TreeUbame oak Quercus phillyraeoides Wakayama is the capital and largest city of Wakayama Prefecture with other major cities including Tanabe Hashimoto and Kinokawa 2 1025 Wakayama Prefecture is located on the western 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 Contents 1 History 1 1 1953 flood disaster 2 Geography 2 1 Cities 2 2 Towns and villages 2 3 Mergers 3 Demographics 4 Politics 4 1 Prefectural assembly 5 List of governors of Wakayama 6 Culture 7 Agriculture 7 1 Orange 7 2 Japanese apricot Ume 8 Sister relationships 9 Tourism 10 Transportation 10 1 Rail 10 2 Road 10 2 1 Expressway 10 2 2 National Highway 10 3 Ferry 10 4 Airport 11 Education 11 1 Universities 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksHistory EditSee also Historic Sites of Wakayama Prefecture Present day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii 3 1953 flood disaster Edit Main article 1953 Wakayama flood 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 According to an officially confirmed report by the Government of Japan 1 015 people died with 5 709 injured and 7 115 houses lost citation needed Geography Edit nbsp Map of Wakayama Prefecture City Town VillageAs 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 Ryujin Quasi National Parks and Enju Kaigan Hatenashi Sanmyaku Hikigawa Jōgamori Hokodai Kōyasanchō Ishimichi Tamagawakyō Kozagawa Nishiarida Oishi Kōgen Ōtōsan Ryumonzan Shiramisan Wadagawakyō and Shirasaki Kaigan Prefectural Natural Parks 4 Cities Edit See also List of cities in Wakayama Prefecture by population Nine cities are in Wakayama Prefecture Name Area km2 Population MapRōmaji Kanji nbsp Arida 有田市 36 91 27 963 nbsp nbsp Gobō 御坊市 43 78 27 483 nbsp nbsp Hashimoto 橋本市 130 31 62 941 nbsp nbsp Iwade 岩出市 38 5 53 280 nbsp nbsp Kainan 海南市 101 18 51 112 nbsp nbsp Kinokawa 紀の川市 228 24 61 850 nbsp nbsp Shingu 新宮市 255 43 26 815 nbsp nbsp Tanabe 田辺市 1 026 91 70 410 nbsp nbsp Wakayama capital 和歌山市 210 25 360 664 nbsp Towns and villages Edit These are the towns and villages in each district Name Area km2 Population District Type MapRōmaji Kanji nbsp Aridagawa 有田川町 351 77 26 245 Arida District Town nbsp nbsp Hidaka 日高町 46 42 7 666 Hidaka District Town nbsp nbsp Hidakagawa 日高川町 331 61 9 615 Hidaka District Town nbsp nbsp Hirogawa 広川町 65 35 7 059 Arida District Town nbsp nbsp Inami 印南町 113 63 7 949 Hidaka District Town nbsp nbsp Kamitonda 上富田町 57 49 15 047 Nishimuro District Town nbsp nbsp Katsuragi かつらぎ町 151 73 16 686 Ito District Town nbsp nbsp Kimino 紀美野町 128 31 8 989 Kaisō District Town nbsp nbsp Kitayama 北山村 48 21 432 Higashimuro District Village nbsp nbsp Kōya 高野町 137 08 3 279 Ito District Town nbsp nbsp Kozagawa 古座川町 294 52 2 749 Higashimuro District Town nbsp nbsp Kudoyama 九度山町 44 19 4 295 Ito District Town nbsp nbsp Kushimoto 串本町 135 78 16 243 Higashimuro District Town nbsp nbsp Mihama 美浜町 12 79 7 391 Hidaka District Town nbsp nbsp Minabe みなべ町 120 26 12 561 Hidaka District Town nbsp nbsp Nachikatsuura 那智勝浦町 183 45 17 261 Higashimuro District Town nbsp nbsp Shirahama 白浜町 201 04 23 325 Nishimuro District Town nbsp nbsp Susami すさみ町 174 71 4 011 Nishimuro District Town nbsp nbsp Taiji 太地町 5 96 3 428 Higashimuro District Town nbsp nbsp Yuasa 湯浅町 20 8 11 960 Arida District Town nbsp nbsp Yura 由良町 30 74 5 738 Hidaka District Town nbsp Mergers Edit Main article List of mergers in Wakayama PrefectureDemographics Edit nbsp Wakayama prefecture population pyramid in 2020Since 