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06201 ／ Murayama
Yamagata City
やまがたし
Floor 2 is a 16-gon, floor 3 an octagon.
Former Saiseikan Main Building- Population
- 247,590
- 5-year change
- −2.5%
- to Tokyo
- 142 min
A castleHot springsFamous festivalAn art museumA river runs through
Click to open Yamagata City.
06202 ／ Okitama
Yonezawa City
よねざわし
A wooden school with a 94-meter front.
Yonezawa Higher Technical School- Population
- 81,252
- 5-year change
- −5.5%
- to Tokyo
- 112 min
Castle townA river runs throughMountains旧米沢高等工業学校本館直江石堤
Click to open Yonezawa City.
06203 ／ Shonai
Tsuruoka City
つるおかし
Castle tiles carried to silkworm houses.
Matsugaoka Kaikonjo, silk houses- Population
- 122,347
- 5-year change
- −5.6%
MountainsBy the seaHot springsIt snowsCastle town
Click to open Tsuruoka City.
06204 ／ Shonai
Sakata City
さかたし
A reputed capital, east gate restored.
Kinowasaku Site, East Gate- Population
- 100,273
- 5-year change
- −5.6%
By the seaIslandsPort townRice country城輪柵跡
Click to open Sakata City.
06205 ／ Mogami
Shinjo City
しんじょうし
A hall whose steep roof allows for snow.
Snowy Region Research Institute- Population
- 34,432
- 5-year change
- −6.7%
- to Tokyo
- 187 min
It snowsCastle townFamous festival雪調積雪地方農村経済調査所
Click to open Shinjo City.
06206 ／ Murayama
Sagae City
さがえし
Floors 3 and 4 hang from four cores.
Sagae City Hall, Kisho Kurokawa- Population
- 40,189
- 5-year change
- −2.6%
A river runs throughMountainsFruit growing寒河江市役所庁舎黒川紀章
Click to open Sagae City.
06207 ／ Murayama
Kaminoyama City
かみのやまし
Tolls repaid part of a stone bridge.
Shinbashi, a post-town bridge- Population
- 29,110
- 5-year change
- −7.8%
- to Tokyo
- 152 min
Castle townPost townHot springsIt snows楢下宿
Click to open Kaminoyama City.
06208 ／ Murayama
Murayama City
むらやまし
A ward's giant waraji for Sensoji.
Aramachi's giant waraji- Population
- 22,516
- 5-year change
- −8.8%
- to Tokyo
- 163 min
MountainsA river runs through大わらじ荒町浅草寺
Click to open Murayama City.
06209 ／ Okitama
Nagai City
ながいし
A river-trade house of latticed shops.
Marudai Ogiya, merchant house- Population
- 26,543
- 5-year change
- −4.4%
Old streetscapeA river runs throughMountains旧丸大扇屋羽前成田駅
Click to open Nagai City.
06210 ／ Murayama
Tendo City
てんどうし
Rebuilt storehouse on a Kofun-era site.
Nishinumata Site, storehouse- Population
- 62,140
- 5-year change
- −0.1%
- to Tokyo
- 153 min
Traditional craftsMountainsFruit growing西沼田遺跡高床式の倉庫
Click to open Tendo City.
06211 ／ Murayama
Higashine City
ひがしねし
A zelkova on the reputed castle core.
Higashine Great Zelkova- Population
- 47,682
- 5-year change
- −0.2%
- to Tokyo
- 159 min
Fruit growingHot springsA river runs through東根の大ケヤキ小田島城
Click to open Higashine City.
06212 ／ Murayama
Obanazawa City
おばなざわし
The cedar of a heavenly maiden's legend
Nobesawa Castle cedar, citadel- Population
- 14,971
- 5-year change
- −11.7%
- to Oishida
- 7 min
A castleHot springsIt snows延沢城跡のスギ天人のスギ
Click to open Obanazawa City.
06213 ／ Okitama
Nanyo City
なんようし
A hall whose front bay is all open.
Kumano Taisha Haiden- Population
- 30,420
- 5-year change
- −5.8%
- to Tokyo
- 138 min
Hot springsFruit growingMountains熊野大社拝殿稲荷森古墳
Click to open Nanyo City.
06301 ／ Murayama
Yamanobe Town
やまのべまち
Rice hangs on stakes to dry in the sun.
Owarabi terraces, stake drying- Population
- 13,725
- 5-year change
- −4.5%
MountainsIt snowsRice country大蕨の棚田稲杭
Click to open Yamanobe Town.
06302 ／ Murayama
Nakayama Town
なかやままち
An east-facing hall, said to be rare.
Okamura Kannon Hall- Population
- 10,746
- 5-year change
- −5.4%
A river runs throughFruit growingOld streetscapeLocal cuisine岡村観音堂
Click to open Nakayama Town.
06321 ／ Murayama
Kahoku Town
かほくちょう
A storehouse for a seal letter received.
Goshuin-gura, Horigome family- Population
- 17,641
- 5-year change
- −6.9%
Farming townFruit growingLocal cuisine紅花資料館御朱印蔵
Click to open Kahoku Town.
06322 ／ Murayama
Nishikawa Town
にしかわまち
A 66.9 m front: hall, parlors, kitchen.
Old Nichigatsuji hall, Iwanesawa- Population
- 4,956
- 5-year change
- −12.1%
- to Sagae
- 27 min
MountainsA river runs throughIt snowsMountain climbing旧日月寺本堂
Click to open Nishikawa Town.
