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Gose Katsuragi Uda WAKAYAMA
C Ikoma Nara (capital) Yamatokoriyama
h A prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in
a the Kansai region on Honshu island. The capital is
p Kashiba Saakurai Yamatotakada
t the city of Wakayama.
e Economy:
r Total Area: 4,725.67 km2 (1,824.59 sq mi)
Manufacturing has the biggest share of the economy
of Nara, followed by services, real estate, agriculture Total Population: 640,138
(including forestry and fishery), and mining (which is Major Cities:
quasi-inexistent in Nara). Nara is a center for the
production of instruments used in conducting tradi- Arida Kinokawa
tional Japanese artforms. Brush and ink (sumi) are Gobo Shingu
the best known products from Nara for calligraphy.
Hashimoto Tanabe
Customs and Heritage:
Iwade Wakayama (capital)
-Todai-ji: A Buddhist temple complex located in the Kainan
city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall houses the
world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairoca- Economy:
na, known in Japanese simply as Daibutsu. The tem- Wakayama is a key source of produce for the rest of
ple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Japan, specifically mikans (Mandarin Oranges).
Kegon school of Buddhism.
Customs and Heritage:
-Kofun: Megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan, con-
structed between the early 3rd century and the early -Kumano Kodo: A series of ancient pilgrimage routes
7th century AD. that crisscross the Kii Hanto, the largest Peninsula of
Japan.
-Kasuga Grand Shrine: A Shinto shrine in the city of
Nara. Established in 768 AD and rebuilt several -Mount Koya: The name of mountains in Wakayama
times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fuji- Prefecture to the south of Osaka. Also, there is no
wara family. one mountain officially called Koya-san in Japan.
-Goldfish from Yamatokoriyama: A traditional aqua- -Nachi Falls: One of the best-known waterfalls in Ja-
cultural product since the 18th century. pan. With a drop of 133 m, it is often erroneously
thought to be the country's tallest. In fact, the tallest
-Sumi: The best known brush and ink products for waterfall in Japan is the Hannoki Falls, at 497m.
calligraphy to come from Nara." Also, it's "art form"
per multiple dictionaries. -Sanshinzan Choho-ji: A temple of the Tendai sect in
Kainan.
Cuisine:
-Wakayama: Tokushima port.
-Persimmons: Edible fruit of a number of species
of trees. -Wakayama Castle: originally Ota castle, it sits at the
mouth of the Kii River. It was captured by Toyotomi
Hideyoshi in 1585, during the Siege of Negoro-ji;
many monks from Negoro-ji sought refuge in Ota.

Cuisine: N/A

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