Nanki-Shirahama Onsen
is a hot spring resort in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is a major resort area for the Kansai region of Japan, and was ranked alongside Atami Onsen and Beppu Onsen as one of the three major seaside hot spring resorts. History The hot springs in this area have been used since ancient times and are mentioned on several occasions in the '' Nihon Shoki''. Empress Kōgyoku, Empress Jitō and Emperor Monmu are recorded as having visited during the Asuka period and the Nara period ''Man'yōshū'' refers to the springs as the "Muro-no-yu" after the ancient district name within Kii Province in which they are located. The springs were visited by nobility as well as commoners throughout history, and the Edo period "Kii Koku Fudōki" guidebook states that the area had 60 inns for all classes of bathers. However, the hot springs referred to in these ancient texts are not the present Nanki-Shirahama Onsen, but were located in the mountains further inland. The current r ...
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Shirahama, Wakayama
is a town in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,704 in 11024 households and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Shirahama is located on the Pacific coast of the Kii Peninsula in the southwestern part of Wakayama prefecture. Many hot springs can be found here, most notably Nanki-Shirahama Onsen. Neighboring municipalities Wakayama Prefecture * Tanabe * Kozagawa * Kamitonda * Susami Climate Shirahama has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shirahama is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The area is subject to typhoons in summer. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Shirahama has decreased steadily over th ...
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