Yonezawa [city] - Yonezawa

Japanese: 米沢[市] - よねざわ

The city occupies a wide mountainous area in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, bordering the southern part of the Yonezawa Basin and Fukushima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1889. The central city area, located in the basin, developed as a castle town for the Uesugi clan. The Ou Main Line runs through the city, and the Yonesaka Line branches off from it. The traditional silk weaving industry, known as Yonezawa Tsumugi, was the city's main industry, but in recent years the electrical machinery industry has grown significantly, earning 546.5 billion yen (2003, the highest in the prefecture). Yonezawa beef, apples, sake, and cutlery are its specialties. The city was developed after the great fires of 1917 and 1919, but the form of a castle town remains. There are many shrines and temples, such as Uesugi Shrine and Uesugi Mausoleum, and many events related to the Uesugi clan, such as the Uesugi Festival. On the slopes of Mt. Azuma in the south, there are hot springs such as Shirabu Takayu and Goshiki, and the city is part of Bandai-Asahi National Park. The city suffered damage during the Great East Japan Earthquake. 548.51 ^{km 2} . 89,401 people (2010).
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Japanese:

山形県南部，米沢盆地南部と福島県に接する広い山地を占める市。1889年市制。盆地上にある中心市街は上杉氏の城下町として発展した。奥羽本線が通じ米坂線が分岐する。米沢紬と呼ばれる伝統の絹織物業が市の主産業であったが，近年は電気機械工業が大きく成長し5465億円（2003，県内１位）を上げている。米沢牛，リンゴのほか，酒，刃物を特産する。1917年，1919年の大火後整備されたが，城下町の形態も残る。上杉神社，上杉廟所などの社寺や，上杉まつりなど，上杉家ゆかりの行事も多い。南部の吾妻山の斜面には白布(しらぶ)高湯，五色などの温泉群があり，磐梯朝日国立公園に属する。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。548.51km²。８万9401人（2010）。
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