Country Japan Prefecture Akita Prefecture - Flower Cherry blossom Population 47,119 (May 2015) | Region Tōhoku - Tree Japanese zelkova Area 790.7 km² Local time Sunday 5:06 PM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 6°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 55% Humidity Points of interest Yuzawashiinaniwa Castle, Oyu Hot Spring, Chikaramizu, Chitose Park, Oyasu Hot Spring Ski Area | ||
Yuzawa (湯沢市, Yuzawa-shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, in the northern Tohoku region of Japan.
Contents
- Map of Yuzawa Akita Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- Climate
- History
- Elections
- Economy
- Education
- Media
- Railway
- Highway
- Local attractions
- Twin towns Sister cities
- Other relations
- Noted people from Yuzawa
- References
Map of Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan
As of May 2015, the city has an estimated population of 47,119 and a population density of 59.6 persons per km². The total area is 790.91 km2 (305.37 sq mi).
Yuzawa claims to be the birthplace of the famous Heian period poet Ono no Komachi.
Geography
Yuzawa is located at the far southeast corner of Akita Prefecture, bordered by mountains to the south, east and west.
Neighboring municipalities
Climate
Yuzawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) 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 Yuzawa was part of ancient Ugo Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. Much of the territory was part of the 20,000 koku subsidiary feudal domain of Iwasaki Domain (岩崎藩, Iwasaki-han).
After the start of the Meiji period, Iwasaki Domain became briefly “Iwasaki Prefecture”, before becoming Ogachi District, Akita Prefecture in 1878. The towns of Iwasaki and Yuzawa were created in 1889, becoming the city of Yuzawa on March 31, 1954.
On March 22, 2005, the towns of Inakawa, Minase and Ogachi (all from Ogachi District) were merged into Yuzawa.
Elections
Economy
The economy of Yuzawa is based on agriculture, primarily rice cultivation, and the brewing of sake.
The production of sake in Yuzawa accounts for about 70% of the total amount in Akita prefecture and the city positions sake brewing as one of the key industries. Sake brewing in Yuzawa had been grown through the Edo period since the area included Innai Ginzan Silver Mine, a large consumption place comparable to the jokamachi of Kubota Domain. At its highest, it had more than 20 breweries and some of them still operate to this day.
Education
Yuzawa has 11 elementary schools, six middle schools and four high schools as well as one special education school.
Media
FM Yutopia (JOZZ2AN-FM) is the only radio station located in Yuzawa. It is known as the second oldest community radio station in Akita Prefecture, airing on Feb 2, 1999.
Railway
Highway
Local attractions
Twin towns – Sister cities
Yuzawa is twinned with:
Other relations
Yuzawa carries out an exchange program for junior high school students with: