Country Japan - Tree Japanese maple - Bird Cettia diphone Population 24,897 (1 Nov 2015) Bird Japanese bush warbler | Region Chūbu (Tōkai) - Flower Gentiana scabra Area 170.6 km² Local time Friday 1:13 AM Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 3°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 80% Humidity Points of interest Uenohara Museum, Nodake, Afurisan | ||
Uenohara (上野原市, Uenohara-shi) is a city located in eastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Contents
- Map of Uenohara Yamanashi Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- Noted people
- References
Map of Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 24,897 and a population density of 146 persons per km². The total area was 170.57 square kilometres (65.86 sq mi).
Geography
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area around present day Uenohara was heavily settled in the Jōmon period, and numerous Jōmon sites have been found within city limits. However, there are fewer Yayoi period sites. During the Nara period ritsuryo organization of Kai Province, the area came under Tsuru County. From the middle of the Kamakura period, much of the province came under the control of the Takeda clan, although as a border area adjacent to the holdings of the Uesugi clan and the Odawara Hojo clan, it was the location of many skirmishes and battles.
During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During this period, the Kōshū Kaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes, passed through Uenohara, which had four of the 45 post stations on that route. The area was also a noted center for sericulture.
The modern city of Uenohara was established on February 13, 2005 by the mergers of the former town of Uenohara (from Kitatsuru District), absorbing the village of Akiyama (from Minamitsuru District).
Economy
The economy of Uenohara is dominated by agriculture, sericulture and textile manufacturing.