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city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

located in

Nara Prefecture is a 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 northwest, Wakayama P ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. 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 a ...

of 27,950 and estimated

population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...

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

Neighboring municipalities

Yamatotakada is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2017, the city had an estimated population of 66,400 and 29,713 households. The population density is 4,000 persons per km², and the total area is 16.48 km². The city continue ...

Kashihara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 124,829, with 52,034 households. Population density is around 3,176.79 persons per km2, and the total area is 39.52 km2. The city was founded on Februa ...

** Gojō ** Katsuragi ** Takatori ** Ōyodo *

Osaka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto 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 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 the Yamatoji Line to Wakayama Station on the Hanwa Line and Kisei Main Line, with t ...

Gose Station is a railway station in Gose, Nara, Japan. Kintetsu Gose Station is located near the station. Lines * JR-West ** Wakayama Line Platforms and tracks The station has 2 side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform ...

- Tamade Station - Wakigami Station - Yoshinoguchi Station *

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, Kyot ...

Gose Line The is a railway line of Kintetsu Corporation in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Shakudo Station in Katsuragi and Gose Station in Gose. The line has four stations including the terminal Gose and the transfer station Shakudo. It is mainly use ...

Kintetsu Gose Station is a railway station in Gose, Nara Prefecture, Japan. This station has a transfer to JR Gose Station on the Wakayama Line. Line * Kintetsu Gose Line Layout The station has 2 side platforms serving a track each, with a train crossing in the s ...

** Yoshino Line: Kuzu Station - Yoshinoguchi Station **

Katsuragisan Ropeway The , legally referred to as , is an aerial tramway line in Gose, Nara, Japan. The line is the only aerial tramway line in Japan that is directly owned and operated by a major private railway company, the Kintetsu Railway. Opened in 1967, the lin ...

: Katsuragitozanguchi Station - Katsuragisanjyō Station

Roads

Expressways Expressway may refer to: *Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic. *Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road. *Expressway, the fictional slide ...

Keinawa Expressway The is a 104.9-km-long (65.2 mile) north–south (physically northeast–southwest) National Highway with access control (一般国道自動車専用道路 ''Ippan-kokudō jidōsha-sen-yō-dōro'') in the Kinki region of Japan that connects K ...

Japan National Route 24 is a national highway connecting Kyoto and Wakayama in Japan. Route data *Length: 130.3 km (87.2 mi) *Origin: Kyoto (originates at junction with Routes 1, 8 and 9) *Terminus: Wakayama City (ends at Junction with Routes 26 and 4 ...

Japan National Route 168 is a National highways of Japan, national highway of Japan connecting Shingū, Wakayama and Hirakata, Osaka in Japan, with a total length of 194.8 km (121.04 mi). References

National highways in Japan Roads in Nara Prefecture ...

Japan National Route 309

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 sacred space, space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor worship, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, Daemon (mythology), daem ...

* Kamoyamaguchi Shrine * Takakamo Shrine * Katsuragi Hitokotonushi Shrine *

Mount Yamato-Katsuragi or simply Mount Katsuragi is a mountain in the Kongō Range straddling the prefectural border between Chihayaakasaka, Osaka and Gose, Nara in Japan. The peak elevation is . The mountain is located along the Gose Line of the Kintetsu Railway. The ...

(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, cinnamon, ...

, 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 or simply Mount Katsuragi is a mountain in the Kongō Range straddling the prefectural border between Chihayaakasaka, Osaka and Gose, Nara in Japan. The peak elevation is . The mountain is located along the Gose Line of the Kintetsu Railway. The ...

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