Kushimoto

Kushimoto

Kushimoto (串本町, Kushimoto-chō?) is a coastal town located in the Higashimuro District of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan. The town has the distinction of being the southernmost point of the Japan's main island, Honshū. The central area of town is located on a narrow isthmus, surrounded on both sides by the Pacific Ocean. Kushimoto is bordered by the towns of Susami on the west, Kozagawa on the north, and Nachi-Katsuura on the east. On April 1, 2005, the town of Kushimoto in Nishimuro District merged with the town of Koza to form the new town of Kushimoto. The former town of Kushimoto was part of Nishimuro District, but the town has strong ties with the city of Shingu and Higashimuro District, both in political and economic reasons, the town became part of Higashimuro District upon this merger.