Yonezawa, Yamagata
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米沢市 | |
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Coordinates: 37°55′20.1″N 140°07′0.4″E / 37.922250°N 140.116778°ECoordinates: 37°55′20.1″N 140°07′0.4″E / 37.922250°N 140.116778°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefecture | Yamagata |
Government | |
• Mayor | Masaru Nakagawa (since December 2015) |
Area | |
• Total | 548.51 km2 (211.78 sq mi) |
Population (October 2015) | |
• Total | 85,475 |
• Density | 156/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
- 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 |
Website | http://www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp/ |
History
The castle town was held by the Uesugi clan starting in the Muromachi period.[1]
The modern city was established in 1889.
Related
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 81.
Other websites
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