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Population94,486
GeoNames
Local name米沢市
RegionYamagata
Elevation249 m
817 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tokyo
Nearest airportYamagata Airport (GAJ)
60 km
Why visit Yonezawa
Townapedia lists 50 museums and landmarks, 16 parks and trails, 264 places to eat, 25 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences, Furushida-Higashi ruins and Ichinosaka ruins.
Weather in Yonezawa
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Things to do2
Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences
School · 2.2 km
University in Yonezawa, Japan
Museums and landmarks50
Furushida-Higashi ruins
Monument and historic site · 2.1 km
Heian period archaeological site in Yonezawa, Tōhoku, Japan
Ichinosaka ruins
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
Archaeological site located in the city of Yonezawa, Japan
Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum
Museum · 0.9 km
Museum in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Yonezawa Uesugi clan cemetery
Monument and historic site · 2.3 km
Cemetery in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
38 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds16
4 more on the map.
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Restaurants and cafes264
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252 more on the map.
Where to stay25
Churches and places of worship88
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Shopping42
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries19
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Healthcare61
Map of Yonezawa
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Yamagata Airport (GAJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 60 km away.
- Fukushima 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Koori 36 km east, about 36 min by car
- Kitakata 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Inawashiro 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Hobaramachi 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Yanagawamachi-saiwaichō 43 km east, about 43 min by car
- Shiroishi 45 km east, about 45 min by car
- Aizu-Wakamatsu 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Motomiya 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Kōriyama 61 km southeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Yonezawa City January 2024 views 29, Syced, CC0
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- Bridge in Yonezawa - DSCN2043 (3191259960), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Yonezawa Landscape 2008 Spring (2445144558), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Yonezawa City January 2024 views 44, Syced, CC0
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- Yonezawa City January 2024 views 41, Syced, CC0
- Yonezawa Landscape 2008 Spring (2444324237), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Yonezawa Landscape 2008 Spring (2445147300), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Yonezawa Beef ... (2540434621), contri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yonezawa - DSCN2045 (3190413587), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bridge in Yonezawa - DSCN2047 (3191263824), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Yonezawa City January 2024 views 21, Syced, CC0
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- Yonezawa City January 2024 views 22, Syced, CC0
- Yonezawa Landscape 2010 Spring (4574240354), contri from Yonezawa-Shi, Yamagata, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Approachway to the mausoleums of Uesugi Family, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Denkoku-no Mori (Yonezawa City Uesugi Museum), 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haiden of Uesugi Shrine, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aeon Yonezawa, Ik06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Miyasaka Museum, Abasaa, Public domain
- Yamagata Pref. Yonezawa East High School, Suz-b, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 春日神社 - panoramio (3), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- Matsugasaki shrine, Bakkai, CC BY 3.0
- Yonezawa Rinsenji temple sanmon gate, Twilight2640, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hōyaku-ji, Syced, CC0
- Yonezawa City Hosptal 1, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niccho-ji (Yonezawa), Abasaa, Public domain
- Yonezawa Textile Historical Museum, Abasaa, Public domain
- 千勝院 (23082538401), senngokujidai4434, CC BY 2.0
- Yonezawa women's junior college, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saizeriya Yoshikawa factory, Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- York benimaru Yonezawa-Montoumachi, 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0
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