Shirataka (city)

Shirataka-machi 白鷹 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Yamagata
Coordinates :	38 ° 11 '  N , 140 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 10 '59 "  N , 140 ° 5' 55"  E
Basic data
Surface:	157.74 km²
Residents :	13,050 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	83 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	06402-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Prunus pendula f. ascending
Flower :	Kobushi magnolia
Bird :	taka ( hawks )
Fish :	Ayu
town hall
Address :	Shirataka Town Hall 883 Ōaza Aratokō Shirataka- machi , Nishiokitama-gun Yamagata  992-0892
Website URL:	www.town.shirataka.lg.jp
Location of Shiratakas in Yamagata Prefecture

Shirataka ( Japanese 白鷹 町 , - machi ) is a city in Nishiokitama County in the Japanese prefecture of Yamagata .

geography

The Mogami flows through the community from south to north . Significant elevations are the 1,237 m high Hayama ( 葉 山 ) on the border with Nagai and Asahi , and the 994 m high Shirataka-yama ( 白鷹 山 ) volcano on the border with Nan'yō and Yamanobe .

history

When modern Japanese community services were introduced on April 1, 1889, Nishiokitama et al. a. the village communities ( mura ) Arato ( 荒 砥 村 , -mura ), Shirataka ( 白鷹 村 , -mura ), Higashine ( 東 根 村 , -mura ), Ayukai ( 鮎 貝 村 , -mura ) and Koguwa ( 蚕桑 村 , -mura ). On December 3, 1890, Arato was elevated to a small town ( machi ). On January 1, 1892, the village Jūō ( 十 王村 , -mura ) was formed from areas of Shirataka . On October 1, 1954, all six parishes were merged to form today's Shirataka, with what was then Arato forming the center. On October 10, 1955, the district Haryū ( 針 生 ) of Asahi in the neighboring district of Nishimurayama of the community Shirataka was struck.

traffic

Shirataka Railway Station

The main highways in Shirataka are the national roads 287 to Yonezawa or Higashine , and the national road 348 to Nagai or Yamagata .

Connection to the rail network is via the Yamagata Tetsudō Flower Nagai-sen with stops in Koguwa, Ayukai, Shikinosato and Arato. The line was operated by JR East , formerly Japanese National Railways , until 1988 .

Town twinning

Shirataka made friends with Tochio in Niigata Prefecture on May 11, 1972 . However, this city was incorporated into Nagaoka on January 1, 2006 and the friendship between the cities was dissolved.

education

There are six urban elementary schools in Shirataka ( 白鷹 町 立 X 小学校 , Shirataka-chōritsu X shōgakkō ): Koguwa, Ayukai, Arato, Takayama ( 鷹山 ), Nakayama ( 中山 ) and Higashine, the urban middle schools in the east ( 白鷹 町 立 東 a- , Shiratak chōritsu Higashi chūgakkō ) and West ( 白鷹 町 立 西 中 学校 , Shirataka-chōritsu Nishi chūgakkō ), as well as the Arato Prefectural High School ( 山形 県 立 荒 砥 高等学校 , Yamagata-kenritsu Arato kōtō gakkō ).