Wakayama

[ wah-kah-yah-mah ]

noun

1. a seaport on S Honshu, in S Japan.

Wakayama

/ ˌwækəˈjɑːmə /

noun

1. an industrial city in S Japan, on S Honshu. Pop: 391 008 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

Officials of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, confirmed evacuation routes in co-operation with local municipalities.

From BBC

In a statement to The Times, Carter’s attorneys Liane Wakayama and Dale Hayes Jr. rejected the allegations in “Fallen Idols,” for which Carter reportedly declined to be interviewed.

From Los Angeles Times

The 60-foot-long rocket weighs 23 tons and was launched from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Japan’s main island, according to the company’s website.

From New York Times

The story goes that the monk Kōbō Daishi studied esoteric Buddhism in China and brought back what he learned to Mount Yudano in Yamagata, then Mount Kōya in Wakayama prefecture, leaving a lasting impact on Shugendo and other forms of esoteric Buddhism in Japan.

From National Geographic

The mosasaur was named for the place where it was found, Wakayama Prefecture.

From Science Daily