Minabe Town

Wakayama Prefecture · Town

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Minabe Town ranks 1st in Japan in plum (ume) production and is the birthplace of Nanko-ume, the leading plum variety. Its output of umeboshi (pickled plums) is also the largest in Japan, and it even has an "onigiri with umeboshi ordinance." Making Kishu Binchotan charcoal from ubame oak is active, and visitors can learn about local life at the Ume Promotion Hall and the Kishu Binchotan Charcoal Museum.

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Population: 10,696 1,144th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −9.5% 550th in Japanfrom 11,818 in 2020
Area: 120 km² 879th in Japan
Population density: 89 people/km² 1,092nd 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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