Tanabe (Wakayama)

Tanabe-shi 田 辺 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Wakayama
Coordinates :	33 ° 44 '  N , 135 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 43 '41 "  N , 135 ° 22' 40"  E
Basic data
Surface:	1,026.63 km²
Residents :	70,410 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	69 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	30206-6
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Stone linden oak
Flower :	Ume
Bird :	Zosterops japonicus
town hall
Address :	Tanabe City Hall 1 Shinyashiki-machi Tanabe shi Wakayama  646-8545
Website URL:	http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/
Location Tanabes in Wakayama Prefecture

Tanabe ( Japanese 田 辺 市 , -shi ) is a city in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama .

geography

Tanabe is south of Wakayama .

history

Tanabe is an old castle town where a branch of the Ando clan resided in the Edo period .

Attractions

• Kumano Hongū-Taisha
• Remains of Tanabe Castle

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  Kumano Hongu Taisha

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  Tanabe City Hall (Wakayama)

Personalities

• Ueshiba Morihei (1883–1969), founder of the modern Japanese martial art Aikido
• Katayama Tetsu (1887–1978), politician
• Nonagase Banka (1889–1964), painter
• Meg Hemphill (* 1996), track and field athlete

traffic

• train
  • JR Kisei main line

• Street:
  • National Road 42,168,311,371,424,425

Neighboring cities and communities

• Shingu

Web links

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