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{{dablink|'''Tanabe''' was also the name of a town in the [[Kyoto Prefecture]]. After it was reorganized as a city, it was renamed to [[Kyotanabe]].}}
| name = Tanabe
'''Tanabe''' (田辺市; -shi) is a [[cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]], [[Japan]].
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| established_date = 27 BC
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| leader_name = Mitsutoshi Manago
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[[File:Tanabe_city_hall.jpg|thumb|right|Tanabe city hall]]
'''Tanabe''' ({{langx|ja|田辺市}}, {{lang-Latn|ja|Tanabe-shi}}, {{IPA|ja|tanabe ɕi|pron}}) is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Wakayama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|11|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 70,972 in 35,076 households and a [[population density]] of 69 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Tanabe-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/index.html|title= Tanabe city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|1,026.91|sqkm|sqmi}}. Tanabe is the second most populous city in Wakayama, and the largest in the [[Kansai region]] of Japan in terms of area.


==Geography==
As of [[2003]], the city has an estimated [[population]] of 69,737 and the [[population density|density]] of 511.19 persons per [[square kilometer|km&sup2;]]. The total area is 136.42 km&sup2;.
Tanabe is located the south-central [[Kii Peninsula]] and faces to the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the west and the Kii Mountains to the north and east. The coastline is intricate and forms Tanabe Bay. Tenjinzaki is at the northern end of the bay, and Shirahama is on the south side. The climate is moderated by the effects of the [[Kuroshio Current]] offshore.


===Neighboring municipalities===
The city was founded on [[May 20]], [[1942]].
Nara Prefecture
*[[Nosegawa, Nara|Nosegawa]]
*[[Totsukawa]]
Wakayama Prefecture
*[[Aridagawa, Wakayama|Aridagawa]]
*[[Hidakagawa, Wakayama|Hidakagawa]]
*[[Inami, Wakayama|Inami]]
*[[Kamitonda, Wakayama|Kamitonda]]
*[[Kozagawa, Wakayama|Kozagawa]]
*[[Minabe, Wakayama|Minabe]]
*[[Shingū, Wakayama|Shingū]]
*[[Shirahama, Wakayama|Shirahama]]

