Yonezawa, Yamagata

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Area 548.74 km² Mayor Abe Sanjuro		Region Tohoku Population 87,234

Map of Yonezawa, Yamagata

Yonezawa (米沢市, Yonezawa-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies (apples, beef, and carp) and for being a castle town that was once home to the Uesugi clan, including the daimyō Uesugi Yozan.

Yonezawa, Yamagata in the past, History of Yonezawa, Yamagata

As of October 2015, the city has an estimated population of 85,475 and a population density of 156 persons per km². The total area was 548.51 square kilometres (212 sq mi).

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Geography

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Yonezawa is located in the southeast corner of Yamagata Prefecture, in the Yonezawa Basin. The Mogami River flows through the city. Part of the city is within the borders of the Bandai-Asahi National Park.

Neighboring municipalities

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Yamagata Prefecture

Takahata, Yamagata

Kawanishi, Yamagata

Iide, Yamagata

Fukushima Prefecture

Fukushima, Fukushima

Kitakata, Fukushima

Inawashiro, Fukushima

Kitashiobara, Fukushima

Climate

Yonezawa has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

History

The area of present-day Yonezawa was part of ancient Dewa Province and was controlled in the Sengoku period by the Date clan. The famed warlord Date Masamune was born in Yonezawa. During the Edo period, the area became Yonezawa Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate, ruled by the Uesugi clan. After the start of the Meiji period, the area was organized into Minamiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The modern city of Yamagata was established on April 1, 1889.