Wakayama Prefecture

is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshū.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Wakayama prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1026; "Kansai" at p. 477. The capital is the city of Wakayama.Nussbaum, "Wakayama" at p. 1025. Wakayama Prefecture is surrounded by Osaka Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture.

 History 
In the Meiji period, Wakayama Prefecture was created from the western part of Kii Province.Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

 Geography 
Wakayama's southwestern coastline faces the Seto Inland Sea and its southeastern coastline is on the Pacific Ocean.  The northern borders of the prefecture meet Osaka Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture.

Cities
There are nine cities in Wakayama Prefecture:
Arida
Gobō
HashimotoIwade
Kainan
KinokawaShingū
Tanabe
Wakayama (capital)

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:
Arida District
Aridagawa
Hirogawa
Yuasa
Hidaka District
Hidaka
Inami
Hidakagawa
Mihama
Minabe
YuraHigashimuro District
Kitayama
Kozagawa
Kushimoto
Nachikatsuura
Taiji
Ito District
Katsuragi
Kōya
KudoyamaKaisō District
Kimino
Nishimuro District
Kamitonda
Shirahama
Susami

National Parks
National Parks are established in about 9% of the total land area of the prefecture.Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.

Shrines and Temples
Hinokuma-kunikakasu jinjū is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture."Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 ; retrieved 2012-3-13.

Related pages
 Provinces of Japan
 Prefectures of Japan
 List of regions of Japan
 List of islands of Japan

References

Other websites

 Wakayama Prefecture website