===Climate===
Tanabe has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tanabe is 16.6&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 2348&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 6.9&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/wakayama-prefecture/tanabe-5160/ Tanabe climate data]</ref> The area is subject to [[typhoon]]s in summer.
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|collapsed = Y
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|location = [[:ja:栗栖川村|Kurisugawa]], Tanabe (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)
|Jan record high C = 19.9
|Feb record high C = 21.9
|Mar record high C = 25.3
|Apr record high C = 28.9
|May record high C = 31.7
|Jun record high C = 33.8
|Jul record high C = 37.4
|Aug record high C = 39.3
|Sep record high C = 36.1
|Oct record high C = 32.2
|Nov record high C = 26.8
|Dec record high C = 22.7
|Jan record low C = -7.0
|Feb record low C = -7.5
|Mar record low C = -5.5
|Apr record low C = -2.9
|May record low C = -0.1
|Jun record low C = 6.1
|Jul record low C = 12.9
|Aug record low C = 13.4
|Sep record low C = 6.8
|Oct record low C = 0.8
|Nov record low C = -2.7
|Dec record low C = -6.0
|Jan high C = 10.5
|Feb high C = 11.6
|Mar high C = 15.2
|Apr high C = 20.1
|May high C = 24.3
|Jun high C = 26.5
|Jul high C = 30.1
|Aug high C = 31.5
|Sep high C = 28.6
|Oct high C = 23.7
|Nov high C = 18.5
|Dec high C = 13.0
|Jan mean C = 4.0
|Feb mean C = 4.8
|Mar mean C = 8.3
|Apr mean C = 13.2
|May mean C = 17.6
|Jun mean C = 21.2
|Jul mean C = 25.0
|Aug mean C = 25.7
|Sep mean C = 22.6
|Oct mean C = 17.0
|Nov mean C = 11.3
|Dec mean C = 6.0
|Jan low C = -1.2
|Feb low C = -1.0
|Mar low C = 2.1
|Apr low C = 6.7
|May low C = 11.7
|Jun low C = 17.0
|Jul low C = 21.3
|Aug low C = 21.6
|Sep low C = 18.3
|Oct low C = 12.0
|Nov low C = 5.8
|Dec low C = 0.7
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|Jan precipitation mm = 91.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 113.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 182.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 199.2
|May precipitation mm = 250.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 387.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 395.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 262.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 301.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 215.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 134.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 86.9
|year precipitation mm = 2581.3
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|Jan precipitation days = 7.6
|Feb precipitation days = 7.9
|Mar precipitation days = 11.0
|Apr precipitation days = 10.6
|May precipitation days = 10.7
|Jun precipitation days = 14.5
|Jul precipitation days = 13.2
|Aug precipitation days = 12.1
|Sep precipitation days = 11.9
|Oct precipitation days = 10.2
|Nov precipitation days = 7.9
|Dec precipitation days = 7.3
|Jan sun = 158.3
|Feb sun = 157.2
|Mar sun = 183.6
|Apr sun = 196.0
|May sun = 188.9
|Jun sun = 129.4
|Jul sun = 156.2
|Aug sun = 193.7
|Sep sun = 153.0
|Oct sun = 160.0
|Nov sun = 160.2
|Dec sun = 156.4
|year sun = 1994.5
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|location = [[Ryūjin, Wakayama|Ryūjin]], Tanabe (1994−2020 normals, extremes 1994−present)
|Jan record high C = 18.1
|Feb record high C = 20.4
|Mar record high C = 23.9
|Apr record high C = 29.0
|May record high C = 31.4
|Jun record high C = 33.5
|Jul record high C = 36.7
|Aug record high C = 37.2
|Sep record high C = 34.1
|Oct record high C = 29.7
|Nov record high C = 24.7
|Dec record high C = 21.7
|Jan record low C = -8.3
|Feb record low C = -8.6
|Mar record low C = -5.1
|Apr record low C = -2.4
|May record low C = 1.4
|Jun record low C = 7.6
|Jul record low C = 14.2
|Aug record low C = 13.7
|Sep record low C = 8.5
|Oct record low C = 2.3
|Nov record low C = -1.9
|Dec record low C = -5.5
|Jan high C = 7.5
|Feb high C = 9.1
|Mar high C = 13.1
|Apr high C = 18.3
|May high C = 23.0
|Jun high C = 25.3
|Jul high C = 29.0
|Aug high C = 30.4
|Sep high C = 26.9
|Oct high C = 21.8
|Nov high C = 16.1
|Dec high C = 10.0
|Jan mean C = 2.4
|Feb mean C = 3.5
|Mar mean C = 6.9
|Apr mean C = 11.8
|May mean C = 16.6
|Jun mean C = 20.2
|Jul mean C = 23.9
|Aug mean C = 24.6
|Sep mean C = 21.4
|Oct mean C = 15.8
|Nov mean C = 9.9
|Dec mean C = 4.5
|Jan low C = -1.6
|Feb low C = -1.0
|Mar low C = 1.5
|Apr low C = 6.1
|May low C = 11.1
|Jun low C = 16.0
|Jul low C = 20.2
|Aug low C = 20.7
|Sep low C = 17.4
|Oct low C = 11.4
|Nov low C = 5.2
|Dec low C = 0.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 99.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 135.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 208.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 235.3
|May precipitation mm = 270.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 431.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 510.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 344.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 357.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 227.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 135.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 95.8
|year precipitation mm = 3088.3
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|Feb precipitation days = 9.7
|Mar precipitation days = 12.2
|Apr precipitation days = 11.3
|May precipitation days = 11.4
|Jun precipitation days = 14.6
|Jul precipitation days = 14.4
|Aug precipitation days = 12.9
|Sep precipitation days = 12.0
|Oct precipitation days = 10.7
|Nov precipitation days = 8.5
|Dec precipitation days = 9.1
|Jan sun = 132.7
|Feb sun = 137.7
|Mar sun = 165.9
|Apr sun = 190.7
|May sun = 198.8
|Jun sun = 133.1
|Jul sun = 154.5
|Aug sun = 187.1
|Sep sun = 142.1
|Oct sun = 154.6
|Nov sun = 146.6
|Dec sun = 133.0
|year sun = 1863.4
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==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-wakayama.php Tanabe population statistics]</ref> the population of Tanabe has decreased steadily over the past 40 years.

{{Historical populations
| 1960 | 92278
| 1970 | 85347
| 1980 | 88130
| 1990 | 86143
| 2000 | 85646
| 2010 | 79107
| 2020 | 69870
|align = none
| footnote =
}}

==History==
The area of the modern city of Tanabe was within ancient [[Kii Province]]. During the late [[Heian period]] to early [[Kamakura period]], it was noted as the birthplace of [[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]]'s companion, [[Benkei]]. During the [[Edo period]], it was part of the holdings of [[Kishū Domain]] ruled by a cadet branch of the [[Tokugawa clan]] through a hereditary ''[[karō]]'' based at Tanabe Castle. The town of Tanabe was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It merged with the neighboring town of Haya and attained city status on May 20, 1942. Tanabe continued to expand through annexation of neighboring municipalities: the villages of Inari, Shimaakizu, Maro in 1950, Shinjo in 1954, Nishi-Tonda in 1955, and the town of Muro in 1958.

On May 1, 2005, the village of [[Ryūjin, Wakayama|Ryūjin]], (from [[Hidaka District, Wakayama|Hidaka District]]), the town of [[Nakahechi, Wakayama|Nakahechi]], the village of [[Ōtō, Wakayama|Ōtō]] (both from [[Nishimuro District, Wakayama|Nishimuro District]]), and the town of [[Hongū, Wakayama|Hongū]] (from [[Higashimuro District, Wakayama|Higashimuro District]]) were merged into Tanabe.

==Government==
Tanabe has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 20 members. Tanabe contributes three members to the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of [[Wakayama 3rd district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Tanabe is the main commercial center of central Wakayama Prefecture. Agriculture plays a major role in the economy, with production of ''[[umeboshi]]'' pickled plums, and the cultivation of various varieties of oranges and other citrus fruits. [[Shiitake]] mushrooms, and the raising of poultry are also contributors. [[Commercial fishing]] and forestry play secondary roles.

==Education==
Tanabe has 25 public elementary schools and 15 public middle schools operated by the city government and five public high schools operated by the Wakayama Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped, and one vocational education school.

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|20px]] [[West Japan Railway Company|JR West]] – [[Kisei Main Line]]
*{{STN|Kii-Shinjō|x}} - {{STN|Kii-Tanabe|x}} - {{STN|Haya|x}}

===Highway===
* [[File:JP Expressway E42.svg|30px|link=|alt=]] [[Hanwa Expressway]]
* [[File:JP Expressway E42.svg|30px|link=|alt=]] [[Kisei Expressway]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|42}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|168}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|311}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|371}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|424}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|425}}

== Local attractions ==
*[[Cape Tenjinzaki]], a preserved beach made of layered slabs of rock formation. The beach is submerged with water during high tides and revealed during low tides. It is also known as the birthplace of the [[Japan National Trust]] movement. Tenjinzaki Cape serves as a place of recreation and relaxation for citizens. People also enjoy fishing and shellfish gathering.
*[[Isoma Rock Shelter Site]], National Historic Site
*Loren Baker's Apartment
*Kawayu Onsen
*[[Kōzanji Shell Mound]], National Historic Site
* [[Kumano Hongū Taisha]] (熊野本宮大社), one of the [[Kumano Sanzan]] shrines
* [[Kumano Kodō]] and [[Ōmine Okugakemichi]] ancient pilgrimage roads, a National Historic Sites and World Heritage site
*[[Misu-ji temple ruins]], National Historic Site
*Ogigahama beach
*Ryūjin Onsen

=== Festivals ===
* Benkei Matsuri, a [[Yosakoi]] dance festival, featuring fireworks and dance performances by employees of local businesses as well as traveling dance groups, held in October.
* Tanabe Matsuri, a festival held at Tanabe's [[Tokei jinja]] [[Shinto shrine|shrine]] (闘鶏神社) in July.
* Ya-Ya Matsuri (August 8 Festival), a festival held to promote local shopping districts in downtown Tanabe City in August.

== Sister cities ==
*{{flagicon|AUS}} Tanabe was a sister city to [[Wyong Shire]] in [[New South Wales]], Australia until 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/media-releases-2012/media-releases-2010/councillorsexpenses/ |title=Councillors aren’t flippant when it comes to expenses |author=Wyong Shire Council |date=14 January 2010 |access-date=21 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330210004/http://www.wyong.nsw.gov.au/about-council/media-releases-2012/media-releases-2010/councillorsexpenses/ |archive-date=March 30, 2012 }}</ref>

== Notable people from Tanabe==
* [[Tetsu Katayama]] (born 1887), former Prime Minister of Japan
* [[Sendagawa Kichizō]] (born 1793), [[sumo]] wrestler
* [[Minakata Kumagusu]] (born 1867), author and naturalist
* [[Morihei Ueshiba]] (born 1883), the founder of [[Aikido]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.city.tanabe.wakayama.jp/ Official website] in Japanese
*{{url|http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp|Tanabe City official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/ Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau] in English
* [http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201410220006 U.S. Air Force band performs in gratitude for 70 years of honoring fallen comrades] ''Asahi Shimbun, October 21, 2014'' Retrieved October 22, 2014
* {{Osmrelation}}


