Yamatokōriyama(Đại cùng quận sơn thị,Yamatokōriyama-shi)is acityinNara Prefecture,Japan. As of 30 September 2024[update],the city had an estimatedpopulationof 82,731 in 39628 households, and apopulation densityof 1900 persons per km2.[1]The total area of the city is 42.69 km2(16.48 sq mi).
Yamatokōriyama
Đại cùng quận sơn thị | |
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 Yamatokōriyama City Hall | |
 Flag  Chapter | |
 Location of Yamatokōriyama in Nara Prefecture | |
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  Yamatokōriyama Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:34°38′58″N135°46′58″E/ 34.64944°N 135.78278°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefecture | Nara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kiyoshi Ueda |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.69 km2(16.48 sq mi) |
| Population (30 September 2024) | |
• Total | 82,731 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2(5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00(JST) |
| City hall address | 248-4 Kitakōriyama-chō, Yamatokōriyama-shi, Nara-ken 639–1198 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Chrysanthemum Prunus jamasakura |
| Tree | Japanese Black Pine,Peking Willow |
Geography
editYamatokōriyama is located in the northern part of the Nara Basin, with theSaho Riverand theTomio Riverflowing through the city from north-to-south and merging into theYamato Riverthat flows westwards towards Osaka. The city area is mostly flat, but west of the Tomio River the Yata Hills make the land more undulating. There are also many ponds within the city, which were traditionally used as irrigation reservoirs or goldfish farms.
Neighboring municipalities
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Nara Prefecture
Climate
editYamatokōriyama has ahumid subtropical climate(KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yamatokōriyama is 14.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1356 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2]
Demographics
editPer Japanese census data, the population of Yamatokōriyama is as shown below
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 35,214 | — |
| 1950 | 43,559 | +23.7% |
| 1960 | 43,093 | −1.1% |
| 1970 | 57,456 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 81,266 | +41.4% |
| 1990 | 92,949 | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 94,188 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 89,023 | −5.5% |
| 2020 | 83,285 | −6.4% |
History
editThe area of Yamatokōriyama was part of ancientYamato Province,and many local neighborhood names appear in the earlyHeian periodEngishikirecords. The present day city center began as acastle townoutside the gates ofKōriyama CastleduringSengoku periodunder the rule ofTsutsui JunkeiandToyotomi Hidenaga.During theEdo Period,it developed into a market town underKōriyama Domain,which was ruled by a succession offudai daimyōclans, notably theYanagisawa clanalthough a portion of what is now within the city borders was part of the smallerKoizumi Domainruled by theKatagiri clan.After theMeiji restoration,the town of Kōriyama and villages of Tsutsui, Yata, Honda, Hirahata, Jido, Heiwa, and Katagiri were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on 1 April 1889. Kōriyama annexed Tsutsui on 10 March 1941, and the remaining villages (with the exception of Katagiri) on 10 December 1953 and was raised to city status on 1 January 1954, becoming the city of Yamatokōriyama. Katagiri was annexed on 31 March 1957.
Government
editYamatokōriyama has amayor-councilform of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameralcity council of 20 members. Yamatokōriyama contributes three members to the Nara Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of theNara 2nd districtof thelower houseof theDiet of Japan.
Economy
editThe city produces various agricultural, commercial, and factory products. For example, cultivation of rice and fresh vegetables such as strawberries and tomatoes is thriving.
A large shopping mall on the edge of the city and many large shopping centres in the suburbs are sustaining commercial industry. The "Showa Kogyo Danchi,"[3]industrial zone, located in the southern part of the city is the largest in Nara Prefecture and employs a large number of workers. Recently, the numbers of laborers from Brazil and Asian countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia working there is on the increase.
Yamatokoriyama is well known for the cultivation ofgoldfish,a motif widely seen around the city.[4]In the Koriyama Castle site area, the original stone wall has remained intact for nearly 400 years, and the castle draws large numbers of visitors to the "Oshiro Matsuri" festival, which is held every year in the spring when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.[5]
Education
editYamatokōriyama has 11 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government and three public high schools operated by the Nara Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school, which specializes on education for the deaf. There is also one private junior high school.
Transportation
editRailways
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Kintetsu Railway-Kashihara Line
Highways
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Nishi-Meihan Expressway
Keinawa Expressway
National Route 24
National Route 25
National Route 308
National Route 168
Cycling
editThe cycling route from Nara to Asuka designated by Nara Prefecture as Route C7 runs through the city.[6]
Sister cities
editYamatokōriyama has been twinned withKōfu,Yamanashi,in Japan since 1992.[7]The two cities are twinned because during the Edo period theYanagisawafamily were transferred from Kofu to Yamatokoriyama under Kunigae ( quốc thế ), a policy in whichdaimyōswere transferred from one post to the next.
Local attractions
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- Kōriyama Castle,National Historic Site
- Jikō-in,National Historic Site and National Place of Scenic Beauty
- Nara Prefectural Museum of Folklore
- Dainagon-zuka(grave ofToyotomi Hidenaga)
- Meta Shrine
Notable people from Yamatokōriyama
edit- Yoshinori Fujimoto,Japaneseprofessional golfer(Japan Golf Tour)
- Yoshimoto Ishin,Japanese businessman andBuddhist monk(Jōdo Shinshū)
- Shigeru Joshima,Japanese musician, actor and guitarist, leader and member of the rock bandTokio
- Yoshiyuki Kamei,Japaneseprofessional baseballplayer for theYomiuri Giantsin Japan'sNippon Professional Baseball
- Kazuyoshi Shirahama,Japanese politician,member of theNew Komeito Party,and member of theHouse of Councillorsin theDiet(national legislature)
- Sanae Takaichi,Japanese politician,member of theLiberal Democratic Partyand member of theHouse of Representatives
- Yanagisawa Yoriyasu,Japanesesamuraiof theEdo period
References
edit- ^"Yamatokōriyama City official statistics"(in Japanese). Japan.
- ^Yamatokōriyama climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
- ^Chiêu cùng công nghiệp đoàn mà hiệp nghị sẽRetrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^RocketnewsRetrieved 18 June 2016
- ^Yamatokoriyama City official websiteRetrieved 18 June 2016
- ^Nara cycling route C718 June 2016
- ^Sister CityRetrieved 7 November 2012.
External links
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- Yamatokoriyama City official website(in Japanese)