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Ando Town
Nara Prefecture · Town
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Ando Town is in the center of the Nara Basin between the Tomio River and the Yamato River and is one of the smallest towns in Japan. It is the birthplace of Tomimoto Kenkichi, a great master of modern ceramics. Factories and warehouses are scattered among the fields, and the history and folklore museum tells of its specialty, making toshin (lamp wicks for andon lanterns).
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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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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Nara Prefecture
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