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Kihoku Town
Mie Prefecture · Town
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Kihoku Town, in Kitamuro District, was formed in 2005 by the merger of Kii-Nagashima Town and Miyama Town. Stone-paved paths of the Kumano Kodo Iseji route, such as the Magose and Tsuzurato passes, run through the town and are part of the World Heritage Site. At Michi-no-Eki Kii-Nagashima Manbo, visitors can taste sunfish dishes.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleNagashima Castle
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kii-nagashima Manboroadside station in Kihoku, Kitamuro district, Mie prefecture, Japan
IslandSuzu Islanduninhabited island in Kihoku, Kitamuro district, Mie prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Arakuji Hot spring
ParkHome of Tanemaki Gonbeipark in Kihoku, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Miyamaroadside station in Kihoku, Kitamuro district, Mie prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrineNagashima ShrineShinto shrine in Kihoku, Mie, Japan- LighthouseNagashimakooishitodai (Lighthouse)lighthouse in Japan
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National parks in this town
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Mie Prefecture
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