Kumano, Mie

Kumano is located near the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula, in southern Mie Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean. Parts of the city are within the limits of the Yoshino-Kumano National Park.

Kumano has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kumano is {{cvt|16.8|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|3111.2|mm}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|27.0|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|6.8|C}}.

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|location = Kumano-Shingu (2002−2020 normals, extremes 2002−present)

|Jan record high C = 21.4

|Feb record high C = 24.7

|Mar record high C = 26.8

|Apr record high C = 32.2

|May record high C = 31.3

|Jun record high C = 35.8

|Jul record high C = 37.7

|Aug record high C = 38.6

|Sep record high C = 36.4

|Oct record high C = 31.0

|Nov record high C = 25.2

|Dec record high C = 24.4

|Jan record low C = -3.4

|Feb record low C = -2.9

|Mar record low C = -1.9

|Apr record low C = 2.5

|May record low C = 8.2

|Jun record low C = 13.2

|Jul record low C = 18.3

|Aug record low C = 16.6

|Sep record low C = 14.4

|Oct record low C = 7.4

|Nov record low C = 1.3

|Dec record low C = -1.7

|Jan high C = 11.3

|Feb high C = 12.5

|Mar high C = 15.3

|Apr high C = 19.6

|May high C = 23.3

|Jun high C = 25.9

|Jul high C = 29.6

|Aug high C = 31.1

|Sep high C = 28.3

|Oct high C = 23.6

|Nov high C = 18.8

|Dec high C = 13.8

|Jan mean C = 6.8

|Feb mean C = 8.0

|Mar mean C = 10.7

|Apr mean C = 15.1

|May mean C = 19.0

|Jun mean C = 22.1

|Jul mean C = 25.7

|Aug mean C = 27.0

|Sep mean C = 24.2

|Oct mean C = 19.5

|Nov mean C = 14.4

|Dec mean C = 9.2

|Jan low C = 2.8

|Feb low C = 3.8

|Mar low C = 6.2

|Apr low C = 10.8

|May low C = 15.1

|Jun low C = 18.9

|Jul low C = 22.7

|Aug low C = 23.8

|Sep low C = 21.2

|Oct low C = 16.3

|Nov low C = 10.7

|Dec low C = 5.4

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 92.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 121.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 208.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 270.1

|May precipitation mm = 273.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 388.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 356.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 265.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 476.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 383.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 164.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 109.8

|year precipitation mm = 3111.2

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 5.6

|Feb precipitation days = 7.0

|Mar precipitation days = 9.5

|Apr precipitation days = 9.8

|May precipitation days = 11.1

|Jun precipitation days = 14.2

|Jul precipitation days = 12.5

|Aug precipitation days = 11.5

|Sep precipitation days = 13.6

|Oct precipitation days = 11.8

|Nov precipitation days = 8.0

|Dec precipitation days = 6.0

|Jan sun = 194.6

|Feb sun = 176.0

|Mar sun = 204.2

|Apr sun = 199.3

|May sun = 196.5

|Jun sun = 134.1

|Jul sun = 168.0

|Aug sun = 205.7

|Sep sun = 147.6

|Oct sun = 143.5

|Nov sun = 167.7

|Dec sun = 187.1

|year sun = 2124.3

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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The population of Kumano has decreased steadily over the past 60 years.[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-mie.php Kumano population statistics]

{{Historical populations

| 1960 | 39,150

| 1970 | 32,909

| 1980 | 28,720

| 1990 | 25,783

| 2000 | 22,640

| 2010 | 19,675

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The area of the modern city of Kumano was within ancient Kii Province and was part of the holdings of the Kii Tokugawa clan, and administered as part of the Kii-Shingū Domain in the Edo period. After the Meiji restoration, the town of Kinomoto was established within Minamimuro District with the early Meiji period creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The city of Kumano was established on November 3, 1954 by the merger of Kinomoto with the surrounding villages of Isato, Kamikawa, Arii, Atashika, Arasaki and Tomari (all from Minamimuro District).

On November 15, 2005, the town of Kiwa (also from Minamimuro District) was also merged into Kumano.

Kumano has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members. Kumano, collectively with the towns of Mihama of Kihō, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The economy of Kumano is centered on commercial fishing, forestry and horticulture (oranges). Kumano is also known for its Nachiguro-ishi which can be used to make inkstone{{Cite web |title=Nachiguro inkstone |url=https://www.wakayama-sangyo.com/monozukuri/en/production/traditional-crafts/nachiguro_inkstone/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |language=en}} and black Go stones.{{Cite web |title=Chapter 3. Black Go Stones |url=https://kurokigoishiten.com/en/pages/go-story-03 |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=kurokigoishiten |language=en}}

Kumano has nine public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

20px JR Tōkai – Kisei Main Line

• {{STN|Nigishima|x}} - {{STN|Atashika|x}} - {{STN|Hadasu|x}} - {{STN|Ōdomari|x}} - {{STN|Kumanoshi|x}} - {{STN|Arii|x}}

• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|42}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|169}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|309}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|311}}

A portion of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located within Kumano.

• {{flagicon|BRA}} Bastos, Brazil, since December 1972{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=24&n=Mie%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|access-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205181930/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=24&n=Mie%20Prefecture|archive-date=5 February 2016}}
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Sakurai, Nara, Japan, since October 1986
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Sorrento, Italy, since November 2001

• Hikoroku Arimoto – Olympic gymnast
• Shigeru Kasamatsu – Olympic gymnast

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