Yonezawa, Yamagata

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Yonezawa 米沢市
City
Overview of downtown Yonezawa
Flag Seal
Location of Yonezawa in Yamagata Prefecture
Yonezawa
Coordinates: 37°55′20.1″N 140°07′0.4″E / 37.922250°N 140.116778°E / 37.922250; 140.116778
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Yamagata
First official recorded	712 AD
City settled	April 1, 1889
Government
• Mayor	Yōsuke Kondō (since December 2023)
Area
• Total	548.51 km2 (211.78 sq mi)
Population  (February 2020)
• Total	81,707
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	0238-22-5111
Address	5-2-25 Kanaike, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 992-8501
Climate	Cfa/Dfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Azumashakunage (Rhododendron metternichii Sieb. et Zucc. var. pentamerum Maxim)
Tree	Kometsuga (Tsuga diversifolia)

Yonezawa (米沢市, Yonezawa-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020^[update], the city had an estimated population of 81,707 in 33,278 households,^[1] and a population density of 150 persons per km². The total area of the city is 548.51 square kilometres (212 sq mi). Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies (apples, Yonezawa beef, and carp) and for being a castle town that was once home to the Uesugi clan, including the daimyō Uesugi Yozan.