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Kushimoto Town
Wakayama Prefecture · Town
Official websiteWakayama Prefecture page
Kushimoto Town has Cape Shionomisaki, the southernmost point of Honshu, and its urban area spreads over a tombolo (sandbar linking an island to land). Highlights are Hashigui-iwa, a row of strange rocks, and Kii Oshima Island, with the Kushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museum, which tells of the Ertugrul shipwreck. The coastal waters, where corals grow in colonies, are registered under the Ramsar Convention.
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
Place of scenic beautyHashigui-iwarocks in Kushimoto, Higashimuro district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
CapeCape Shionomisakicape in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
IslandKii Oshimaisland in Wakayama, Japan
LighthouseKashinosaki Lighthouselighthouse in Kushimoto, Japan
MuseumKushimoto Turkish Memorial and Museummuseum in Kushimoto, Japan
ParkKushimoto Marine Parkmarine parc in Kushimoto, Japan
LighthouseShionomisaki Lighthouselighthouse in Kushimoto, Japan
MuseumKushimoto Okyo Rosetsu Art Museumart museum in Kushimoto, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kushimoto-Hashiguiiwaroadside station in Kushimoto, Higashimuro district, Wakayama prefecture, Japan
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National parks in this town
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
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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