Sagae [city] - Sagae

Japanese: 寒河江[市] - さがえ

A city in central Yamagata Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. The city center developed on the alluvial fan of the Sagae River, a tributary of the Mogami River in the western part of the Yamagata Basin. During the Kamakura period, it became the property of the Oe clan, but during the Edo period, it became a tenryo (government territory) and a magistrate's office was established there. It is connected by the Aterazawa Line and the Yamagata Expressway, and is the commercial center of the surrounding rural areas. Food products, especially corned beef, are thriving, and the surrounding areas are rich in vegetables and fruit. Cherries are the largest production in the prefecture, and the cherry festival is famous. There is Sagae Onsen (alkaline spring, 44°C) and Jionji Temple, the head temple of the Jion sect. 139.03 ^km2 . Population 42,373 (2010).

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Japanese:

山形県中部の市。1954年市制。山形盆地西部にあたる最上川の支流寒河江川扇状地に中心市街が発達，鎌倉時代は大江氏の所領となったが，江戸時代は天領で代官所が置かれた。左沢(あてらざわ)線，山形自動車道が通じ，付近農村の商業中心をなす。食料品，特にコンビーフ製造が盛んで，周辺部では野菜，果実を多産。特にサクランボは県内随一の生産を誇り，サクランボ祭りが有名。寒河江温泉（アルカリ泉，44℃），慈恩宗の本山慈恩寺がある。139.03km²。４万2373人（2010）。

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