Yonezawa, Yamagata
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| Yonezawa 米沢市 |
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| Coordinates: 37°55′N 140°7′E / 37.917°N 140.117°ECoordinates: 37°55′N 140°7′E / 37.917°N 140.117°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Yamagata | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Takashi Sakata | ||
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| • Total | 548.74 km2 (211.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (January 2008) | |||
| • Total | 91,704 | ||
| • Density | 167/km2 (432.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| - Tree | Kometsuga (Tsuga diversifolia) | ||
| - Flower | Azumashakunage (Rhododendron metternichii Sieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim) | ||
| Phone number | 0238-22-5111 | ||
| Address | 5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-8501 |
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| Website | www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp | ||
Yonezawa (米沢市 Yonezawa-shi) is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 91,704 and the population density of 167 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 548.74 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1889.
Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies (apples, beef, and carp) and for being a castle town that was once home to the Uesugi clan, including the daimyō Uesugi Yozan.
Yonezawa was the birthplace of Date Masamune, a regional strongman of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period until the early Edo period.
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[edit] Transportation
[edit] Train stations
[edit] Major roads
- Tōhoku Chūō Expressway: Yonezawa interchange
- Route 13, Route 121, Route 287
[edit] Sister cities
Moses Lake, Washington, USA
Taubaté, Brazil
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (Japanese)
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