Yamagata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Yamagata Prefecture has a population of 1,079,950 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 9,325 km² (3,600 sq mi). Yamagata Prefecture borders Akita Prefecture to the north, ...
, a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region on Honshu island
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Yamagata, Yamagata
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 248,772 in 103,165 households, and a population density of 650 persons per km2. The total a ...
, the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture
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Yamagata Airport
is a 2nd-class airport in Higashine, Yamagata, Japan. The airport is north of the city of Yamagata.
History
Kamiyama Training Airfield was opened by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. It was briefly used by the United States milita ...
(IATA code GAJ), an airport located in Yamagata
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Yamagata Shinkansen
The is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line.
The term Yamaga ...
, one of Shinkansen lines running between Tokyo Station and Shinjo Station
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Yamagata Station
is a railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Yamagata Station is served by the following lines.
* Yamagata Shinkansen
* Ōu Main Line
* Senzan Line
* Aterazawa Line
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, the main train station of Yamagata City
** Yamagata (ski jump hill), an FIS-certified hill at Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort
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Yamagata, Gifu
Lake Ijira in Yamagata
is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 27,356 in 10,868 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Geography
Yamagata is located in s ...
, a city in Gifu Prefecture
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Yamagata, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 8,726 in 3071 households, and a population density of 333 persons per km². The total area of the village is .
Geography
Yamagata is located in the c ...
, a village in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan
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Yamagata, Iwate
was a village located in Kunohe District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
The village of Yamagata was created on April 1, 1889 within Kita-Kunohe District with the establishment of the municipality system. Kita-Kunohe District and Minami-Kunohe Dist ...
, a village in Iwate Prefecture
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Yamagata District, Hiroshima
is a district located in northwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 29,978 and a density of 30.34 persons per km2. The total area is 988.11 km2.
Towns and villages
* Akiōta: founded ...
, a district in Hiroshima Prefecture
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Yamagata District, Gifu
was a district located in Gifu, Japan. On April 1, 2003 both towns and the village from the district merged, effectively turning the district into the city of Yamagata.
As of 2000,Yamagata, Ibaraki, a city in Ibaraki Prefecture
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Yamagata Domain
was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Yamagata Castle in what is now the city of Yamagata. Unlike some ''han'' whose control was relatively stable throughout ...
, a Japanese feudal domain in Dewa Province
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Yamagata Castle
is a flatland-style Japanese castle located in the center of the city of Yamagata, eastern Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Yamagata Castle was the headquarters for the ''daimyō'' of Yamagata Domain. The castle was also ...
, a castle in Japan
Elsewhere
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Yamagata Ridge Yamagata Ridge () is a narrow linear nunatak, 3 miles (4.8 km) long and rising to 1690 m, located 5 miles (8 km) west of Seay Peak in the N-central part of Finger Ridges, Cook Mountains. Named after Noboru Yamagata, Institute of Public H ...
, a nunatak in Oates Land, Antarctica
Other uses
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Yamagata (surname) Yamagata (written: 山形, 山像, 山片 or 山縣) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922), Japanese military leader and politician
*Yamagata Bantō (1748–1821), Japanese scholar and merc ...
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7039 Yamagata
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube.
As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...
, a main-belt asteroid
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Montedio Yamagata
is Japanese professional association football club based in Tendo, Yamagata. The club plays in J2 League.
Montedio is a coined word combining the Italian word for "mountain" (Monte) and the word for "God" (Dio).
History
The club based in T ...
, a J. League club based in Yamagata Prefecture
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Yamagata (Akira)
is a Japanese cyberpunk Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. It was serialized biweekly in Kodansha's Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Magazine'' fr ...
, a fictional character in the anime film ''Akira''
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Yamagata dialect
The is the local dialect spoken in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It is a form of Tōhoku-ben, and can be broken down into sub-regional branches that vary from area to area within Yamagata. Dialects in Yamagata Prefecture are roughly divided into ...
, the local dialect spoken in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
* B/Yamagata, lineage of ''Betainfluenzavirus''