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{{nihongo| '''Yonezawa'''|米沢市|Yonezawa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] in [[Yamagata Prefecture]], in the [[Tohoku region]] of northern Japan. 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 Harunori|Uesugi Yozan]].
[[file:Yonezawa City hall 0295.JPG|right|thumb|Yonezawa City Hall]]

As of October 2015, the city has an estimated [[population]] of 85,475 and a [[population density]] of 156 persons per km². The total area was {{convert|548.51|km²|0|abbr=out}}.<ref name="Yonezawa">{{cite web|url=http://www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp/2425.htm|title=米沢市のあらまし|publisher=Yonezawa city official home page|language=Japanese|accessdate=14 December 2015}}</ref>
{{Nihongo| '''Yonezawa'''|米沢市|Yonezawa-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] in [[Yamagata Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2020|02|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 81,707 in 33,278 households,<ref>[http://www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp/secure/3678/suikeir1.pdf Yonezawa City official statistics] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> and a [[population density]] of 150 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the city is {{convert|548.51|km²|0|abbr=out}}. Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies (apples, [[Yonezawa beef]], and carp) and for being a [[jōkamachi|castle town]] that was once home to the [[Uesugi clan]], including the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Uesugi Harunori|Uesugi Yozan]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
Yonezawa is located in the southeast corner of Yamagata Prefecture, in the Yonezawa Basin. The [[Mogami River]] flows through the city. Part of the city is within the borders of the [[Bandai-Asahi National Park]].
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===
===Neighboring municipalities===
*Yamagata Prefecture
**[[Takahata, Yamagata]]
**[[Kawanishi, Yamagata]]
**[[Iide, Yamagata]]
*[[Fukushima Prefecture]]
*[[Fukushima Prefecture]]
**[[Fukushima, Fukushima]]
**[[Inawashiro, Fukushima|Inawashiro]]
**[[Kitakata, Fukushima]]
**[[Fukushima, Fukushima|Fukushima]]
**[[Inawashiro, Fukushima]]
**[[Kitakata, Fukushima|Kitakata]]
**[[Kitashiobara, Fukushima]]
**[[Kitashiobara, Fukushima|Kitashiobara]]
*Yamagata Prefecture
**[[Iide, Yamagata|Iide]]
**[[Kawanishi, Yamagata|Kawanishi]]
**[[Takahata, Yamagata|Takahata]]


==Climate==
==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.
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 {{cvt|11.4|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1444.6|mm}} with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|24.5|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|-0.8|C}}.<ref name ="normals"/>
{{Weather box
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|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Yonezawa (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
|Jan record high C = 13.6
|Feb record high C = 16.4
|Mar record high C = 21.2
|Apr record high C = 29.9
|May record high C = 34.7
|Jun record high C = 34.7
|Jul record high C = 36.5
|Aug record high C = 37.7
|Sep record high C = 36.8
|Oct record high C = 29.6
|Nov record high C = 24.6
|Dec record high C = 17.8
|Jan record low C = -17.3
|Feb record low C = -18.2
|Mar record low C = -12.6
|Apr record low C = -5.3
|May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record low C = 6.9
|Jul record low C = 7.0
|Aug record low C = 12.3
|Sep record low C = 5.3
|Oct record low C = -1.0
|Nov record low C = -7.9
|Dec record low C = -14.4
|Jan high C = 2.6
|Feb high C = 3.5
|Mar high C = 7.6
|Apr high C = 15.5
|May high C = 22.0
|Jun high C = 25.3
|Jul high C = 28.4
|Aug high C = 29.9
|Sep high C = 25.4
|Oct high C = 19.1
|Nov high C = 12.2
|Dec high C = 5.5
|Jan mean C = -0.8
|Feb mean C = -0.5
|Mar mean C = 2.7
|Apr mean C = 9.3
|May mean C = 15.6
|Jun mean C = 19.8
|Jul mean C = 23.4
|Aug mean C = 24.5
|Sep mean C = 20.1
|Oct mean C = 13.5
|Nov mean C = 7.1
|Dec mean C = 1.7
|Jan low C = -4.4
|Feb low C = -4.6
|Mar low C = -1.7
|Apr low C = 3.5
|May low C = 9.7
|Jun low C = 15.0
|Jul low C = 19.4
|Aug low C = 20.2
|Sep low C = 15.9
|Oct low C = 9.0
|Nov low C = 2.7
|Dec low C = -1.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 159.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 101.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 85.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 67.4
|May precipitation mm = 71.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 114.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 177.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 151.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 128.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 117.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 105.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 158.2
|year precipitation mm = 1444.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 21.6
|Feb precipitation days = 17.3
|Mar precipitation days = 15.2
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 9.6
|Jun precipitation days = 10.5
|Jul precipitation days = 14.3
|Aug precipitation days = 11.3
|Sep precipitation days = 11.2
|Oct precipitation days = 11.0
|Nov precipitation days = 14.8
|Dec precipitation days = 19.6
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 267
|Feb snow cm = 196
|Mar snow cm = 103
|Apr snow cm = 8
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 7
|Dec snow cm = 146
|year snow cm = 711
|unit snow days = 3 cm
|Jan snow days = 21.8
|Feb snow days = 18.3
|Mar snow days = 12.4
|Apr snow days = 1.2
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.8
|Dec snow days = 11.0
|Jan sun = 61.5
|Feb sun = 87.1
|Mar sun = 144.5
|Apr sun = 179.9
|May sun = 202.2
|Jun sun = 165.3
|Jul sun = 145.7
|Aug sun = 182.6
|Sep sun = 139.6
|Oct sun = 129.8
|Nov sun = 96.9
|Dec sun = 64.9
|year sun = 1595.8
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=35&block_no=0279&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name ="normals">{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=35&block_no=0279&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = March 25, 2022}}</ref>}}

