Kunami

Kunami (くなみ哞; kunami-wan) is a town located in Katouko-do, Shinsu Prefecture. As of 2018, it has a population of 12,000.

Kunami is known as the birthplace of the great writer Kabara You, who wrote a number of poems centering around his hometown.

Historically, the town has been a religious place, and holds the highest number of shrines for any town in the Shinsu region. In the 16th century, Kunami served as an abbey town or shirutō-wan for a number of Kiren monks; it only became a residential settlement in the early 1800s.

Kunami is connected to Namawa and Hibun by rail and bus route.