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Yamatokoriyama City
Nara Prefecture · City
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Yamatokoriyama City is the castle town of Koriyama Castle, developed by Toyotomi Hidenaga, and was ruled by the Yanagisawa family in the Edo period. It is known for goldfish, with farming ponds scattered around, and the "National Goldfish Scooping Championship" is held here. The hydrangeas of Yata-dera Temple and Hieda, which keeps the shape of a moated village, are also highlights.
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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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CastleKoriyama Castlebuilding in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineYata ni Imasu Kushitamahiko ShrineShinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineMeta ShrineShinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeJiko-in TempleBuddhist temple in Yamatokōriyama, Nara
Buddhist templeYata-dera TempleBuddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect dedicated to Kṣitigarbha in Yamatokoriyama, Japan
Shinto shrineGenkuro Inari ShrineShinto shrine in Yamatokōriyama, Nara prefecture, Japan
CastleKoizumi CastleCastle in Koizumi-chō, Yamatokōriyama, Nara prefecture, Japan
Shopping centerAEON MALL Yamatokoriyama
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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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