Photo: Kokoku-ji (Temple) · 優愚 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Yura Town
Wakayama Prefecture · Town
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Yura Town has mountains to the east and the Kii Channel to the west, and the Shirasaki Coast, where white limestone rocks shine, is a scenic spot praised in the Man'yoshu poetry collection. Kokoku-ji Temple is said to be the birthplace of Kinzanji miso and soy sauce, and mandarin growing in the warm climate and the farming of Ena wakame seaweed are also active.
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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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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Wakayama Prefecture
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