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Hongū, Wakayama

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Tuesday 6:51 PM

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7°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 73% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Kumano Hongū Taisha, Oyunohara, Kumano Kodo Lookout

Hongū (本宮町, Hongū-chō) was a village located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Hongucho Hongu, Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture 647-1731, Japan

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,759 and a population density of 18.42 persons per km². The total area was 204.06 km².

On May 1, 2005, Hongū, along with the village of Ryūjin (from Hidaka District), the town of Nakahechi, and the village of Ōtō (both from Nishimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe.

References

Hongū, Wakayama Wikipedia