Kudoyama

Kudoyama 九度山町
Town
Kudoyama town office
Flag Emblem
Location of Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture
Kudoyama Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°17′N 135°34′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Wakayama Prefecture
District	Ito
Government
• Mayor	Akira Okamoto
Area
• Total	44.19 km2 (17.06 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	4,295
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.kudoyama.wakayama.jp

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)