Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Kozagawa, Wakayama

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Wakayama Prefecture

Population
  
2,989 (1 Dec 2012)

Region
  
Kansai

District
  
Higashimuro

Local time
  
Saturday 8:59 AM

Kozagawa, Wakayama httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
Takaike 673-2, Kozagawa Town, Higashi-Muro District, Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県東牟婁郡古座川町高池673－２) 649-4104

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 50% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Ichimai‑iwa Monolith, Taki‑no‑Hai, Botaniwa

Kozagawa (古座川町, Kozagawa-chō) is a town located in Higashimuro District (東牟婁郡), Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), Japan.

Contents

Map of Kozagawa, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

As of Dec 1 2012, the town has an estimated population of 2,989, and a density of 10.1 persons per km². The total area is 294.52 km².

This town is located in a mauntainous region of southern part of Kii Peninsula.

In this town, the forestry is prosperous.

The total area of Kozagawa Town is the second largest in Wakayama Prefecture.

The population of Kozagawa Town is the second smallest in Wakayama Prefecture.

History

Because of warm and wet climate, from ancient times, good-quality woods, called "Kozagawa-Zai(古座川材)", have been produced.

  • In 1889, the municipality organization system was enforced:
  • Takaike Village (高池村) - (merger of Takagawara Village, Ikenoguchi Village, Ikenoyama Village, Kusu Village, Utsuki Village, Tsukinose Village, and Kashiyama Village).
  • Myojin Village (明神村) - (merger of Nakazaki Village, Aise Village, Tachiaigawa Village, Tsurugawa Village, Ichiburi Village, Oh'yanagi Village, Uruno Village, Tachiai Village, Shimonaka Village, Kawaguchi Village, Takase Village, Nukumi Village, and Mine Village).
  • Mitogawa Village (三尾川村) - (merger of Mitogawa Village, Nabera Village, Ohkawa Village, Nagaoi Village, Utsuo Village, Hinatagawa Village, and Kurozu Village).
  • Kogawa Village (小川村) - (merger of Choutsuo Village, Ohkuwa Village, Nishiakagi Village, Tagawa Village, Komorigawa Village, Uzutsui Village, Sarugawa Village, and Yamate Village).
  • Shichigawa Village (七川村) - (merger of Nishikawa Village, Shimotsuyu Village, Narukawa Village, Matsune Village, Hirai Village, Inodani Village, Sada Village, and Soinogawa Village).
  • In 1900, Takaike Village became Takaike Town.
  • On March 31, 1956, Takaike Town, Myojin Village, Mitogawa Village, Kogawa Village, and Shichigawa Village merged and became Kozagawa Town.

    • Administration

    The present townmayor is Takeo Takeda(武田丈夫)(2008- ).

    Kozagawa Town, Kushimoto Town, and Susami Town comes under Kushimoto police station. In Kozagawa Town, there are three Kōbans: Takaike, Myojin, and Sada.

    Economy

    According to the census of 2005, 162 people engage in primary industry, 196 people engage in secondary industry, and 927 people engage in third industry.

    the local speciality of this town is Yuzu.

    Sights

  • Kozagawa-no-Ichimaiiwa Rock
  • Takinohai Falls
  • Maboroshi-no-taki Falls
  • Shichikawa Dam
  • Kozagawa Gorge
  • hotsprings
  • Tsukinose Hotspring
  • Yunohana Hotspring

    • Transportation

    railway

    In Kozagawa Town no station. But the nearest station is Koza Station of JR Kisei Main Line.

    road

  • national routes
  • National Route 371
  • main prefectural roads
  • Prefectural Road 38
  • Prefectural Road 39
  • Prefectural Road 43
  • Prefectural Road 229

    • buses

  • Kozagawa Town Bus (called "Kozagawa-cho-Furusato-bus)

    • Persons from Kozagawa Town

  • Shingo Tatsumi (巽真吾)(a pro baseballplayer)
  • Yukihisa Shimada (嶋田幸久)(a biologist, professor of Yokohama City University)(his mother is from Kozagawa)

    • References

    Kozagawa, Wakayama Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA