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Katsuragi City
Nara Prefecture · City
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Katsuragi City is at the eastern foot of the mountains running from Mt. Nijo to Mt. Katsuragi and was formed by the merger of Shinjo Town and Taima Town. Taima-dera Temple, known for the legend of Chujo-hime, keeps its East and West pagodas and temple bell, all National Treasures. As a place connected with Taima no Kehaya, the founder of sumo, it also has a sumo museum.
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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.
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Buddhist templeTaima-dera TempleBuddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineKatsuraki ni Imasu Honoikaduchi ShrineShinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan%20haiden.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrineNagao ShrineShinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineKatsuragi Futakami ShrineShinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeSekko-ji Templetemple in Katsuragi, Nara
Burial mound (kofun)Yashikiyama KofunKofun
MuseumKatsuragi City Sumo Museum “Kehayaza”museum in Katsuragi, Nara, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Katsuragiroadside station in Katsuragi, Nara prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Futakami-park Taimaroadside station in Katsuragi, Nara prefecture, Japan
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Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Nara Prefecture
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