Yamagata Prefecture

Summary

Yamagata Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan^[1]. It draws 1,403 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture_of_japan category, ranking #37 of 49).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yamagata Prefecture is located in Japan^[3].
• Yamagata Prefecture is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Yamagata Prefecture's head of government is recorded as Mieko Yoshimura^[5].
• Yamagata Prefecture's instance of is recorded as prefecture of Japan^[6].
• Yamagata Prefecture's capital is recorded as Yamagata^[7].
• Yamagata Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Niigata Prefecture^[8].
• Yamagata Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Fukushima Prefecture^[9].
• Yamagata Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Miyagi Prefecture^[10].
• Yamagata Prefecture's shares border with is recorded as Akita Prefecture^[11].
• Yamagata Prefecture's anthem is recorded as Mogami River^[12].
• Yamagata is named after Yamagata Prefecture^[13].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yamagata^[14].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yonezawa^[15].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tsuruoka^[16].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sakata^[17].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shinjō-shi^[18].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sagae^[19].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kaminoyama^[20].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Murayama^[21].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nagai^[22].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tendō-shi^[23].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Higashine^[24].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Obanazawa^[25].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nanyo^[26].
• Yamagata Prefecture's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Higashimurayama district^[27].

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Founding

August 21, 1876 marks the founding of Yamagata Prefecture^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Yamagata Prefecture include Yamagata Station^[29], a railway station^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1901^[32] and 2019 Yamagata earthquake^[33], an earthquake^[34], in Japan^[35].

Why It Matters

Yamagata Prefecture draws 1,403 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture_of_japan category, ranking #37 of 49).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Yamagata Station^[29], a railway station^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1901^[32] and 2019 Yamagata earthquake^[33], an earthquake^[34], in Japan^[35].