Tendo

Tendō City Hall
Tendō-shi ; 天童市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Yamagata
Coordinates :	38 ° 22 ' N , 140 ° 23' E Coordinates: 38 ° 21 '44 " N , 140 ° 22' 40" E
Basic data
Surface:	113.01 km²
Residents :	62,032 ; (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	549 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	06210-3
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	maple
Flower :	azalea
Bird :	Bunting
town hall
Address :	Tendō City Hall ; 1 - 1 - 1 , Oinomori; Tendō -shi ; Yamagata 994-8510
Website URL:	http://www.city.tendo.yamagata.jp/
Location Tendōs in Yamagata Prefecture

Tendō ( Japanese 天童市 , - shi ) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan .

The city is Tendō in Japan especially for their Shōgi famous -Spielsteine.

geography

Tendō is south of Higashine and north of Yamagata . The eastern districts are on the edge of the Ōu Mountains . The mogami flows through the city from south to north.

history

Tendō was founded on October 1, 1958.

Attractions

The Ryūshaku-ji (Yamadera) is the most famous temple in the city. He had a great influence on Matsuo Bashō's work Oku no Hosomichi .
Tendō- Onsen (hot spring), a bath that is designed in the form of a Shogi token .