noun
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
Refers to both the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture and the prefecture itself in western Japan.
和歌山はみかんの産地として有名です。
Wakayama is famous as a production area for mandarin oranges.
The name is a place name of uncertain origin; the kanji are 和 (harmony/Japan), 歌 (song/poem), and 山 (mountain).