Yamanashi (city)

Yamanashi 山梨市
City
Yamanashi City Hall
Flag Emblem
Location of Yamanashi in Yamanashi Prefecture
Yamanashi
Coordinates: 35°41′36.4″N 138°41′12.8″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Yamanashi
First official recorded	111 AD
City settled	July 1, 1954
Government
• Mayor	Haruo Takagi (since October 2017)
Area
• Total	289.80 km2 (111.89 sq mi)
Population  (July 1, 2019)
• Total	34,738
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pinus
- Flower	Azalea
-Bird	Plovers
Phone number	0553-22-1111
Address	West Kohara 843, Yamanashi City, Yamanashi-ken 405-8501
Website	Official website

Yamanashi city center from the Fuefuki River

Yamanashi (山梨市, Yamanashi-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 34,738 in 14,679 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is 289.80 square kilometres (111.89 sq mi).

Geography

Yamanashi City is located in north-central Yamanashi Prefecture in the northeastern end of the Kofu Basin. The city is flat in the south, rising toward mountains to the north. The Fuefuki River flows through the city.

Neighboring municipalities

• Nagano Prefecture
  • Minamisaku District: Kawakami
• Saitama Prefecture
  • Chichibu
• Yamanashi Prefecture
  • Fuefuki
  • Kōfu
  • Kōshū

Climate

The city has a Humid continental climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively severe winters (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Yamanashi is 6.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1834 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around -5.5 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Yamanashi has been in decline since the year 2000.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1940	37,229	—
1950	46,185	+24.1%
1960	43,434	−6.0%
1970	38,748	−10.8%
1980	39,142	+1.0%
1990	39,263	+0.3%
2000	39,797	+1.4%
2010	36,832	−7.5%
2020	33,435	−9.2%

History

The village of Yamanashi was founded on July 1, 1942, by the merger of two hamlets within Higashiyamanashi District. It was elevated to city status on July 1, 1954.

On March 22, 2005, Yamanashi absorbed the town of Makioka, and the village of Mitomi (both from Higashiyamanashi District).

Government

Yamanashi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.

Economy

The economy of Yamanashi is based primarily on horticulture, with grapes and peaches as the main cash crops.

Education

Yamanashi has 12 public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.

Gallery

• 
  View of Mount Fuji from Mount Kentoku
• 
  View of Chichibu Mountain Range, from Mount Kentoku
• 
  Panorama view of Yamanashi city and Kōfu Basin, from hill of Fuefuki River Fruit Park
• 
  A night view of Kōfu Basin and Yamanashi city, from Fuefuki River Fruit Park

Transportation

Railway

• East Japan Railway Company - Chūō Main Line
  • Yamanashishi - Higashi-Yamanashi

Highway

• National Route 140
• National Route 411

Sister cities

• Sioux City, Iowa, United States, since November 6, 2003
• Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, friendship city since October 14, 1993

Local attractions

• Fuefukigawa Fruit Park
• Oimatakubo-Hachiman-gu
• Seihaku-ji – Buddhist temple

Notable people

• Nezu Kaichirō - Meiji era industrialist, politician and philanthropist. Founder of the Nezu Museum.
• Masahiko Kobe - celebrity chef, known for specializing in Italian cuisine, and known as "Iron Chef Italian" in Iron Chef
• Tetsuya Matsumoto – professional baseball player
• Kazufumi Miyazawa - musician, founder of rock band The Boom.
• Shirō Sano - actor
• Jumbo Tsuruta – professional wrestler

External links

Media related to Yamanashi, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)