Yonezawa, Yamagata
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 Yonezawa's location in Yamagata, Japan. |
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| 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 | |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Kometsuga (Tsuga diversifolia) |
| Flower | Azumashakunage (Rhododendron metternichii Sieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim) |
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| Yonezawa Government Office | |
| Mayor | Takashi Sakata |
| Address | 〒992-8501 5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken |
| 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 Uesugi Yozan.
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[edit] Transportation
[edit] Train stations
[edit] Major roads
- Tōhoku Chūō Expressway: Yonezawa interchange
- Route 13, Route 121, Route 287
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] External links
- Yonezawa official website in Japanese
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| Higashine | Kaminoyama | Murayama | Nagai | Nanyō | Obanazawa | Sagae | Sakata | Shinjō | Tendō | Tsuruoka | Yamagata (capital) | Yonezawa | |||
| Districts | |||
| Akumi | Higashimurayama | Higashiokitama | Higashitagawa | Kitamurayama | Mogami | Nishimurayama | Nishiokitama | |||
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