06323 ／ Murayama
Asahi Town
あさひまち
An arch bridge over the Mogami, 1937.
Old Meikyo Bridge- Population
- 6,366
- 5-year change
- −10.6%
MountainsA river runs throughFruit growingAn odd landmark旧明鏡橋
Click to open Asahi Town.
06324 ／ Murayama
Oe Town
おおえまち
Yonezawa Domain set a boat house here.
Aterazawa, castle town and quay- Population
- 7,646
- 5-year change
- −9.7%
A river runs throughMountainsOld streetscapeFruit growingMountain climbing
Click to open Oe Town.
06341 ／ Murayama
Oishida Town
おおいしだまち
A round schoolhouse stands in the hills.
Jinengo's round schoolhouse- Population
- 6,577
- 5-year change
- −10.6%
- to Tokyo
- 172 min
A river runs throughMountainsFarming townLocal cuisine次年子
Click to open Oishida Town.
06361 ／ Mogami
Kaneyama Town
かねやままち
Making a townscape over 100 years.
100-Year Townscape Movement- Population
- 5,071
- 5-year change
- −13%
- to Shinjo
- 32 min
Old streetscapePost townMountainsA river runs throughIt snows
Click to open Kaneyama Town.
06362 ／ Mogami
Mogami Town
もがみまち
Flat ground splits water into two seas.
Sakaida drainage divide- Population
- 8,080
- 5-year change
- −9.2%
MountainsA river runs throughIt snowsHot springsSki slopes
Click to open Mogami Town.
06363 ／ Mogami
Funagata Town
ふながたまち
A 45 cm goddess lay in a road's path.
Jomon Goddess, Nishinomae Site- Population
- 5,007
- 5-year change
- −11.1%
National TreasureA river runs throughTraditional crafts縄文の女神西ノ前遺跡
Click to open Funagata Town.
06364 ／ Mogami
Mamurogawa Town
まむろがわまち
The same type of engine that ran 28 km.
Mamurogawa Forest Railway- Population
- 7,203
- 5-year change
- −11.5%
MountainsA river runs throughIt snowsHot springs真室川森林鉄道
Click to open Mamurogawa Town.
06365 ／ Mogami
Okura Village
おおくらむら
Jizo line a rock said to house a monk.
Jizo rock, hot spring legend- Population
- 3,028
- 5-year change
- −11.3%
- to Shinjo
- 25 min
Hot springsMountainsIt snowsA river runs through地蔵倉
Click to open Okura Village.
06366 ／ Mogami
Sakegawa Village
さけがわむら
One cedar, forked at the base.
Kosugi no Osugi- Population
- 3,902
- 5-year change
- −9.6%
MountainsA river runs throughIt snowsHot springsLocal cuisine
Click to open Sakegawa Village.
06367 ／ Mogami
Tozawa Village
とざわむら
Cedar trunks reach up like octopus legs.
Yamanouchi cedar, Fantasy Forest- Population
- 4,199
- 5-year change
- −12%
MountainsA river runs throughIt snowsVacant house bank山ノ内杉
Click to open Tozawa Village.
06381 ／ Okitama
Takahata Town
たかはたまち
A station framed mainly in local stone.
Former Takahata Station- Population
- 22,463
- 5-year change
- −5.9%
- to Tokyo
- 134 min
MountainsFruit growingFarming town旧高畠駅高畠石
Click to open Takahata Town.
06382 ／ Okitama
Kawanishi Town
かわにしまち
Seven autumn flowers grow among tombs.
Shimokomatsu Kofun Cluster- Population
- 14,558
- 5-year change
- −7.6%
Rice countryFarming townSake country下小松古墳群天神森古墳
Click to open Kawanishi Town.
06401 ／ Okitama
Oguni Town
おぐにまち
A gorge with a trout-spearing legend.
River gorge, Sanpei Iwaya legend- Population
- 7,107
- 5-year change
- −9.7%
MountainsA river runs throughIt snows三平岩屋玉川
Click to open Oguni Town.
06402 ／ Okitama
Shirataka Town
しらたかまち
They made paper by trading for kozo.
Miyama washi, kozo and binder- Population
- 12,890
- 5-year change
- −9.1%
A river runs throughMountainsIt snowsFarming townTraditional crafts
Click to open Shirataka Town.
06403 ／ Okitama
Iide Town
いいでまち
Homes with woodlots dot the farmland.
Scattered homes in farmland- Population
- 6,613
- 5-year change
- −9.5%
MountainsA river runs throughIt snowsRice countryTraditional crafts
Click to open Iide Town.
06426 ／ Shonai
Mikawa Town
みかわまち
Old cypress home of a beloved "Sensei."
Atoku-sensei no Yakata, old home- Population
- 7,601
- 5-year change
- −1.6%
- to Tsuruoka
- 14 min
PlainsA river runs throughRice countryFarming townアトク先生の館
Click to open Mikawa Town.
06428 ／ Shonai
Shonai Town
しょうないまち
Lantern-lit survey, a canal in 4 months.
Kitadate Ozeki- Population
- 20,151
- 5-year change
- −7%
MountainsA river runs throughPlainsRice country北楯大堰
Click to open Shonai Town.
06461 ／ Shonai
Yuza Town
ゆざまち
Cliff Buddhas line lava jutting to sea.
Juroku Rakan Iwa, lava Buddhas- Population
- 13,032
- 5-year change
- −8.3%
By the seaMountainsNatural springs十六羅漢岩吹浦
Click to open Yuza Town.
