Kushimoto

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Kushimoto

Total population

17,584

Coordinates33.49°, 135.79°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kushimoto is a coastal town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 15,192 in 8354 households and a population density of 110 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 135.67 square kilometres (52.38 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Sanma Akashiya

Japanese comedian

Shingo Tatsumi

baseball player

Yasukichi Murakami

Japanese businessman and inventor

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Shirō Kariya

Japanese politician

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Tsuruichi Wada

Japanese politician

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Shinji Ono

Japanese politician (1893-1974)

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Tomohisa Shōji

Japanese baseball player

Tetsutarō Hamano

Japanese lawyer

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Masao Yamakawa

Japanese photographer

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Masato Hori

Japanese judoka

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Tsutomu Minami

Japanese singer-songwriter

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Kaoru Maruo

medical researcher in Japan

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Rin Kubo

Japanese middle-distance runner

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wakayama

• Kozagawa
  3.6 mi away · pop. 3,084
• Taiji
  11.7 mi away · pop. 3,187
• Nachikatsuura
  13.7 mi away · pop. 16,560
• Susami
  17.4 mi away · pop. 4,494
• Shingu
  20.3 mi away · pop. 27,171
• Kamitonda
  25.2 mi away · pop. 14,989
• Shirahama
  28.6 mi away · pop. 22,279
• Tanabe
  28.9 mi away · pop. 69,870
• Kitayama
  32.6 mi away · pop. 455
• Minabe
  33.3 mi away · pop. 13,129
• Ryujin Onsen
  35 mi away
• Inami
  39.9 mi away · pop. 8,440

Browse all places in Wakayama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kushimoto

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake

Elaphe quadrivirgata

Seen 2026-09-24

Calf Cowry

Lyncina vitellus

Seen 2026-09-23

Erroneous Cowrie

Erronea errones

Seen 2026-09-23

Rhinogobius mizunoi

Rhinogobius mizunoi

Seen 2026-09-20

Wrinkled Frog

Glandirana rugosa

Seen 2026-09-20

Amano Shrimp

Caridina multidentata

Seen 2026-09-20

Black-eared Kite

Milvus migrans lineatus

Seen 2026-09-20

Amphibious Litter Cockroach

Opisthoplatia orientalis

Seen 2026-09-10

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Seen 2026-09-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers