Minabe (Wakayama)

Minabe (Japaneseみなべ 町, -chō ) is a municipality in the district of Hidaka in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama.

History

On 1 October 2004 the congregation joined Minabe (南部 町, -chō ) and the village Minabegawa (南部 川村, -mura ) to the new community Minabe (みなべ 町, -chō ) together.

Nanko Ume -

The city is famous for the so-called Nanko - ume (南 高 梅), a special type of umeboshi. The Nanko - ume was invented by a teacher of Minabe High School ( Minabe Koko ). The name Nanko - ume consists of the first kanji of Minabe (南, nan ) and high school (高, kō ), as well as the word for plum (梅, ume ) together.

Attractions

There are two Shinto shrines, whose cry celebrations take place both in late August / early September.

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