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Hashimoto City
Wakayama Prefecture · City
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Hashimoto City, at the northeast tip of the prefecture, borders Osaka and Nara prefectures and spreads along the Kinokawa River. It prospered as a post town where the Mt. Koya pilgrim road met the Yamato Kaido road; its name ("bridge base") is said to come from a bridge the monk Mokujiki Ogo built over the river. Suda Hachiman Shrine kept a National Treasure mirror with human figures. It is also a commuter town for Osaka.
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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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Wakayama Prefecture
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