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[[Category:Tanabe, Wakayama| ]]
Tanabe is on the coast and surrounded by mountains. Fishing is a major industry, particularly small minnow- like fish called "shirasu". Citrus fruits are also important to the local economy. A major attraction is Oohama beach, which has recently been expanded. A nearby city, Shirahama, is famous for its artificial white beach. Tanabe has now constructed a beach of its own in hopes of drawing more tourists. Takaoyama mountain overlooks the area. From the top of this mountain, you can see the cities of Minabe, Tanabe and Shirahama. Between Tanabe and Shirahama is a little-known but beautiful temple called Kinkakuji (not to be confused with the famous Kinkakuji in Kyoto). Tanabe is the birthplace of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of a martial art/ spiritual discipline known as Aikido. A famous Samurai named Benkei was also from Tanabe. Tanabe is the point at which the Kumano shrine pilgramage route turns inland from the coast. There is a district with an amazing number of tiny bars in front of the train station. There is a bridge to a nearby island called Motoshima, and on the far side of the island is a great cliff for jumping off into the sea, you really ought to go try it sometime!
[[Category:Cities in Wakayama Prefecture]]

[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 5 January 2025

Tanabe
田辺市
City
Left:Kumano Hongū Taisha, Kumano Festival, held on every July, Statue of Musashibō-Benkei, Right:Kizetsu Gorge, Ryūjin Spa (all item for above to bottom)
Left:Kumano Hongū Taisha, Kumano Festival, held on every July, Statue of Musashibō-Benkei, Right:Kizetsu Gorge, Ryūjin Spa (all item for above to bottom)
Flag of Tanabe
Flag
Official seal of Tanabe
Seal
Location of Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture
Location of Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture
Map
Tanabe is located in Japan
Tanabe
Tanabe
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°44′N 135°23′E / 33.733°N 135.383°E / 33.733; 135.383
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureWakayama
First official recorded27 BC
City settledMay 20, 1942
Government
 • MayorMitsutoshi Manago
Area
 • Total
1,026.91 km2 (396.49 sq mi)
Population
 (November 1, 2021)
 • Total
70,972
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1 Shin'yashikimachi, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama-ken
646-8545
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdJapanese white-eye
FlowerUme
TreeUbamegashi (Quercus phillyraeoides)
Tanabe city hall

Tanabe (Japanese: 田辺市, Tanabe-shi, pronounced [tanabe ɕi]) is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 November 2021, the city had an estimated population of 70,972 in 35,076 households and a population density of 69 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 1,026.91 square kilometres (396.49 sq mi). Tanabe is the second most populous city in Wakayama, and the largest in the Kansai region of Japan in terms of area.

Geography

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Tanabe is located the south-central Kii Peninsula and faces to the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Kii Mountains to the north and east. The coastline is intricate and forms Tanabe Bay. Tenjinzaki is at the northern end of the bay, and Shirahama is on the south side. The climate is moderated by the effects of the Kuroshio Current offshore.

Neighboring municipalities

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Nara Prefecture

Wakayama Prefecture

Climate

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Tanabe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tanabe is 16.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2348 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.9 °C.[2] The area is subject to typhoons in summer.

