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Yuzawa, Akita

Yuzawa
湯沢市
City
Yuzawa City Hall
Yuzawa City Hall
Flag of Yuzawa
Flag
Official seal of Yuzawa
Seal
Location of Yuzawa in Akita Prefecture
Location of Yuzawa in Akita Prefecture
Yuzawa is located in Japan
Yuzawa
Yuzawa
 
Coordinates: 39°9′50.7″N 140°29′41.4″E / 39.164083°N 140.494833°E / 39.164083; 140.494833Coordinates: 39°9′50.7″N 140°29′41.4″E / 39.164083°N 140.494833°E / 39.164083; 140.494833
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Akita Prefecture
Government
 • -Mayor Mitsuyoshi Saito
Area
 • Total 790.91 km2 (305.37 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
 • Total 47,119
 • Density 59.6/km2 (154/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Japanese zelkova
- Flower Cherry blossom
- Bird Copper pheasant
Phone number 0183-73-2111
Address 1-1 Satakechō, Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 012-8501
Website Official website

Yuzawa (湯沢市 Yuzawa-shi?) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, in the northern Tohoku region of Japan.

As of May 2015, the city has an estimated population of 47,119 and a population density of 59.6 persons per km². The total area is 790.91 km2 (305.37 sq mi).

Yuzawa claims to be the birthplace of the famous Heian period poet Ono no Komachi.

Yuzawa is located at the far southeast corner of Akita Prefecture, bordered by mountains to the south, east and west.

Yuzawa 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 Yuzawa was part of ancient Ugo Province, dominated by the Satake clan during the Edo period, who ruled Kubota Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. Much of the territory was part of the 20,000 koku subsidiary feudal domain of Iwasaki Domain (岩崎藩 Iwasaki-han?).


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