Hidaka Town

Wakayama Prefecture · Town

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Hidaka Town has a ria coast facing the Kii Channel and is known as the "town of kue," where people come in winter for dishes of the high-grade fish kue (longtooth grouper). Stone paving remains on Shishigase Pass on the Kii route of the Kumano Kodo, and the Kii Hinomisaki Lighthouse and Michishio-no-Yu hot spring with sea views are also highlights.

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Population: 7,667 1,263rd in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −0.1% 1,559th in Japanfrom 7,673 in 2020
Area: 46.21 km² 1,321st in Japan
Population density: 166 people/km² 897th in Japan

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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