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-yamagata.php Yonezawa population statistics]</ref> the population of Yonezawa has recently declined after a long period of stability.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 75,039
| 1930 | 77,716
| 1940 | 82,770
| 1950 | 94,649
| 1960 | 96,991
| 1970 | 92,764
| 1980 | 92,823
| 1990 | 94,760
| 2000 | 95,396
| 2010 | 89,401
| 2020 | 81,252
|align = none
| footnote =
}}


==History==
==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]].<ref name="Yonezawa"/> After the start of the [[Meiji period]], the area was organized into [[Minamiokitama District, Yamagata|Minamiokitama District]], Yamagata Prefecture.
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|Minamiokitama District]], Yamagata Prefecture.

The modern city of Yamagata was established on April 1, 1889.
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 [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

===List of mayor of Yonezawa ===
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{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|--
! Name<br />(Japanese kanji name)
! colspan=2|Term of Office
|--
| Ryuzo Otaki {大滝龍蔵} || 5 July 1889 || 30 July 1899
|--
| Shinjyuro Otaki {大滝新十郎} || 9 September 1899 || 18 June 1902
|--
| Komataro Hirata {平田駒太郎} || 22 July 1902 || 3 February 1905
|--
| Chusei Nimura {二村忠誠} || 3 February 1905 || 20 January 1912
|--
| Kansuke Sakai {酒井寛助} || 22 July 1902 || 3 February 1905
|--
| Chuzo Fukazawa {深沢忠蔵} || 16 April 1914<br>5 March 1925 || 15 April 1918<br>4 March 1929
|--
| Shutaro Usami {宇佐美駿太郎} || 13 May 1918 || 25 June 1920
|--
| Hidezo Nagai {永井秀蔵} || 24 November 1920 || 21 November 1924
|--
| Matazo Tosaka {登坂又蔵} || 16 March 1929 || 4 March 1944
|--
| Tatsugoro Usami{宇佐美辰五郎} || 2 May 1944 || 16 November 1946
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|--
! Name<br />(Japanese Kanji name)
! colspan=2|Term of Office
|--
| Takeo Okamura {岡村武雄} || 22 July 1902 || 3 February 1905
|--
| Kokichi Takahashi {高橋広吉} || 5 August 1948 || 3 December 1955
|--
| Keitaro Yoshiike {吉池慶太郎} || 27 January 1956 || 20 December 1975
|--
| Toshihide Cho {長俊英} || 22 December 1975 || 21 December 1983
|--
| Sachio Takahashi {高橋幸翁} || 22 December 1983 || 21 December 2003
|--
| Sanjyuro Abe {安部三十郎} || 22 December 2003 || 21 December 2015
|--
| Masaru Nakagawa {中川勝} || 22 December 2015 || Present
|--
|}
{{col-end}}


==Economy==
==Economy==
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==Education==
==Education==

===Colleges and universities===
===Colleges and universities===
*[[Yamagata University]] Yonezawa campus
*[[Yamagata University]] Yonezawa campus
*[[Yonezawa Women's Junior College]]
*[[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==
==Transportation==
===Railway===

[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[East Japan Railway Company]] - [[Yamagata Shinkansen]]
===Rail===
* {{STN|Yonezawa|x}}
* [[JR East]] - [[Yamagata Shinkansen]]
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[East Japan Railway Company]] - [[Ōu Main Line]]
** [[Yonezawa Station|Yonezawa]]
* {{STN|Itaya|x}} - {{STN|Tōge|x}} - {{STN|Ōsawa|x|Yamagata}} - {{STN|Sekine|x}} - {{STN|Yonezawa|x}} - {{STN|Oitama|x}}
* [[JR East]] - [[Ōu Main Line]]
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[East Japan Railway Company]] - [[Yonesaka Line]]
** [[Itaya Station|Itaya]] - [[Tōge Station|Tōge]] - [[Ōsawa Station (Yamagata)|Ōsawa]] - [[Sekine Station|Sekine]] - [[Yonezawa Station|Yonezawa]] - [[Oitama Station|Oitama]]
*{{STN|Yonezawa|x}} - {{STN|Minami-Yonezawa|x}} - {{STN|Nishi-Yonezawa|x}} - {{STN|Narushima|x|Yamagata}}
* [[JR East]] - [[Yonesaka Line]]
**[[Yonezawa Station|Yonezawa]] - [[Minami-Yonezawa Station|Minami-Yonezawa]] - [[Nishi-Yonezawa Station|Nishi-Yonezawa]] - [[Narushima Station (Yamagata)|Narushima]]


