Yokote, Akita
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Yokote 横手市 |
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Yokote City Hall
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 Location of Yokote in Akita Prefecture |
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 Yokote
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| Coordinates: 39°18′40.8″N 140°33′11.8″E / 39.311333°N 140.553278°ECoordinates: 39°18′40.8″N 140°33′11.8″E / 39.311333°N 140.553278°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Akita Prefecture | ||
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| • Total | 693.04 km2 (267.58 sq mi) | ||
| Population (June 2013) | |||
| • Total | 94,728 | ||
| • Density | 137/km2 (350/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Apple | ||
| - Flower | Sakura | ||
| - Bird | Swan | ||
| Phone number | 0182-35-2111 | ||
| Address | 1-1 Jōri 1chome, Yokote-shi, Akita-ken 013-8601 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Yokote (横手市 Yokote-shi?) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
As of June 2013, the city has an estimated population of 94,728 and a population density of 137 persons per km². The total area is 693.04 km2 (267.58 sq mi).
Yokote is located in southeast corner of Akita Prefecture by the Ōu Mountains and Iwate Prefecture to the east.
Yokote has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.
The area of present-day Yokote was part of ancient Dewa Province and was the homeland of the Kiyohara clan of the Heian period Gosannen War. At the end of the Sengoku period, the area came under the control of the Onodera clan, who ruled from Yokote Castle. However, the Onodera sided against Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara and the area came under the control of the Satake clan, who had been relocated to Kubota Domain from their former holdings in Hitachi Province. Kubota Domain was uncommon in that it contained more than one castle, despite the Tokugawa shogunate's "one castle per domain" rule, and Yokote remained a secondary castle town under the Kubota clan until the Meiji restoration.
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