Yonezawa, Yamagata

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米沢市
YonezawaCityMountainView.jpg
Flag of Yonezawa
Official seal of Yonezawa
Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture
Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture
Coordinates: 37°55′20.1″N 140°07′0.4″E / 37.922250°N 140.116778°E / 37.922250; 140.116778Coordinates: 37°55′20.1″N 140°07′0.4″E / 37.922250°N 140.116778°E / 37.922250; 140.116778
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureYamagata
Government
 • MayorMasaru Nakagawa (since December 2015)
Area
 • Total548.51 km2 (211.78 sq mi)
Population
 (October 2015)
 • Total85,475
 • Density156/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeKometsuga (Tsuga diversifolia)
- FlowerAzumashakunage (Rhododendron metternichii Sieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim)
Phone number0238-22-5111
Address5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-8501
Websitehttp://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

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