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 5 Politics EditSee also 1999 Wakayama gubernatorial election 2006 Wakayama gubernatorial election and 2018 Wakayama gubernatorial election The current governor Shuhei Kishimoto was elected on 27 November 2022 6 Prefectural assembly Edit As of 17 May 2023 7 Political party Number of seatsLiberal Democratic Party 28Reform Club 改新クラブ 5Komeito 3Nippon Ishin no Kai 3Japanese Communist Party 1Independent society 1Independent 1List of governors of Wakayama EditState appointed governors Masaomi Tsuda 津田正臣 from 25 November 1871 to 25 January 1872 Hidetomo Kitajima 北島秀朝 from 25 January 1872 to 13 October 1873 Kunikiyo Kōyama 神山郡廉 from 13 October 1873 to 20 October 1873 Kanae Matsumoto 松本鼎 from 20 October 1873 to 26 December 1889 Tadaakira Ishii 石井忠亮 from 26 December 1889 to 9 April 1891 Sadaaki Senda 千田貞暁 from 9 April 1891 to 15 January 1892 Morikata Oki 沖守固 from 15 January 1892 to 7 April 1897 Kan ichi Kubota 久保田貫一 from 7 April 1897 to 8 October 1898 Masaaki Nomura 野村政明 from 8 October 1898 to 7 April 1899 Hisashi Ogura 小倉久 from 7 April 1899 to 25 October 1900 Shin ichirō Tsubaki 椿蓁一郎 from 25 October 1900 to 29 June 1903 Ienori Kiyosu 清棲家教 from 29 June 1903 to 11 January 1907 Takio Izawa 伊沢多喜男 from 11 January 1907 to 30 July 1909 Chikaharu Kawakami 川上親晴 from 30 July 1909 to 4 September 1911 Takeji Kawamura 川村竹治 from 4 September 1911 to 9 June 1914 Kogorō Kanokogi 鹿子木小五郎 from June 1914 to 17 December 1917 Tokikazu Ikematsu 池松時和 from 17 December 1917 to 3 February 1920 Shinzō Obara 小原新三 from 3 February 1920 to 6 June 1923 Yoshibumi Satake 佐竹義文 from 6 June 1923 to 24 June 1924 Kyuichi Hasegawa 長谷川久一 from 24 June 1924 to 22 March 1927 Tokutarō Shimizu 清水徳太郎 from 22 March 1927 to 17 May 1927 Umekichi Miyawaki 宮脇梅吉 from 17 May 1927 to 17 November 1927 Taeru Node 野手耐 from 17 November 1927 to 5 July 1929 Senzō Tomobe 友部泉蔵 from 5 July 1929 to 26 August 1930 Toshikatsu Kurahara 蔵原敏捷 from 26 August 1930 to 18 December 1931 Toshiki Karasawa 唐沢俊樹 from 18 December 1931 to 28 July 1932 Ryōsaku Shimizu 清水良策 from 28 July 1932 to 10 November 1934 Nagakazu Fujioka 藤岡長和 from 10 November 1934 to 22 April 1936 Tokiji Yoshinaga 吉永時次 from 22 April 1936 to 11 January 1939 Shigeo Shimizu 清水重夫 from 11 January 1939 to 15 October 1940 Jirō Imamatsu 今松治 from 15 October 1940 to 20 October 1941 Seizō Hirose 広瀬永造 from 20 October 1941 to 1 August 1944 Chiaki Kobayashi 小林千秋 from 1 August 1944 to 27 October 1945 Uichirō Koike 小池卯一郎 from 27 October 1945 to 25 January 1946 Masao Kanai 金井正夫 from 25 January 1946 to 8 July 1946 Wakichi Kawakami 川上和吉 from 8 July 1946 to 28 February 1947 Yoshimaro Takahashi 高橋良麿 from 28 February 1947 to 15 April 1947 Publicly elected governors Shinji Ono 小野真次 from 19 April 1947 to 22 April 1967 Masao Ohashi 大橋正雄 from 23 April 1967 to 4 October 1975 Shiro Kariya 仮谷志良 from 23 November 1975 to 22 November 1995 Isamu Nishiguchi 西口勇 from 23 November 1995 to 13 July 2000 Yoshiki Kimura 木村良樹 from 3 September 2000 to 2 December 2006 Yoshinobu Nisaka 仁坂吉伸 from 17 December 2006 to 16 December 2022 Shuhei Kishimoto 岸本周平 from 17 December 2022 to presentCulture EditMount Kōya 高野山 Kōya san 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 8 The Kumano Shrines are on the southern tip of the prefecture Tomogashima a cluster of four islands is part of the prefecture Agriculture EditOrange Edit 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 9 yields about