Uenohara, Yamanashi
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Uenohara 上野原市 |
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Uenohara City Hall
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 Location of Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture |
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 Uenohara
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| Coordinates: 35°37′48.7″N 139°06′40.8″E / 35.630194°N 139.111333°ECoordinates: 35°37′48.7″N 139°06′40.8″E / 35.630194°N 139.111333°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Yamanashi Prefecture | ||
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| • -Mayor | Hideo Eguchi (since March 2009) | ||
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| • Total | 170.57 km2 (65.86 sq mi) | ||
| Population (November 1, 2015) | |||
| • Total | 24,897 | ||
| • Density | 146/km2 (380/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Japanese maple | ||
| - Flower | Gentiana scabra | ||
| - Bird | Cettia diphone | ||
| Phone number | 0554-62-3111 | ||
| Address | Uenohara 3832, Uenohara City, Yamanashi 409-0192 | ||
| Website | www |
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Uenohara (上野原市 Uenohara-shi?) is a city located in eastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 24,897 and a population density of 146 persons per km². The total area was 170.57 square kilometres (65.86 sq mi).
The area around present day Uenohara was heavily settled in the Jōmon period, and numerous Jōmon sites have been found within city limits. However, there are fewer Yayoi period sites. During the Nara period ritsuryo organization of Kai Province, the area came under Tsuru County. From the middle of the Kamakura period, much of the province came under the control of the Takeda clan, although as a border area adjacent to the holdings of the Uesugi clan and the Odawara Hojo clan, it was the location of many skirmishes and battles.
During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During this period, the Kōshū Kaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes, passed through Uenohara, which had four of the 45 post stations on that route. The area was also a noted center for sericulture.
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