Yamagata

Summary

Yamagata is a core city of Japan^[1]. Yamagata draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #43 of 47).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yamagata was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Yamagata is located in Yamagata Prefecture^[4].
• Yamagata is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Yamagata is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[6].
• Yamagata is on the body of water Sukawa River^[7].
• Yamagata's head of government is recorded as Takahiro Satō^[8].
• Yamagata's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[9].
• Yamagata's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[10].
• Yamagata's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Yamagata's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[12].
• Yamagata's shares border with is recorded as Tendō-shi^[13].
• Yamagata's shares border with is recorded as Kaminoyama^[14].
• Yamagata's shares border with is recorded as Higashine^[15].
• Yamagata's shares border with is recorded as Nanyo^[16].
• Yamagata's shares border with is recorded as Yamanobe^[17].
• Yamagata's shares border with is recorded as Nakayama^[18].
• Yamagata's shares border with is recorded as Sendai^[19].
• Yamagata's shares border with is recorded as Kawasaki^[20].
• Yamagata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kitzbühel^[21].
• Yamagata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tainan^[22].
• Yamagata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ulan-Ude^[23].
• Yamagata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kami^[24].
• Yamagata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Swan Hill^[25].
• Yamagata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oshima^[26].
• Yamagata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jilin City^[27].

Body

Geography

Yamagata is in the country of Japan^[5]. Yamagata is located in Yamagata Prefecture^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Sea of Japan^[6], a marginal sea^[28], in Russia^[29] and Sukawa River^[7], a river^[30], in Japan^[31]. Yamagata is part of Murayama region^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+247234'}^[33], {'amount': '+253832'}^[34], and {'amount': '+254244'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[9], prefectural capital of Japan^[10], big city^[11], and city for international conferences and tourism^[12].

History and Context

April 1, 1889 marks the founding of Yamagata^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yamagata include Yamagata Prefecture^[37], a prefecture of Japan^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1876^[40]; Yamagata Airport^[41], an airport^[42], in Japan^[43]; and 10864 Yamagatashi^[44], an asteroid^[45].

Why It Matters

Yamagata draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (core_city_of_japan category, ranking #43 of 47).^[2] Yamagata has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]

Entities named for Yamagata include Yamagata Prefecture^[37], a prefecture of Japan^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1876^[40]; Yamagata Airport^[41], an airport^[42], in Japan^[43]; and 10864 Yamagatashi^[44], an asteroid^[45].