Iiyama (Nagano)

Iiyama-shi 飯 山 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Chūbu
Prefecture :	Nagano
Coordinates :	36 ° 51 '  N , 138 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 51 '5 "  N , 138 ° 21' 57"  E
Basic data
Surface:	202.32 km²
Residents :	19,800 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	98 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	20213-4
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Notched beech
Flower :	Camellia rusticana
Bird :	Mandarin duck
Butterfly :	Luehdorfia japonica
town hall
Address :	Iiyama City Hall 1110 - 1 , OÁZA Iiyama Iiyama -shi Nagano  389-2292
Website URL:	www.city.iiyama.nagano.jp
Location of Iiyamas in Nagano Prefecture

Iiyama ( Japanese 飯 山 市 , - shi ) is a city in the northeast of Nagano Prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshu .

geography

Iiyama is northeast of Nagano and south of Jōetsu .

history

Iiyama was founded on August 1, 1954 from the former communities of Iiyama, Akitsu, Tokiwa, Yanagihara, Tozama, Kijima, and Mizuho.

traffic

• Street:
  • Jōshin'etsu Highway
  • National road 117,292,403
• Train:
  • JR Iiyama Line : to Nagano

sons and daughters of the town

• Kento Sakuyama (* 1990), ski jumper
• Hiroki Yamada (* 1982), ski jumper
• Taku Takeuchi (* 1987), ski jumper

Neighboring cities and communities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Nakano
  • Nozawa Onsen
  • Sakae
  • Shinano
  • Kijimadaira
• Niigata prefecture
  • Jōetsu
  • Myōkō

Web links

Commons : Iiyama  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Japanese)
• Official Website of the Iiyama Region (Japanese)
• Iiyama News Blog (Japanese)