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Yonezawa 米沢市 | |
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 Overview of downtown Yonezawa | |
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 Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture | |
  Yonezawa | |
| Coordinates:37°55′20.1″N140°07′0.4″E / 37.922250°N 140.116778°E /37.922250; 140.116778 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Yamagata |
| First official recorded | 712 AD |
| City settled | April 1, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yōsuke Kondō (since December 2023) |
| Area | |
• Total | 548.51 km2 (211.78 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2020) | |
• Total | 81,707 |
| • Density | 148.96/km2 (385.81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0238-22-5111 |
| Address | 5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-8501 |
| Climate | Cfa/Dfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Azumashakunage(Rhododendron metternichiiSieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim) |
| Tree | Kometsuga(Tsuga diversifolia) |
Yonezawa (米沢市,Yonezawa-shi) is acity inYamagata Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 February 2020[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 81,707 in 33,278 households,[1] and apopulation density of 150 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 548.51 square kilometres (212 sq mi). Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies (apples,Yonezawa beef, and carp) and for being acastle town that was once home to theUesugi clan, including thedaimyōUesugi Yozan.
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. TheMogami River flows through the city. Part of the city is within the borders of theBandai-Asahi National Park.
Yonezawa has aHumid continental climate (Köppen climate classificationDfa) 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 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,444.6 mm (56.87 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 °C (76.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.8 °C (30.6 °F).[2]
| Climate data for Yonezawa, elevation 245 m (804 ft), (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.7 (94.5) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.7 (99.9) | 36.8 (98.2) | 29.6 (85.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 17.8 (64.0) | 37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.9 (85.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 5.5 (41.9) | 16.4 (61.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | 2.7 (36.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 20.1 (68.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 1.7 (35.1) | 11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.6 (23.7) | −1.7 (28.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | −1.7 (28.9) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −12.6 (9.3) | −5.3 (22.5) | 0.6 (33.1) | 6.9 (44.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.3 (41.5) | −1.0 (30.2) | −7.9 (17.8) | −14.4 (6.1) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 159.5 (6.28) | 101.8 (4.01) | 85.5 (3.37) | 67.4 (2.65) | 71.1 (2.80) | 114.0 (4.49) | 177.9 (7.00) | 151.4 (5.96) | 128.2 (5.05) | 117.7 (4.63) | 105.0 (4.13) | 158.2 (6.23) | 1,444.6 (56.87) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 267 (105) | 196 (77) | 103 (41) | 8 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (2.8) | 146 (57) | 711 (280) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 88 (35) | 97 (38) | 65 (26) | 11 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1.6) | 49 (19) | 103 (41) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 21.6 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 14.8 | 19.6 | 167.5 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 3 cm) | 21.8 | 18.3 | 12.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 65.5 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 61.5 | 87.1 | 144.5 | 179.9 | 202.2 | 165.3 | 145.7 | 182.6 | 139.6 | 129.8 | 96.9 | 64.9 | 1,595.8 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Yonezawa has recently declined after a long period of stability.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1920 | 75,039 | — |
| 1930 | 77,716 | +3.6% |
| 1940 | 82,770 | +6.5% |
| 1950 | 94,649 | +14.4% |
| 1960 | 96,991 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 92,764 | −4.4% |
| 1980 | 92,823 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 94,760 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 95,396 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89,401 | −6.3% |
| 2020 | 81,252 | −9.1% |
The area of present-day Yonezawa was part of ancientDewa Province and was controlled in theSengoku period by theDate clan. The famed warlordDate Masamune was born in Yonezawa. During theEdo period, the area becameYonezawa Domain under theTokugawa shogunate, ruled by theUesugi clan. After the start of theMeiji period, the area was organized intoMinamiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture.
The city of Yamagata was established on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system
Yonezawa has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral 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 thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
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The economy of Yamagata is based on agriculture, horticulture, light manufacturing and tourism.
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.
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