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Gose City
Nara Prefecture · City
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Gose City is at the southwest edge of the Nara Basin at the foot of Mt. Kongo and Mt. Yamato Katsuragi, and it was the home base of the ancient Katsuragi and Kose clans. It has many old shrines, such as Katsuragi Hitokotonushi Shrine, known for a god who grants just one wish, and Takakamo Shrine, and the huge Muro Miya-yama Kofun also remains.
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
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Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Nara Prefecture
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