On May 1, 2005, the city of Tanabe, the village of Ryujin from Hidaka District, the town of Nakahechi and the village of Oto from NishimuroDistrict and town of Hongu from Higashimuro District merged to form the new city of Tanabe.
On March 1, 2006, the towns of Hikigawa and Shirahama (both from NishimuroDistrict) merged to form the new town of Shirahama.
Mount Koya (高野山; -san) in the Ito District is the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
There is another town with the same name in Chiba Prefecture, see Shirahama, Chiba.
Shirahama (白浜町; -cho) is a town located in NishimuroDistrict, Wakayama, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 19,646 and a density of 303.51 persons per km².
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Wakayama Prefecture info here at en.88of100c.info(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Arida District Aridagawa Hirogawa Yuasa Hidaka District Hidaka Inami Hidakagawa Mihama Minabe Yura Higashimuro District Kitayama Kozagawa Nachikatsuura Taiji Ito District Katsuragi Koya Kudoyama Kaisou District Kimino NishimuroDistrictKamitondaKushimotoShirahamaSusamiWakayama Prefecture Mergers
On May 1, 2005, the oppidan of Tanabe, the village of Ryujin from Hidaka District, the boonies of Nakahechi the village of Oto from NishimuroDistrict boonies of Hongu from Higashimuro District merged to conformation the up-to-date oppidan of Tanabe.
On October 1, 2005, the oppidan of Shingu the boonies of Kumanogawa from Higashimuro District merged to conformation the up-to-date oppidan of Shingu.
On April 1, 2005, the town of Kushimoto from NishimuroDistrict merged with the town of Koza from Higashimuro District to form the town of Kushimoto (now part of Higashimuro District).
On May 1, 2005, the city of Tanabe, the village of Ryujin from Hidaka District, the town of Nakahechi and the village of Oto from NishimuroDistrict and town of Hongu from Higashimuro District merged to form the new city of Tanabe.
On March 1, 2006, the towns of Hikigawa and Shirahama (both from NishimuroDistrict) merged to form the new town of Shirahama.
Kinokawa (紀の川市; -shi) is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 70,067 and a population density of 307 persons per km².
The city was founded on November 11, 2005, as a result of the merger between the towns of Uchita, Kokawa, Naga, Momoyama and Kishigawa from Naga District.
Additionally, Wakayama is famous across Japan for its pickeled plums ("umeboshi") and for mikan, small tangerine-like oranges.
In the city center is the castle Wakayama Jo, built on the Torafusu mountain's summit (the name means "a tiger leaning on his side").
Kiyo Holdings Inc. in Wakayama announced Monday that the firm will apply to the Financial Services Agency for an injection of about 30 billion yen in public funds as Kiyo Bank and Wakayama Bank, both of which are regional banks in Wakayama Prefecture under the Kiyo Holdings' umbrella, will merge on Oct. 10.
Wakayama, Wakayama - Biocrawler(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Template:Wakayama infobox Wakayama (和歌山市; -shi) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 382,155 and the density of 1,826.74 persons per km²;.
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