Minabe (Wakayama)

Minabe-chō み な べ 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Wakayama
Coordinates :	33 ° 46 '  N , 135 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 46 '20 "  N , 135 ° 19' 17"  E
Basic data
Surface:	120.26 km²
Residents :	11,886 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	99 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	30391-7
Symbols
Tree :	Stone linden oak
Flower :	Ume
Bird :	Japanese Bush Warbler
Fish :	Sardinops melanostictus
town hall
Address :	Minabe Town Hall 742 Shiba Minabe - chō , Hidaka-gun Wakayama  645-0002
Website URL:	http://www.town.minabe.lg.jp
Location Minabes in Wakayama Prefecture

Minabe ( Japanese み な べ 町 , -chō ) is a municipality in the district of Hidaka in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama .

history

On October 1, 2004, the community Minabe ( 南部 町 , -chō ) and the village of Minabegawa ( 南部 川村 , -mura ) merged to form the new community Minabe ( み な べ 町 , -chō ).

Nankō-ume

The city is famous for the so-called Nankō-Ume ( 南 高 梅 ), a special kind of Umeboshi . The Nankō-Ume was invented by a teacher of the Minabe High School ( Minabe Kōkō ). The name Nankō-Ume is composed of the first kanji of Minabe ( 南 , nan ) and high school ( 高 , kō ), as well as the word for plum ( 梅 , ume ).

Attractions

There are two Shinto shrines , whose shrine festivals both take place in late August / early September.

Web links

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