Tourist attractions in Hirogawa, Wakayama
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| Hirogawa (広川町, Hirogawa-chō) is a town in Arida District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 6,778 in 2833 households and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area of the town is 65.33 square kilometres (25.22 sq mi). | ||||||
| population：6,566人 area：65.33km2 | ||||||
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Hirogawa, Wakayama in Shrine
| 1．Hiro Hachiman Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Hiro Hachiman Jinja (広八幡神社) is a Shinto shrine located in the town of Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It contains a number of structures which are designated as National Important Cultural Properties. The shrine is also known for its monument to local hero Hamaguchi Goryō, who saved local villagers from a tsunami during the 1854 Ansei-Nankai earthquake, as recounted in “A Living God” by Lafcadio Hearn in his Gleanings in Buddha Fields (1897). This monument with an inscription by Katsu Kaishu and calligraphy Iwaya Ichiroku, was designated a National Historic Site in 2015. [1] | ||||||
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Hirogawa, Wakayama in station
| 2．Hirokawa Beach Station ・971-1 Yamamoto, Hirogawa-cho, Arida-gun, Wakayama-ken 643-0072Japan | ||||||
| Hirokawa Beach Station (広川ビーチ駅, Hirokawa Biichi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Hirogawa, Arida District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). | ||||||
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Hirogawa, Wakayama in park
| 3．Nishiarida Prefectural Natural Park ・Wakayama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||
| Nishiarida Prefectural Natural Park (西有田県立自然公園, Nishiarida kenritsu shizen kōen) is a Prefectural Natural Park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1956, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Arida, Hirogawa, and Yuasa. The park comprises the stretch of ria coast between Miyazaki-no-Hana (宮崎ノ鼻) in Arida and Karao Bay (唐尾湾) in Hirogawa, as well as the islands of Karumo-jima (苅藻島), Kenashi-jima (毛無島), and Takashima (鷹島).[1][2] | ||||||
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