half of the orange crops in Wakayama today 10 Furthermore the yield of Arida Oranges accounts for about 10 percent of Japanese domestic production of oranges 11 Japanese apricot Ume Edit According to the survey by the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries of Japan Wakayama stands first in the production of Japanese apricots 梅 Ume in Japan As of 2016 Wakayama made up about 70 percent of Japanese domestic production of Japanese apricots 12 Sister relationships EditWakayama Prefecture has friendship and sister relationships with six places outside Japan 13 Shandong People s Republic of China Pyrenees Orientales France Florida United States Sinaloa Mexico Galicia Spain Sichuan People s Republic of ChinaTourism EditWakayama Prefecture has hot springs such as Shirahama Kawayu and Yunomine Onsen nbsp Saikazaki Wakanoura nbsp Wakayama Castle nbsp The Museum of Modern Art Wakayama nbsp Konpon Daido Mount Kōya nbsp Chōhō ji nbsp Nanki Katsuura Onsen nbsp Nachi Falls nbsp Daimonzaka Kumano Kodō Transportation EditRail Edit JR West Hanwa Line Kinokuni Line Wakayama Line JR Central Kisei Line Nankai Nankai Line Koya Line Kada Line Kishu Railway Wakayama Electric RailwayRoad Edit Expressway Edit Hanwa Expressway Keinawa Expressway Yuasa Gobo Road Nachi Katsuura RoadNational Highway Edit Route 24 Route 26 Route 42 Route 168 Shingu Gojo Ikoma Hirakata Route 169 Shingu Kumano Kawakami Yoshino Asuka Kashihara Nara Route 311 Kamitonda Tanabe Shingu kumano Owase Route 370 Kainan Hashimoto Gojo Uda Nara Route 371 Kawachinagano Hashimoto Koya Kushimoto Route 424Ferry Edit Wakayama TokushimaAirport Edit Nanki Shirahama AirportEducation EditUniversities Edit Wakayama University Koyasan University Kinki University Wakayama Medical UniversityNotes Edit Nussbaum Louis Frederic 2005 Wakayama prefecture in Japan Encyclopedia p 1026 p 1026 at Google Books Kansai in p 477 p 477 at Google Books Nussbaum Wakayama in p 1025 p 1025 at Google Books Nussbaum Provinces and prefectures in p 780 p 780 at Google Books 自然公園都道府県別面積総括 General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture PDF in Japanese Ministry of the Environment 31 March 2020 Retrieved 23 January 2020 2020 population census of Japan https www stat go jp english data kokusei 2020 summary html Kishimoto Wins 1st Term as Governor of Japan s Wakayama Pref 時事通信ニュース 28 November 2022 Retrieved 26 July 2023 和歌山県議会会派名簿 List of factions in the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly PDF Wakayama Prefecture in Japanese 17 May 2023 Retrieved 26 July 2023 UNESCO org 今月の旬 Wakayama Prefecture website accessed May 31 2017 農林水産 特産品 Wakayama Prefecture website accessed May 31 2017 有田みかんについて JA Arida website accessed May 31 2017 作況調査 果樹 農林水産省 The Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries website accessed June 1 2017 友好 姉妹提携 Archived 2011 06 11 at the Wayback Machine Wakayama Prefecture website retrieved May 16 2008References EditNussbaum Louis Frederic and Kathe Roth 2005 Japan encyclopedia Cambridge Harvard University Press ISBN 978 0 674 01753 5 OCLC 58053128External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wakayama prefecture Official Wakayama Prefecture homepage Wakayama Tourist Guide Nanki Sightseeing Guide34 3 N 135 21 E 34 050 N 135 350 E 34 050 135 350 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wakayama Prefecture amp oldid 1169324275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
