Yonezawa, Yamagata

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.

Transportation

Train stations

• JR East
  • Yamagata Shinkansen: Yonezawa
  • Ōu Main Line: Itaya - Tōge - Ōsawa - Sekine - Yonezawa - Oitama
  • Yonesaka Line: Yonezawa - Minami-Yonezawa - Nishi-Yonezawa - Narushima

Major roads

• Tōhoku Chūō Expressway: Yonezawa interchange
• Route 13, Route 121, Route 287

Sister cities

• Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.
• Taubaté, São Paulo (state), Brazil

See also

• Yonezawa Castle
• Yonezawa Domain

External links

• Yonezawa official website in Japanese