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Kumano Town
Hiroshima Prefecture · Town
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Kumano Town lies in a basin surrounded by mountains and makes Kumano brushes, which have the top market share in Japan. Besides calligraphy and painting brushes, its makeup brushes are valued worldwide, and Fudenosato Kobo introduces the history of brushes and the skills of their makers. The town also developed as a commuter town for Hiroshima City and Kure City.
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
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Hiroshima Prefecture
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