Yamagata
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| 山形市 · Yamagata City | |
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 Location of Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Akio Ichikawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 381.34 km2 (147.24 sq mi) |
| Population (July 1, 2011) | |
| • Total | 253,951 |
| • Density | 665.94/km2 (1,724.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Japanese Rowan |
| - Flower | Safflower |
| Address | 2-3-25 Hatagomachi, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-8540 |
| Website | www |
The sightseeing spot of Yamagata are the peaks of the Zaou, Rissyaku Temple and Yamagata castle. This place is site of Hanagaza festival. This festival is held in August.
Yamagata is hot in summer and cold in winter.
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Yamagata" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 1038; "Tōhoku" at p. 970.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research (2011), Table 3. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
Other websites
Media related to Yamagata, Yamagata at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/ Archived 2003-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