Climate data for Kurisugawa, Tanabe (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		21.9
(71.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		28.9
(84.0) 		31.7
(89.1) 		33.8
(92.8) 		37.4
(99.3) 		39.3
(102.7) 		36.1
(97.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		26.8
(80.2) 		22.7
(72.9) 		39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9) 		11.6
(52.9) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.1
(68.2) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.5
(79.7) 		30.1
(86.2) 		31.5
(88.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		13.0
(55.4) 		21.1
(70.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2) 		4.8
(40.6) 		8.3
(46.9) 		13.2
(55.8) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.2
(70.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		25.7
(78.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		17.0
(62.6) 		11.3
(52.3) 		6.0
(42.8) 		14.7
(58.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		2.1
(35.8) 		6.7
(44.1) 		11.7
(53.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.6
(70.9) 		18.3
(64.9) 		12.0
(53.6) 		5.8
(42.4) 		0.7
(33.3) 		9.6
(49.2)
Record low °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		6.1
(43.0) 		12.9
(55.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		6.8
(44.2) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−7.5
(18.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 91.9
(3.62) 		113.7
(4.48) 		182.0
(7.17) 		199.2
(7.84) 		250.8
(9.87) 		387.5
(15.26) 		395.0
(15.55) 		262.7
(10.34) 		301.3
(11.86) 		215.0
(8.46) 		134.0
(5.28) 		86.9
(3.42) 		2,581.3
(101.63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.6 7.9 11.0 10.6 10.7 14.5 13.2 12.1 11.9 10.2 7.9 7.3 124.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours 158.3 157.2 183.6 196.0 188.9 129.4 156.2 193.7 153.0 160.0 160.2 156.4 1,994.5
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4]
Climate data for Ryūjin, Tanabe (1994−2020 normals, extremes 1994−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6) 		20.4
(68.7) 		23.9
(75.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		33.5
(92.3) 		36.7
(98.1) 		37.2
(99.0) 		34.1
(93.4) 		29.7
(85.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		21.7
(71.1) 		37.2
(99.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5) 		9.1
(48.4) 		13.1
(55.6) 		18.3
(64.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		29.0
(84.2) 		30.4
(86.7) 		26.9
(80.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.0
(50.0) 		19.2
(66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3) 		3.5
(38.3) 		6.9
(44.4) 		11.8
(53.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		20.2
(68.4) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.6
(76.3) 		21.4
(70.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		9.9
(49.8) 		4.5
(40.1) 		13.5
(56.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		1.5
(34.7) 		6.1
(43.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.7
(69.3) 		17.4
(63.3) 		11.4
(52.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		0.3
(32.5) 		8.9
(48.1)
Record low °C (°F) −8.3
(17.1) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		1.4
(34.5) 		7.6
(45.7) 		14.2
(57.6) 		13.7
(56.7) 		8.5
(47.3) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−8.6
(16.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 99.9
(3.93) 		135.1
(5.32) 		208.2
(8.20) 		235.3
(9.26) 		270.2
(10.64) 		431.6
(16.99) 		510.3
(20.09) 		344.3
(13.56) 		357.6
(14.08) 		227.4
(8.95) 		135.7
(5.34) 		95.8
(3.77) 		3,088.3
(121.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.9 9.7 12.2 11.3 11.4 14.6 14.4 12.9 12.0 10.7 8.5 9.1 136.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 132.7 137.7 165.9 190.7 198.8 133.1 154.5 187.1 142.1 154.6 146.6 133.0 1,863.4
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[5][6]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[7] the population of Tanabe has decreased steadily over the past 40 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1960 92,278—    
1970 85,347−7.5%
1980 88,130+3.3%
1990 86,143−2.3%
2000 85,646−0.6%
2010 79,107−7.6%
2020 69,870−11.7%

History

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The area of the modern city of Tanabe was within ancient Kii Province. During the late Heian period to early Kamakura period, it was noted as the birthplace of Minamoto no Yoshitsune's companion, Benkei. During the Edo period, it was part of the holdings of Kishū Domain ruled by a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan through a hereditary karō based at Tanabe Castle. The town of Tanabe was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It merged with the neighboring town of Haya and attained city status on May 20, 1942. Tanabe continued to expand through annexation of neighboring municipalities: the villages of Inari, Shimaakizu, Maro in 1950, Shinjo in 1954, Nishi-Tonda in 1955, and the town of Muro in 1958.

On May 1, 2005, the village of Ryūjin, (from Hidaka District), the town of Nakahechi, the village of Ōtō (both from Nishimuro District), and the town of Hongū (from Higashimuro District) were merged into Tanabe.

Government

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Tanabe has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Tanabe contributes three members to the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Wakayama 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

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Tanabe is the main commercial center of central Wakayama Prefecture. Agriculture plays a major role in the economy, with production of umeboshi pickled plums, and the cultivation of various varieties of oranges and other citrus fruits. Shiitake mushrooms, and the raising of poultry are also contributors. Commercial fishing and forestry play secondary roles.

Education

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Tanabe has 25 public elementary schools and 15 public middle schools operated by the city government and five public high schools operated by the Wakayama Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped, and one vocational education school.

Transportation

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Railway

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JR West – Kisei Main Line

Highway

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Local attractions

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Festivals

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  • Benkei Matsuri, a Yosakoi dance festival, featuring fireworks and dance performances by employees of local businesses as well as traveling dance groups, held in October.
  • Tanabe Matsuri, a festival held at Tanabe's Tokei jinja shrine (闘鶏神社) in July.
  • Ya-Ya Matsuri (August 8 Festival), a festival held to promote local shopping districts in downtown Tanabe City in August.

Sister cities

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Notable people from Tanabe

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References

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  1. ^ "Tanabe city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Tanabe climate data
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  6. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Tanabe population statistics
  8. ^ Wyong Shire Council (14 January 2010). "Councillors aren't flippant when it comes to expenses". Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
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