|
Nishiokitama District, Yamagata
is a rural district located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of December 2013, the district has an estimated population of 30,443 and an area of 1,224.89 km2. Most of the city of Nagai was formerly part of Nishiokitami District. Towns and villages * Iide * Oguni * Shirataka History Okitami County was an ancient place name in part of Dewa Province. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the portion which became Nishiokitami district consisted of 116 villages entirely within the area controlled by Yonezawa Domain was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered at Yonezawa castle in what is now the city of Yamagata, and its territory extended over the Okitama District of Dewa Pr .... The area was designated Yonezawa Prefecture in August 1871, renamed Okitami Prefecture in December 1871, and became part of Yamagata Prefecture in 1876. Nishiokitami District was created on November 1, 1878. With the esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagata NishiOkitama-gun
Yamagata may refer to: Places Japan *Yamagata Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region on Honshu island **Yamagata, Yamagata, the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture **Yamagata Airport (IATA code GAJ), an airport located in Yamagata **Yamagata Shinkansen, one of Shinkansen lines running between Tokyo Station and Shinjo Station ** Yamagata Station, the main train station of Yamagata City **Yamagata (ski jump hill), an FIS-certified hill at Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort *Yamagata, Gifu, a city in Gifu Prefecture *Yamagata, Nagano, a village in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan *Yamagata, Iwate, a village in Iwate Prefecture *Yamagata District, Hiroshima, a district in Hiroshima Prefecture *Yamagata District, Gifu, a former district of Gifu Prefecture * Yamagata, Ibaraki, a city in Ibaraki Prefecture *Yamagata Domain, a Japanese feudal domain in Dewa Province *Yamagata Castle, a castle in Japan Elsewhere *Yamagata Ridge, a nunatak in Oates Land, Antarctica Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities ( towns or villages) within a prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a county of the United States, ranking below prefecture and above town or village, on the same level as a city. District governments were entirely abolished by 1926. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Miyagi Prefecture to the east, Fukushima Prefecture to the south, and Niigata Prefecture to the southwest. Yamagata is the capital and largest city of Yamagata Prefecture, with other major cities including Tsuruoka, Sakata, and Yonezawa. Yamagata Prefecture is located on Japan's western Sea of Japan coast and its borders with neighboring prefectures are formed by various mountain ranges, with 17% of its total land area being designated as Natural Parks. Yamagata Prefecture formed the southern half of the historic Dewa Province with Akita Prefecture and is home to the Three Mountains of Dewa, which includes the Haguro Five-story Pagoda, a recognised National Treasure of Japan. History The aboriginal people once inhabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagai, Yamagata
Sakura by the Mogami River is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 26,466 in 9940 households, and a population density of 120 people per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nagai is located in mountainous southern Yamagata Prefecture. The Mogami River passes through eastern portion the city, and the northwest end of the city includes Mount Asahi. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture ** Nan'yō ** Shirataka ** Iide ** Oguni ** Kawanishi ** Asahi Climate Nagai 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 average annual temperature in Nagai is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iide, Yamagata
270px, Nakatsugawa neighborhood of Iide and Iide Mountain Range is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,970 in 2354 households, and a population density of 21 persons per km². The total area of the town is . In 2008, Iide was selected as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan. Geography Iide is located in mountainous southern Yamagata Prefecture, bordered by Fukushima Prefecture to the south. Mount Iide the 2105 meter main peak of the Iide mountain range that spans the Fukushima, Niigata and Yamagata prefectures is on the border of the town, although its peak is actually within Fukushima. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture **Yonezawa ** Nagai ** Oguni ** Kawanishi *Fukushima Prefecture ** Kitakata Climate Iide has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oguni, Yamagata
270px, Lake Shiroimori-oguni is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,376 in 3020 households, and a population density of 10 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Oguni is located in mountainous southwestern Yamagata Prefecture, bordered by Niigata Prefecture to the west and south. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture ** Nagai ** Asahi ** Nishikawa ** Iide *Niigata Prefecture ** Shibata ** Murakami ** Tainai **Sekikawa Climate Oguni 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 average annual temperature in Oguni is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirataka, Yamagata
270px, Mogami Rover in Shirataka is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,482 in 4730 households, and a population density of 85 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Shirataka is located in southern Yamagata Prefecture, with the Mogami River running through the center of town. The Asahi Mountains border the town to the east and west. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture ** Nagai ** Nan'yō ** Yamanobe **Asahi Climate Shirataka has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfa'') 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. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Shirataka has declined over the past 60 years. History The area of present-day Shirataka was part of ancient Dewa Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewa Province
was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . History Early period Prior to the Asuka period, Dewa was inhabited by Ainu or Emishi tribes, and was effectively outside of the control of the Yamato dynasty. Abe no Hirafu conquered the native Emishi tribes at what are now the cities of Akita and Noshiro in 658 and established a fort on the Mogami River. In 708 AD was created within Echigō Province. The area of Dewa District was roughly that of the modern Shōnai area of Yamagata Prefecture, and was gradually extended to the north as the Japanese pushed back the indigenous people of northern Honshū. Dewa District was promoted to the status of a province () in 712 AD, and gained Okitama and Mogami Districts, formerly part of Mutsu Province. A number of military expeditions were sent to the area, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the no ... during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 978.Nussbaum"''Edo-jidai''"at p. 167. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars of the Sengoku period following the collapse of the Ashikaga shogunate. Ieyasu became the ''shōgun,'' and the Tokugawa clan governed Japan from Edo Castle in the eastern city of Edo (Tokyo) along with the ''daimyō'' lords of the ''samurai'' class.Nussbaum"Tokugawa"at p. 976. The Tokugawa shogunate organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonezawa Domain
was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered at Yonezawa castle in what is now the city of Yamagata, and its territory extended over the Okitama District of Dewa Province, in what is today southeastern Yamagata Prefecture. It was ruled throughout its history by the Uesugi clan, as '' tozama daimyō'', with an initial income of 300,000 '' koku'', which later fell to 150,000–180,000. The Uesugi were ranked as a , and as such, had the privilege of shogunal audiences in the Great Hall (''Ōhiroma'') of Edo Castle. The domain shifted from a poor, indebted, and corruptly led domain to a very prosperous one in only a few decades in the 1760s–80s. Yonezawa was declared in 1830 by the shogunate to be the paragon of a well-managed domain. Scholar Mark Ravina used Yonezawa as a case study in analysing the political status and conceptions of statehood and identity in the feudal domains of the Edo period ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagata NishiOkitama-gun 1889
Yamagata may refer to: Places Japan *Yamagata Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region on Honshu island **Yamagata, Yamagata, the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture **Yamagata Airport (IATA code GAJ), an airport located in Yamagata **Yamagata Shinkansen, one of Shinkansen lines running between Tokyo Station and Shinjo Station **Yamagata Station, the main train station of Yamagata City **Yamagata (ski jump hill), an FIS-certified hill at Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort *Yamagata, Gifu, a city in Gifu Prefecture *Yamagata, Nagano, a village in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan *Yamagata, Iwate, a village in Iwate Prefecture *Yamagata District, Hiroshima, a district in Hiroshima Prefecture *Yamagata District, Gifu, a former district of Gifu Prefecture * Yamagata, Ibaraki, a city in Ibaraki Prefecture *Yamagata Domain, a Japanese feudal domain in Dewa Province *Yamagata Castle, a castle in Japan Elsewhere *Yamagata Ridge, a nunatak in Oates Land, Antarctica Other u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.svg "Click for more on -> Nagai, Yamagata"){kind=logo}
