Sakata, Yamagata

Sakata (酒田市, Sakata-shi) is a city located in Yamagata, Japan.

As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 116,883 and the density of 193.92 persons per km². The total area is 602.74 km².

History

The city was founded on April 1, 1933. On November 1, 2005, the towns of Hirata, Matsuyama and Yawata from Akumi District merged into the city of Sakata.

The movie Okuribito (Departures) (Best Foreign Language Oscar 2009) was filmed in Sakata.

Demographics

Health

• Prefectural Nihonkai Hospital
• Municipal Sakata Hospital
• Municipal Yawata Hospital
• Homma Hospital

Education

University

• Tohoku University of Community Service and Science

High School

Sakata East High School Sakata West High School Sakata Commercial High School Sakata Technical High School Sakata North High School

Sakata Central High School Sakata South High School Tenshin Gakuen High School Wajunkan High School

Junior High School

Sakata First Junior High School Sakata Second Junior High School Sakata Third Junior High School Sakata Fourth Junior High School Sakata Fifth Junior High School Sakata Sixth Junior High School

Sakata Tobishima Junior High School Sakata Hirata Junior High School Sakata Chokai Junior High School Sakata Yawata Junior High School Sakata Matsuyama Junior High School

Elementary School

Sakata Takusei Elementary School Sakata Hamada Elementary School Sakata Wakahama Elementary School Sakata Fujimi Elementary School Sakata Kijo Elementary School Sakata Matsubara Elementary School Sakata Konan Elementary School Sakata Shoryo Elementary School Sakata Izumi Elementary School Sakata Tobishima Elementary School Sakata Nishi Arase Elementary School

Sakata Niibori Elementary School Sakata Hirono Elementary School Sakata Hamanaka Elementary School Sakata Kuromori Elementary School Sakata Tozaka Elementary School Sakata Miyanoura Elementary School Sakata Higashi Hirata Elementary School Sakata Naka Hirata Elementary School Sakata Kita Hirata Elementary School Sakata Chokai Elementary School Sakata Minami Yuza Elementary School

Sakata Ichijyo Elementary School Sakata Yawata Elementary School Sakata Osawa Elementary School Sakata Nikko Elementary School Sakata Jimikoya Elementary School Sakata Matsuyama Elementary School Sakata Naigo Elementary School Sakata Tazawa Elementary School Sakata Minami Hirata Elementary School

Transportation

Airports

• Shonai Airport (Tokyo,Osaka,Sapporo byANAGroup)

Train stations

• JR East
  • Uetsu Main Line: Sagoshi - Higashi-Sakata - Sakata - Mototate - Minamichōkai
  • Rikuu West Line: Sakata

Major roads

• Yamagata Expressway: (Sakata, Sakata Minato, and Shōnai Airport interchanges)
• Route 7, Route 47, Route 112, Route 344, Route 345

Tourism

Art and historical museums

• Domon Ken Photography Museum
• Honma Art Museum
• Sakata Museum of Art
• Dewa-yushinkan
• Soumaro
• Sake Museum

Famous and Historical Sites

• The Historical Abumiya Residence
• Sankyo Storehouse
• Hiyoriyama Park
• The Historical Honma Residence
• The Kinowa Wall Site
• The Historical Shirasaki Clinic

Leisure

• Kanpo No Sato Sakata
• Shonai Yuuhi Oka
• Auto Camp Area
• Mogami River Swan Park

Shrines and Temples

• Gate of Jofuku Temple
• Kaikou Temple

Media

Newspaper

Shonai Nippo (荘内日報)

Television

• NHK Sakata Broadcast Station
• TV-U Yamagata Sakata Station
• Sakata Cable Television Station

Radio

Sakata FM Radio

Notable people

• Haruo Nakajima, actor
• Jiro Abe, philosopher
• Ken Domon, photographer
• Kenji Kobayashi, baseball player
• Koki Mitsuura, music producer
• Kinnosuke Ogura, mathematician
• Kumiko Ikeda, long jumper
• Makoto Sataka, financial analyst
• Mikio Narita, actor
• Seiko Shimakage, volleyball player and golfer
• Shūmei Ōkawa, nationalist
• Yoko Kishi, singer
• Hiroshi Yoshino, poet
• Sumiishi Nanae, singer songwriter

Sister cities

• Delaware, Ohio, United States
• Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

External links

• Sakata official website in Japanese