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Koryo Town
Nara Prefecture · Town
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Koryo Town is in the west of the Nara Basin, southeast of the Umami Hills, and is the most populous town in the prefecture. The Umami Kofun Cluster spreads here, including Suyama Kofun, a Special Historic Site, and Sanuki Shrine, connected with "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," and the three-story pagoda of Kudara-dera remain. It is also known for making socks.
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.
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Places to visit
Burial mound (kofun)Suyama KofunKofun in Koryo, Nara, Japan
Shinto shrineSanuki ShrineShinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeHyakusai-ji Temple
Shinto shrineKushitamahime-no-Mikoto Shrineshinto shrine in Kōryō, Kitakatsuragi district, Nara prefecture, Japan
Burial mound (kofun)Shin-yama Kofun
Burial mound (kofun)Otomeyama Kofunkofun period burial mound in Japan
Buddhist templeKyogyo-jiBuddhist temple in Ōaza Kayano, Kōryō, Kitakatsuragi district, Nara prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeDaifuku-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Kōryō, Nara, Japan
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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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