Miyake Town

Nara Prefecture · Town

Miyake Town is in the center of the Nara Basin and is the smallest town in the prefecture by area. The Taishi Road, which Prince Shotoku is said to have traveled from the Ikaruga Palace to Asuka, passes through, and Hakusan Shrine keeps the stone the prince is said to have sat on. Some districts are active in making leather goods such as baseball gloves.

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Population: 6,045 1,354th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −6.1% 971st in Japanfrom 6,439 in 2020
Area: 4.06 km² 1,737th in Japan
Population density: 1,489 people/km² 267th in Japan

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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Burial mound (kofun)Kuroda Otsuka Kofun
All Ancient burial mounds (kofun)Wikipedia (Japanese)Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0

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