Yonezawa, Yamagata
Yonezawa (米沢市, Yonezawa-shi) is a Japanese city in Yamagata Prefecture on the island of Honshu.[1]
Yonezawa
米沢市 | |
|---|---|
 Overview of downtown Yonezawa | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture | |
  Yonezawa | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′20.1″N 140°07′0.4″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Yamagata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Masaru Nakagawa (since December 2015) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 548.51 km2 (211.78 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2015) | |
| • Total | 85,475 |
| • Density | 156/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Kometsuga (Tsuga diversifolia) |
| - Flower | Azumashakunage (Rhododendron metternichii Sieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim) |
| Phone number | 0238-22-5111 |
| Address | 5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-8501 |
| Website | http://www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp/ |
History
The castle town was held by the Uesugi clan starting in the Muromachi period.[1]
The modern city was established in 1889.
Related
- Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 81.
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