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.

Contents

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 Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture.

Cities

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

Districts

Arida Hirogawa Kanaya Kibi Shimizu Yuasa Hidaka Hidaka Inami Kawabe Mihama Minabe 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

Wakayama-Ken supplies most of Japan with its high production of mikans(Mandrin Oranges) in October of every year.

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