Yonezawa

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Yonezawa-shi
米沢市

Yonezawa

Geographical location in Japan

Yonezawa (Japan)

37 ° 55 ' N , 140 ° 7' E Coordinates: 37 ° 55 '20 " N , 140 ° 7' 0" E

Basic data

Surface:

548.74 km²

81,958
(October 1, 2019)

Population density :

149 inhabitants per km²

Community key :

06202-2

Symbols

Flag / coat of arms:

Flag / coat of arms of Yonezawa

Tree :

Northern Japanese hemlock

town hall

Yonezawa City Hall
5 - 2 - 25 , Kanaike
Yonezawa -shi
Yamagata 992-8501

Website URL:

http://www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp

Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture

Location of Yonezawa in the 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

in Yamagata Prefecture

in Fukushima Prefecture

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

Road traffic

National road 13
National road 121.287

Rail transport

Town twinning

United States Moses Lake , Washington State , USA , since 1981
Brazil 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