Yonezawa, Yamagata

Yonezawa, Yamagata

Infobox City Japan
Name= Yonezawa
JapaneseName= 米沢市
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Region= Tōhoku
Prefecture= Yamagata
District=
Area_km2= 548.74
PopDate= January 2008
Population= 91,704
Density_km2= 167
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 37
LatitudeMinutes= 55
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 140
LongtitudeMinutes= 7
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Kometsuga (Tsuga diversifolia)
Flower= Azumashakunage (Rhododendron metternichii Sieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim)
Bird=
Symbol

SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Takashi Sakata
CityHallPostalCode= 992-8501
CityHallAddress=5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken
CityHallPhone= 0238-22-5111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp/ 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.

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

ister cities

*flagicon|USA Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.

External links

* [http://www.city.yonezawa.yamagata.jp/ Yonezawa official website] in Japanese


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