is a

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located in

Nara Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the ...

, Japan. The city was founded on March 31, 1958. As of September 1, 2014, the city has an estimated

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ...

of 27,950 and estimated

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of 440 persons per km². The total area is 60.58 km².

Neighboring municipalities

** Yamatotakada ** Kashihara ** Gojō ** Katsuragi **

Takatori is a town located in Takaichi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 6,964. The total area is 25.77 km². Geography Located in central Nara Prefecture in the Nara Basin, most of t ...

** Ōyodo * Osaka Prefecture ** Chihayaakasaka

Education

* Gose Higashi High School * Seishou High School * Gose Technology High School

Transportation

Rail

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

** Wakayama Line: Gose Station - Tamade Station -

Wakigami Station is a train station in Gose, Nara, Japan. Lines * JR-West ** Wakayama Line The is a railway line that links Nara Prefecture to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Ōji Station on th ...

Yoshinoguchi Station is a train station in Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan, administrated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West). Lines * JR-West ** Wakayama Line * Kintetsu Railway ** Yoshino Line Layout Yoshinoguchi Station has a side platform and two isla ...

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as , is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyo ...

** Gose Line: Kintetsu Gose Station ** Yoshino Line:

Kuzu Station is a train station in Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Lines * Kintetsu Railway ** Yoshino Line Platforms and tracks Connections * Gose City Community Bus : for Kintetsu Gose Station is a railway station in Gose, Nara Prefecture, Ja ...

** Katsuragisan Ropeway: Katsuragitozanguchi Station - Katsuragisanjyō Station

Roads

* Expressways ** Keinawa Expressway * Japanese National Route Sign 0024

Japan National Route 24 * Japanese National Route Sign 0168

Japan National Route 168 * Japanese National Route Sign 0309

Japan National Route 309 National Route 309 is a national highway of Japan connecting Kumano, Mie and Hirano-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards which make up the city of Osaka, and is located in the southeast of the city. It is the largest Osaka ward in population and the o ...

Notable locations

* Kamotsuwa

Shrine A shrine ( la, scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred or holy space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they ...

* Kamoyamaguchi Shrine * Takakamo Shrine * Katsuragi Hitokotonushi Shrine * Mount Yamato-Katsuragi (959.2 m) *

Sankogan Sankogan is the oldest Japanese pharmacy producer with continuous run founded in 1319. It is located in Gose city, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The products were made using herbal medicine plants green gentian, licorice, philodendron bark, cinnam ...

, herbal medicine producer founded in 1319 * Gose-machi town File:170514 Mt Yamatokatsuragi Gose Nara pref Japan09s4.jpg, Rhododendron Nature Garden in Mount Yamato Katsuragi File:170514 Gose-machi Gose Nara pref Japan03n.jpg, Gose-machi town

References

External links

Gose City official website
Cities in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-geo-stub