Kumano, Mie

This article is about the city in Mie Prefecture, Japan. There is also a town in Hiroshima Prefecture with this name, see Kumano, Hiroshima.

Kumano 熊野市
City
Shichirimihama Beach, Kumano
Flag Seal
Location of Kumano in Mie Prefecture
Kumano
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie Prefecture
Government
• -Mayor	Kanji Kawakami
Area
• Total	373.63 km2 (144.26 sq mi)
Population (September 2012)
• Total	18,703
• Density	50.1/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
• Tree	Cryptomeria
• Flower	Sasayuri (Lilium japonicum)
• Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Phone number	0597-89-4111
Address	796 Idochō, Kumano-shi, Mie-ken 519-4392
Website	www.city.kumano.mie.jp

Kumano (熊野市, Kumano-shi) is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

As of September 2012, the city has an estimated population of 18,703 and a population density of 50.1 persons per km². The total area is 373.63 km².

Geography

Kumano is located near the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula, in southern Mie Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean. Parts of the city are within the limits of the Yoshino-Kumano National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

• Mie Prefecture
  • Owase, Mie
  • Mihama, Mie
  • Kihō, Mie
• Wakayama Prefecture
  • Shingū, Wakayama
  • Kitayama, Wakayama
• Nara Prefecture
  • Kamikitayama, Nara
  • Shimokitayama, Nara
  • Totsukawa, Nara

History

The city of Kumano was established on November 3, 1954 by the merger of the town of Kinomoto with the surrounding villages of Isato, Kamikawa, Arii, Atashika, Arasaki and Tomari (all from Minamimuro District).

On November 15, 2005, the town of Kiwa (also from Minamimuro District) was also merged into Kumano.

Transportation

Railway

• JR Central – Kisei Main Line
  • Nigishima - Atashika - Hadasu - Ōdomari - Kumanoshi - Arii

Highway

• Japan National Route 42
• Japan National Route 169
• Japan National Route 309
• Japan National Route 311

Local attractions

A portion of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located within Kumano.

Sister city relations

• – Sakurai, Nara, Japan, since October 1986
• – Bastos, Brazil, since December 1972
• – Sorrento, Italy, since November 2001

Noted people

• Shigeru Kasamatsu – Olympic gymnast

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Kumano City official website (Japanese)