Yonezawa, Yamagata

Yonezawa 米沢市
Yonezawa's location in Yamagata, Japan.
Yonezawa's location in Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Yamagata
Physical characteristics
Area	548.74 km2 (211.87 sq mi)
Population (as of January 2008)
Total	91,704
Density	167 /km2 (433 /sq mi)
Location	37°55′N 140°7′E / 37.917°N 140.117°E / 37.917; 140.117Coordinates: 37°55′N 140°7′E / 37.917°N 140.117°E / 37.917; 140.117
Symbols
Tree	Kometsuga (Tsuga diversifolia)
Flower	Azumashakunage (Rhododendron metternichii Sieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim)
Flag
Yonezawa Government Office
Mayor	Takashi Sakata
Address	5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-8501
Phone number	0238-22-5111
Official website: Yonezawa City

Yonezawa (米沢市; -shi) is a city located in Yamagata, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 91,704 and the density of 167 persons per km². The total area is 548.74 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1889.

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.

Transportation

Train stations

• JR East
  • Yamagata Shinkansen: Yonezawa
  • Ōu Main Line: Itaya - Tōge - Ōsawa - Sekine - Yonezawa - Oitama
  • Yonesaka Line: Yonezawa - Minami-Yonezawa - Nishi-Yonezawa - Narushima

Major roads

• Tōhoku Chūō Expressway: Yonezawa interchange
• Route 13, Route 121, Route 287

Sister cities

• Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.

See also

• Yonezawa castle
• Yonezawa Domain

External links

• Yonezawa official website in Japanese

Yamagata Prefecture
Cities
Higashine | Kaminoyama | Murayama | Nagai | Nan'yō | Obanazawa | Sagae | Sakata | Shinjō | Tendō | Tsuruoka | Yamagata (capital) | Yonezawa
Districts
Akumi | Higashimurayama | Higashiokitama | Higashitagawa | Kitamurayama | Mogami | Nishimurayama | Nishiokitama
See also: Towns and villages by district edit

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