Kudoyama

Kudoyama (九度山町, Kudoyama-chō) is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,295 and a density of 97 persons per km². The total area is 44.19 km². Its most famous tourist attraction is the Buddhist Jison-in temple.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities

• Wakayama Prefecture
  • Hashimoto
  • Katsuragi
  • Koya

Transportation

Railway

• Nankai Electric Railway - Koya Line
  • Kudoyama - Kōyashita - Shimo-Kosawa - Kami-Kosawa

Highway

• Japan National Route 370

Notable people from Kudoyama

• Takao Obana, manager of the Yokohama BayStars
• Masanori Sugiura, Olympic baseball player

External links

• Media related to Kudoyama, Wakayama at Wikimedia Commons
• Kudoyama official website (in Japanese)