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Yamanashi At-large District
The is a constituency that represents Yamanashi Prefecture in the House of Councillors of Japan, House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house. Outline The constituency represents the entire population of Yamanashi Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 692,001 registered voters as of September 2015. The Councillors currently representing Yamanashi are: * Azuma Koshiishi (Democratic Party (Japan, 2016), Democratic Party, third term; term ends in 2016.) * Hiroshi Moriya (Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, first term; term ends in 2019) Elected councillors Election results See also *List of districts of the House of Councillors of Japan References {{coord missing, Japan Districts of the House of Councillors (Japan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the northwest, Shizuoka Prefecture to the southwest, Kanagawa Prefecture to the southeast, and Tokyo to the east. Kōfu is the capital and largest city of Yamanashi Prefecture, with other major cities including Kai, Minamiarupusu, and Fuefuki. Yamanashi Prefecture is one of only eight landlocked prefectures, and the majority of the population lives in the central Kōfu Basin surrounded by the Akaishi Mountains, with 27% of its total land area being designated as Natural Parks. Yamanashi Prefecture is home to many of the highest mountains in Japan, and Mount Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan and cultural icon of the country, is partially located in Yamanashi Prefecture on the border with Shizuoka Prefect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
