Kumano Region

Summary

Kumano Region is a region of Japan^[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_japan category, ranking #20 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kumano Region is located in Wakayama Prefecture^[3].
• Kumano Region is located in Mie Prefecture^[4].
• Kumano Region is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Kumano Region is on the body of water Kumano Sea^[6].
• Kumano Region's instance of is recorded as region of Japan^[7].
• Kumano Region's instance of is recorded as historical region^[8].
• Kumano Region's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00633156^[9].
• Kumano Region's part of is recorded as Kansai region^[10].
• Kumano Region's part of is recorded as Tōkai region^[11].
• Kumano Region's has part is recorded as Higashi-Kishū^[12].
• Kumano Region's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dr_n_c^[13].
• Kumano Region's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Kii Peninsula^[14].
• Kumano Region's foods traditionally associated is recorded as mehari-zushi^[15].
• Kumano Region's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Kumano beef^[16].
• Kumano Region's name in kana is recorded as くまの^[17].
• Kumano Region's language used is recorded as Kishū dialect^[18].
• Kumano Region's territory overlaps is recorded as Kinan^[19].
• Kumano Region's coextensive with is recorded as Muro district^[20].

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Geography

Kumano Region is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Wakayama Prefecture^[3], a prefecture of Japan^[21], in Japan^[22] and Mie Prefecture^[4], a prefecture of Japan^[23], in Japan^[24]. It is on the body of water Kumano Sea^[6]. Part of include Kansai region^[10], a region of Japan^[25], in Japan^[26] and Tōkai region^[11], a region of Japan^[27], in Japan^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region of Japan^[7] and historical region^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kumano Region include Kumano Kodō^[29], a pilgrims' way^[30], in Japan^[31]; Kumano River^[32], a river^[33], in Japan^[34]; Yoshino-Kumano National Park^[35], a national park^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1936^[38]; and Kumano Sea^[39], a nada^[40], in Japan^[41].

Why It Matters

Kumano Region draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_japan category, ranking #20 of 27).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]

Entities named for it include Kumano Kodō^[29], a pilgrims' way^[30], in Japan^[31]; Kumano River^[32], a river^[33], in Japan^[34]; Yoshino-Kumano National Park^[35], a national park^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 1936^[38]; and Kumano Sea^[39], a nada^[40], in Japan^[41].