Yonezawa
Yonezawa-shi 米 沢 市 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Tōhoku | |
Prefecture : | Yamagata | |
Coordinates : | 37 ° 55 ' N , 140 ° 7' E | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 548.74 km² | |
Residents : | 81,958 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 149 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 06202-2 | |
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Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Northern Japanese hemlock | |
Flower : | rhododendron | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Yonezawa City Hall 5 - 2 - 25 , Kanaike Yonezawa -shi Yamagata 992-8501 |
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Website URL: | http://www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp | |
Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture | ||
Yonezawa ( Japanese 米 沢 市 , -shi ) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan .
The city is famous for its yonezawa-gyu beef .
geography
Yonezawa is south of Yamagata and northwest of Fukushima .
Neighboring cities and communities
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history
Yonezawa is an old castle town where the Uesugi ( 上杉 ) ruled until the Meiji Restoration . Yonezawa was made a city on April 1, 1889 .
Attractions
- Yonezawa Castle
- Yozan Shinto Shrine
traffic
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Town twinning
- Moses Lake , Washington State , USA , since 1981
- Taubaté , State of São Paulo , Brazil , since 1974
sons and daughters of the town
- Yūhei Sasaki (* 1988), ski jumper
- Yukio Sakano (* 1976), ski jumper
- Hiroomi Takizawa (* 1973), freestyle skier
- Eikoh Hosoe (* 1933), photographer and filmmaker
- Itō Chūta (1867–1954), architect
- Date Masamune (1567–1636), daimyo and swordsman
Web links
Commons : Yonezawa - collection of pictures, videos and audio files