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Kudoyama Town
Wakayama Prefecture · Town
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Kudoyama Town is at the foot of Mt. Koya, and its name is said to come from Jison-in Temple, which Kukai is said to have visited 9 times a month to see his mother. Sanada Masayuki and his son Nobushige lived here after the Battle of Sekigahara, and the town has sites connected with the Sanada and the Kudoyama Sanada Museum. Growing persimmons such as Fuyu is also active.
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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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