Susami, Wakayama

Susami すさみ町
Town
Susami Town Hall
Location of Susami in Wakayama Prefecture
Susami Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°33′N 135°30′E / 33.550°N 135.500°E / 33.550; 135.500Coordinates: 33°33′N 135°30′E / 33.550°N 135.500°E / 33.550; 135.500
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Wakayama Prefecture
District	Nishimuro
Government
• Mayor	Tsutomu Iwata (since April 2011)
Area
• Total	174.71 km2 (67.46 sq mi)
Population (January 31, 2012)
• Total	4,795
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Castanopsis
• Flower	Crinum asiaticum
• Bird	Japanese white-eye
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	Susami 4089, Susami Town, Nishi-muro District, Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町周参見4089号) 649-2621
Website	www.town.susami.lg.jp

Susami (すさみ町, Susami-chō) is a town in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of January 31, 2012, the town had an estimated population of 4,795, with 2,343 households and a density of 27.45 persons per km². The total area is 174.71 km².

Underwater mailbox

Off of the coast of Susami there is an underwater mailbox, which is an officially recognised mail collection point of Susami's postal system. It held the Guinness World Record for the deepest underwater post box, at 10 metres. It is used by divers who write water-resistant messages.^[1][2] It is said that during the busiest times it contains up to 200 pieces of mail a day.^[3]

References

1. ↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/science_and_technology/structures/deepest_underwater_postbox.aspx
2. ↑ Town’s undersea mailbox lures divers, Japan Times, 26 July 2013
3. ↑ "Pink Tentacle: Underwater mailbox". Retrieved 2007-04-20. 

External links

• Media related to Susami, Wakayama at Wikimedia Commons
• Town of Susami (Japanese)