Shingū 新宮市 | |
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 Panorama vie of Shingu, from Shingu Castle Ruin  Kumano Hayatama Taisha  Dorokyo | |
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 Location of Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture | |
  Shingū Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:33°43′N136°0′E / 33.717°N 136.000°E /33.717; 136.000 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Wakayama |
| First official recorded | 33 BC |
| City settled | October 1, 1933 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Katsuyuki Ueda（上田勝之）- from November 2025 |
| Area | |
• Total | 255.23 km2 (98.54 sq mi) |
| Population (November 1, 2021) | |
• Total | 27,491 |
| • Density | 107.71/km2 (278.97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1 Kasuga, Shingū-shi, Wakayama-ken 647-8555 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Crinum asiaticum andKawasatsuki |
| Tree | Nageia nagi,Kumanosugi, Tendaiuyaku(Lindera strychnifolia) |
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Shingū (新宮市,Shingū-shi;Japanese pronunciation:[ɕiŋ.ɡɯꜜː(.ɕi),-ŋɯꜜː-][1]) is acity located inWakayama Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 November 2021[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 27,491 in 14649 households and apopulation density of 110 persons per km2.[2] The total area of the city is 255.23 square kilometres (98.54 sq mi). Shingū literally means 'New Shrine' and refers toHayatama Shrine, one of theThree Grand Shrines of Kumano (See[3]). The 'old shrine' would be Kamikura Shrine.
Shingū is located near the southern tip of Wakayama Prefecture on theKii Peninsula, on the west side of the mouth of theKumano River. It faces thePacific Ocean to the east. Parts of the city are within the limits of theYoshino-Kumano National Park.
Shingū has aHumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Shingū is 17.3 °C (63.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,332.9 mm (131.22 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.2 °C (81.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 7.6 °C (45.7 °F).[4] The area is subject totyphoons in summer. The highest temperature ever recorded in Shingū was 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) 8 July 2024.[5] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −4.6 °C (23.7 °F) on 27 February 1981.[6]
| Climate data for Shingū (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 39.6 (103.3) | 39.3 (102.7) | 37.4 (99.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 24.5 (76.1) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 28.0 (82.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 21.3 (70.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 4.2 (39.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 11.4 (52.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 13.8 (56.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | −4.6 (23.7) | −1.7 (28.9) | 2.3 (36.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | 2.5 (36.5) | −0.9 (30.4) | −4.6 (23.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 110.1 (4.33) | 151.8 (5.98) | 259.8 (10.23) | 299.1 (11.78) | 311.7 (12.27) | 444.6 (17.50) | 342.2 (13.47) | 276.4 (10.88) | 443.0 (17.44) | 401.0 (15.79) | 184.0 (7.24) | 109.6 (4.31) | 3,332.9 (131.22) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.4 | 7.4 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 125.9 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 200.1 | 182.6 | 196.4 | 196.2 | 183.7 | 127.4 | 174.4 | 209.1 | 145.8 | 149.4 | 165.1 | 194.2 | 2,124.3 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[6][4] | |||||||||||||
The population of Shingū has decreased steadily over the past 60 years.[7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 45,666 | — |
| 1970 | 42,073 | −7.9% |
| 1980 | 42,428 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 38,140 | −10.1% |
| 2000 | 35,176 | −7.8% |
| 2010 | 31,493 | −10.5% |
The area of the modern city of Shingū was within ancientKii Province, and per theNihon Shoki was the home of theKumanoKuni no miyatsuko, a local king ruling theKumano region which straddles what is now southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures. The settlement had prospered since before theKamakura period as a timber distribution center using the Kumano River, and as an entrance to theKumano Sanzan shrines. During theEdo period, it was part of the holdings of theKii Tokugawa clan, and was thecastle town of theShingū Domain during theEdo period. After theMeiji restoration, the area became part of theHigashimuro District, Wakayama, and the town of Shingū was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Shingū and the neighboring town of Miwasaki merged to form the city of Shingū on October 1, 1933. Shingū annexed the village of Takeda on September 30, 1956. On October 1, 2005, the town ofKumanogawa (fromHigashimuro District), anexclave betweenNara andMie prefectures, was merged with Shingū.
Shingū has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 15 members. Shingū contributes one member to the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofWakayama 3rd district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Shingū is the central commercial city of theKumano Region and is one of the largest cities in Wakayama Prefecture. Primary industries include forestry,commercial fishing, growing of leafy vegetables such askomatsuna and horticulture, and "Kumano brand" beef. Secondary industries are centered around timber and paper processing.
Shingū has five public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Wakayama Prefectural Department of Education. The city also has one private middle school and one private high school. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped, and one vocational education school.
Nachikatsuura-Shingū Road Shingū-Kihō Expressway
National Route 42
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