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Katsuragi Town
Wakayama Prefecture · Town
Official websiteWakayama Prefecture page
Katsuragi Town is a fruit-growing town along the Kinokawa River whose output of Hiratanenashi persimmons ranks 1st in Japan, and the kushigaki (skewered dried persimmons) of the Shigo area are also known. It has the World Heritage Niutsuhime Shrine and the Koyasan Choishi-michi, and as the entrance to the pilgrim road to Mt. Koya, people have long come and gone here.
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
Shinto shrineNiutsuhime ShrineShinto shrine in Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineNiukanshofu ShrineShinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
World Heritage SiteKoyasan choishi-michipilgrimage route in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineNiusakadono ShrineShinto shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kushigaki-no-satoroadside station in Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeHorikoshishakukannon TempleBuddhist temple dedicated to Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara in Katsuragi, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kinokawa Manyo-no-satoroadside station in Katsuragi, Ito district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
WaterfallBunzo-no-taki (Waterfall)
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Katsuragi-nishirest area and roadside station in Katsuragi, Ito District, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
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Mountains in this town
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 Wakayama Prefecture
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