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Yonago, Tottori

Yonago
米子市
City
Top: Kaike Spa and Kaike Coast, 2nd left: Mugibandai ruins in Yodoe, 2nd right: Yonago Castle Site, 3rd left: Mount Kōrei, 3rd right: Yonago Municipal Museum, Bottom: Aerial view of Yonago
Top: Kaike Spa and Kaike Coast, 2nd left: Mugibandai ruins in Yodoe, 2nd right: Yonago Castle Site, 3rd left: Mount Kōrei, 3rd right: Yonago Municipal Museum, Bottom: Aerial view of Yonago
Flag of Yonago
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Location of Yonago in Tottori Prefecture
Location of Yonago in Tottori Prefecture
Yonago is located in Japan
Yonago
Yonago
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°26′N 133°20′E / 35.433°N 133.333°E / 35.433; 133.333Coordinates: 35°26′N 133°20′E / 35.433°N 133.333°E / 35.433; 133.333
Country Japan
Region Chūgoku (San'in)
Prefecture Tottori Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Yasuo Nozaka (since April 2003)
Area
 • Total 132.42 km2 (51.13 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2016)
 • Total 149,210
 • Density 1,130/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Flower Azalea
 • Bird Tundra swan
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address 1-1 Kamo-chō, Yonago-shi, Tottori-ken
683-8686
Website www.city.yonago.lg.jp

Yonago (米子市 Yonago-shi?) is a city located in northwestern Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane. It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori, and forms a commercial center of the western part of this prefecture.

As of November 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 150,232 and a population density of 1,136.31 persons per km2. The total area is 132.21 km2.

The current city was administratively founded on April 1, 1927, and absorbed the town of Yodoe (from Saihaku District) on March 31, 2005. It is home to the Yonago City Museum of Art. Since the city has begun to develop into a trade center of note, it has acquired the nickname Osaka in San-in.

The name of Yonago in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The first, , means "rice", and the second, means "child".

Yonago has always been an important crossing point of several routes in the area. Yonago Station serves three railway lines. The city also has a seaport to the Oki Islands. Miho-Yonago Airport, located in a neighboring city of Sakaiminato, serves the area.

The Amago clan, daimyo of the Sengoku period, constructed Yonago Castle in the area at the beginning of the 17th century. In the Edo period, the castle was kept by a castellan who served the Ikeda clan of nearby Tottori Castle.


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