Minabe (Wakayama)
Minabe-chō み な べ 町 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Kinki | |
Prefecture : | Wakayama | |
Coordinates : | 33 ° 46 ' N , 135 ° 19' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 120.26 km² | |
Residents : | 11,886 (October 1, 2019) |
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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 |
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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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