Yonezawa, Yamagata
Encyclopedia
is a city
located in Yamagata Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 91,704 and the population density of 167 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 548.74 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1889.
Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies (apple
s, beef
, and carp
) and for being a castle town that was once home to the Uesugi clan
, including the daimyō
Uesugi Yozan
.
Yonezawa was the birthplace of Date Masamune
, a regional strongman of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period
until the early Edo period
.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 91,704 and the population density of 167 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 548.74 km².
The city was founded on April 1, 1889.
Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies (apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
s, beef
Beef
Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East , Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Europe and the United States, and is also important in...
, and carp
Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain...
) and for being a castle town that was once home to the Uesugi clan
Uesugi clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan, descended from the Fujiwara clan and particularly notable for their power in the Muromachi and Sengoku periods ....
, including the daimyō
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
Uesugi Yozan
Uesugi Harunori
was a Japanese daimyo, the 9th head of the Yonezawa domain , and a descendant of Fujiwara no Yoshikado. Born in Edo, he was the second son of a daimyo of the Akizuki clan, who controlled part of Hyūga Province. His mother was a granddaughter of the fourth head of Yonezawa. His childhood names were...
.
Yonezawa was the birthplace of Date Masamune
Date Masamune
was a regional strongman of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful daimyo in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai...
, a regional strongman of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period
Azuchi-Momoyama period
The came at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place. It spans the years from approximately 1573 to 1603, during which time Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order...
until the early Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
.
Train stations
- JR EastEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
- Yamagata ShinkansenYamagata ShinkansenThe is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line....
: YonezawaYonezawa StationYonezawa Station is a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-History:*15 May 1899 - Station begins operation as the end of the line from Fukushima.*21 April 1900 - Lines are extended past Yonezawa to Akayu Station.... - Ōu Main LineOu Main LineThe is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture...
: ItayaItaya Stationis a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan....
- TōgeToge Stationis a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan....
- ŌsawaOsawa Station (Yamagata)is a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan....
- SekineSekine Stationis a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan....
- YonezawaYonezawa StationYonezawa Station is a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-History:*15 May 1899 - Station begins operation as the end of the line from Fukushima.*21 April 1900 - Lines are extended past Yonezawa to Akayu Station....
- OitamaOitama Stationis a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.... - Yonesaka LineYonesaka LineThe is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company system, it runs from Yonezawa Station in Yamagata Prefecture to Sakamachi Station in Niigata Prefecture...
: YonezawaYonezawa StationYonezawa Station is a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-History:*15 May 1899 - Station begins operation as the end of the line from Fukushima.*21 April 1900 - Lines are extended past Yonezawa to Akayu Station....
- Minami-YonezawaMinami-Yonezawa Stationis a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Nishi-YonezawaNishi-Yonezawa Stationis a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- NarushimaNarushima Station (Yamagata)is a JR East railway station located in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Yamagata Shinkansen
Major roads
- Tōhoku Chūō Expressway: Yonezawa interchange
- Route 13, Route 121, Route 287Route 287 (Japan)National Route 287 is a national highway of Japan connecting Yonezawa, Yamagata and Higashine, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 82 km ....