Kushimoto [town] - Kushimoto

Japanese: 串本[町] - くしもと

A town in Higashimuro District, at the southern tip of Wakayama Prefecture. It is home to Cape Shionomisaki, the southernmost point of Honshu, and Oshima Island. The town center, located on a sandbar connecting the mainland with Cape Shionomisaki, once flourished as a port of call for trading ships, but is now important as a base for long-distance tuna fishing and a refuge port. The Kisei Main Line runs through the town. It is known for the "Kushimoto Bushi" folk song, and Cape Shionomisaki, Oshima Island, and Hashiguiiwa are included in Yoshino-Kumano National Park. In 2005, the waters off the coast of Kushimoto were registered as a Ramsar wetland. In April 2005, Koza Town in Higashimuro District was incorporated. Area: 135.67 ^km2 . Population: 18,249 (2010).

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Japanese:

和歌山県南端，東牟婁(ひがしむろ)郡の町。本州最南端の潮岬(しおのみさき)，大島がある。本土と潮岬を結ぶ砂州上の中心市街はかつては廻船の寄港地として栄えたが，現在はマグロ遠洋漁業基地，避難港として重要。紀勢本線が通じる。〈串本節〉で知られ，潮岬，大島，橋杭岩は吉野熊野国立公園に含まれる。2005年に串本沿岸海域がラムサール条約登録湿地となる。2005年４月東牟婁郡古座町を編入。135.67km²。１万8249人（2010）。

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