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Nosegawa Village
Nara Prefecture · Village
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Nosegawa Village is surrounded by mountains in the western Kii Mountains and is one of the municipalities with the smallest populations in Japan, even excluding remote islands. Because seas of clouds often form, it calls itself the "Land in the Sky," and it is a cool retreat in summer. It is near Mt. Koya, and on a mountaintop stands Tateri Ko Shrine, long a center of faith.
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 village
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
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Nara Prefecture
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