===Highways===
===Highways===
* [[Tōhoku Chūō Expressway]]: Yonezawa IC
* {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|E13|dab1=TC}} – Yonezawa IC
* [[Japan National Route 13|National Route 13]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|13}}
* [[Japan National Route 121|National Route 121]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|121}}
* [[Japan National Route 287|National Route 287]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|287}}
* [[Japan National Route 399|National Route 399]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|399}}


==Local attractions==
==Local attractions==
*[[Namegawa Great Falls]]
*Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum
*Shirabu Onsen (in gorges of Otaru River south of Yonezawa)
*[[Tateyama Castle (Yamagata)|Tateyama Castle]]
*[[Yonezawa Castle]]
*[[Yonezawa Castle]]
*[[Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum]]
*Yonezawa Onsen
*Yonezawa Onsen
*[[Namegawa Great Falls]]


==International relations==
==International relations==
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}
{{see also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan}}


===Twin towns — Sister cities===
===Sister cities===
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Moses Lake, Washington|Moses Lake]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States


===Japan===
===Japan===
* [[Takanabe, Miyazaki]], since 1981
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takanabe, Miyazaki]], since 1981
* [[Jōetsu, Niigata]], since 1981
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Jōetsu, Niigata]], since 1981
* [[Okinawa, Okinawa]], since 1994
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Okinawa, Okinawa]], since 1994
* [[Tōkai, Aichi]], since 1999
* {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tōkai, Aichi]], since 1999


===Worldwide===
===Worldwide===
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Taubaté]], [[Brazil]],<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=06&n=Yamagata%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|accessdate=21 November 2015}}</ref> since January 28, 1974
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Taubaté]], [[Brazil]],<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=06&n=Yamagata%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref> since January 28, 1974
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Moses Lake, Washington]], USA,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiamattersforamerica.org/japan/data/sister-cities-state|title=US-Japan Sister Cities by State|work=Asia Matters for America|publisher=East-West Center|accessdate=20 November 2015|location=Honolulu, HI}}</ref> since May 1, 1981
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Moses Lake, Washington]], USA, since May 1, 1981


==Notable people from Yonezawa ==
==Notable people from Yonezawa ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2014}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2014}}
*[[Hirata Tosuke]], Meiji period statesman
*[[Ikeda Shigeaki]], politician
*[[Yamashita Gentarō]], admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy
*[[Chūichi Nagumo]], admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy
*[[Masami Kobayashi]], admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy
*[[Takehiko Endo]], politician
*[[Junzaburo Ban]], actor
*[[Junzaburo Ban]], actor
*[[Itō Chūta]], architect
*[[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==
==References==
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== External links ==
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"Yonezawa" redirects here. For other uses, see Yonezawa (disambiguation).
Yonezawa
米沢市
City
Overview of downtown Yonezawa
Overview of downtown Yonezawa
Flag of Yonezawa
Flag
Official seal of Yonezawa
Seal
Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture
Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture
Yonezawa is located in Japan
Yonezawa
Yonezawa
 
Coordinates: 37°55′20.1″N 140°07′0.4″E / 37.922250°N 140.116778°E / 37.922250; 140.116778
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureYamagata
First official recorded712 AD
City settledApril 1, 1889
Government
 • MayorYōsuke Kondō (since December 2023)
Area
 • Total
548.51 km2 (211.78 sq mi)
Population
 (February 2020)
 • Total
81,707
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0238-22-5111
Address5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-8501
ClimateCfa/Dfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerAzumashakunage (Rhododendron metternichii Sieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim)
TreeKometsuga (Tsuga diversifolia)
Yonezawa City Hall

Yonezawa (米沢市, Yonezawa-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the city had an estimated population of 81,707 in 33,278 households,[1] and a population 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 a castle town that was once home to the Uesugi clan, including the daimyō Uesugi Yozan.

Geography

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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

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Climate

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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 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 (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present)
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)
Average precipitation 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 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 monthly sunshine 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]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Yonezawa has recently declined after a long period of stability.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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%

History

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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

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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 mayor of Yonezawa

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Economy

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The economy of Yamagata is based on agriculture, horticulture, light manufacturing and tourism.

Education

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Colleges and universities

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Primary and secondary education

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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

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Railway

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East Japan Railway Company - Yamagata Shinkansen

East Japan Railway Company - Ōu Main Line

East Japan Railway Company - Yonesaka Line

Highways

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Local attractions

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International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Sister cities

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Japan

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Worldwide

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Notable people from Yonezawa

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References

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  1. ^ Yonezawa City official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Yonezawa population statistics
  5. ^ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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