Yūki, Ibaraki

Yūki 結城市
City
Yūki city hall
Flag Seal
Location of Yūki in Ibaraki Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki Prefecture
Area
• Total	65.76 km2 (25.39 sq mi)
Population  (September 2015)
• Total	51,429
• Density	782/km2 (2,030/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Mulberry
- Flower	Lilium
Phone number	0296-32-1111
Address	Oji-Yuki 1447, Yuki-shi, Ibaraki-ken 307-8501
Website	Official website

Yūki (結城市, Yūki-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 51,429 and a population density of 782 persons per km². Its total area was 65.76 square kilometres (25.39 sq mi). Yūki is famous for Yūki-tsumugi traditional Japanese weavings including cloth and paper, and has a rich religious history with many older Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. There is a relatively large population of people of Brazilian, Filipino, Peruvian, and mixed descent.

Geography

Yūki is located in far western Ibaraki Prefecture, bordered by Tochigi Prefecture to the west. The Kinugawa River flows through the city.

Surrounding municipalities

• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Chikusei
  • Koga
  • Yachiyo
• Tochigi Prefecture
  • Oyama

History

The area of Yūki was an important center for the production of cotton, flax and woven goods from the Nara period. From the Kamakura period onwards, the area was controlled by the Yūki clan, who developed a castle town around Yūki Castle. This subsequently became the center of Yūki Domain which was ruled by 10 generations of a junior branch of the Mizuno clan under the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. The town of Yūki was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On March 15, 1954 Yūki merged with the neighboring villages of Yamakawa, Kinugawa, Egawa and Kamiyamakawa and was elevated to city status.

Economy

Yūki has an industrial park, however, the local economy remains based on agriculture and food processing.

Education

Yūki has nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and three high schools.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East – Mito Line
  • Otabayashi - Yūki - Higashi-Yūki

Highway

• Japan National Route 4
• Japan National Route 50

Sister city relations

• – Mechelen, Belgium, since October 1996

Local attractions

• site of Yūki Castle
• grave of Mizuno Tadakuni
• Yūki old town with old warehouses

Noted people from Yūki

• Katsumi Hirosawa, baseball player
• Yukie Nakayama, sport shooter

External links

• Official website Template:Jp icon