Yonezawa, Yamagata
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Geography
Yonezawa is located in the southeast corner of Yamagata Prefecture. The southern and eastern portions of the city are river basins surrounded by large mountains, forming the Yonezawa Basin. The southern portion of the city has a complex terrain with several rivers and alternating ridges and valleys orientated east to west. The Mogami River flows through the city. Part of the city is within the borders of the Bandai-Asahi National Park.
Neighboring municipalities
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Yamagata Prefecture
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. The average annual temperature in Yonezawa is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt.[2] Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yonezawa has recently declined after a long period of stability.
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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 city of Yamagata was established on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system
Government
Yonezawa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 24 members. The city contributes three members to the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Yamagata District 3 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
List of mayors of Yonezawa
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Economy
The economy of Yamagata is based on agriculture, horticulture, light manufacturing and tourism.
Education
Colleges and universities
- Yamagata University Yonezawa campus
- Yonezawa Women's Junior College
Primary and secondary education
Yonezawa has 18 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government and four public high schools operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education. There are also two private high schools.
Transportation
Railway
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Local attractions
- Namegawa Great Falls
- Shirabu Onsen (in gorges of Otaru River south of Yonezawa)
- Tateyama Castle
- Yonezawa Castle
- Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum
- Yonezawa Onsen
International relations
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Sister cities
- Template:Flagicon Moses Lake, Washington, United States
Japan
- Template:Flagicon Takanabe, Miyazaki, since 1981
- Template:Flagicon Jōetsu, Niigata, since 1981
- Template:Flagicon Okinawa, Okinawa, since 1994
- Template:Flagicon Tōkai, Aichi, since 1999
Worldwide
- Template:Flagicon Taubaté, Brazil,[4] since January 28, 1974
- Template:Flagicon Moses Lake, Washington, USA, since May 1, 1981
Notable people from Yonezawa
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- Junzaburo Ban, actor
- Itō Chūta, architect
- Takehiko Endo, politician
- Yamashita Gentarō, admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Masami Kobayashi, admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Hiroshi Masumura, manga artist
- Mutsuo Minagawa, Nippon Professional Baseball player
- Chūichi Nagumo, admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Ikeda Shigeaki, politician
- Hirata Tosuke, Meiji period statesman
References
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External links
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