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(Redirected from Yonago, Tottori) City in Chūgoku, Japan
Yonago 米子市
City
Top left: Statue of Station Square, Top right: Kaike Spa and Kaike Coast, 2nd left: Yonago Castle Site, 2nd right: Yonago Takashimaya, 3rd left: Mugibandai ruins in Yodoe, 3rd right: Yonago StationTop left: Statue of Station Square, Top right: Kaike Spa and Kaike Coast, 2nd left: Yonago Castle Site, 2nd right: Yonago Takashimaya, 3rd left: Mugibandai ruins in Yodoe, 3rd right: Yonago Station
Flag of YonagoFlagOfficial seal of YonagoSeal
Location of Yonago in Tottori Prefecture
Location of Yonago
Yonago is located in JapanYonagoYonagoLocation in Japan
Coordinates: 35°26′N 133°20′E / 35.433°N 133.333°E / 35.433; 133.333
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku (San'in)
PrefectureTottori
Government
 • MayorTakashi Igi (from April 2017)
Area
 • Total132.42 km (51.13 sq mi)
Population
 • Total146,139
 • Density1,100/km (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-1 Kamo-chō, Yonago-shi, Tottori-ken 683-8686
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdTundra swan
FlowerAzalea

Yonago (米子市, Yonago-shi) is a city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2021, the city had an estimated population of 146,139 in 68534 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km. The total area of the city is 132.42 square kilometres (51.13 sq mi). It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori, and forms a commercial center of the western part of this prefecture.

Geography

Yonago is in far western Tottori Prefecture, and faces the Sea of Japan to the north and Lake Nakaumi to the northwest. It is adjacent to Shimane Prefecture and across the lake from its capital of Matsue. The city limits are mostly flat, and the Hino River flows through the Yonago Plain. The southern part is a hilly area at the foot of Mount Daisen, and the mountainous area can be seen from the Yumigahama Peninsula in the northwest. The irrigation canal "Yonekawa" runs from Yonago City to Sakaiminato City as an intake of water from the Hino River.

Surrounding municipalities

Tottori Prefecture

Shimane Prefecture

Climate

Yonago has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, with July and September being particularly wet months.

Climate data for Yonago (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1939−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0)
25.4
(77.7)
27.5
(81.5)
33.7
(92.7)
33.8
(92.8)
35.8
(96.4)
38.3
(100.9)
38.9
(102.0)
37.1
(98.8)
33.5
(92.3)
27.3
(81.1)
23.5
(74.3)
38.9
(102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)
9.2
(48.6)
12.9
(55.2)
18.4
(65.1)
23.3
(73.9)
26.0
(78.8)
30.3
(86.5)
31.7
(89.1)
27.1
(80.8)
22.1
(71.8)
16.8
(62.2)
11.1
(52.0)
19.8
(67.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)
5.1
(41.2)
8.2
(46.8)
13.2
(55.8)
18.2
(64.8)
21.8
(71.2)
26.2
(79.2)
27.3
(81.1)
23.0
(73.4)
17.5
(63.5)
12.2
(54.0)
7.1
(44.8)
15.4
(59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)
1.3
(34.3)
3.5
(38.3)
8.0
(46.4)
13.3
(55.9)
18.2
(64.8)
22.8
(73.0)
23.7
(74.7)
19.3
(66.7)
13.1
(55.6)
7.9
(46.2)
3.5
(38.3)
11.3
(52.4)
Record low °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0)
−9.4
(15.1)
−5.6
(21.9)
−3.1
(26.4)
1.5
(34.7)
5.9
(42.6)
12.2
(54.0)
13.7
(56.7)
7.2
(45.0)
1.1
(34.0)
−1.4
(29.5)
−6.7
(19.9)
−9.4
(15.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 151.7
(5.97)
117.5
(4.63)
128.2
(5.05)
106.3
(4.19)
119.1
(4.69)
169.5
(6.67)
227.2
(8.94)
128.4
(5.06)
214.3
(8.44)
131.1
(5.16)
118.1
(4.65)
145.9
(5.74)
1,757.2
(69.18)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 39
(15)
32
(13)
6
(2.4)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
19
(7.5)
95
(37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.5 14.5 13.4 10.2 9.1 10.5 11.9 9.6 11.3 10.0 12.4 16.5 146.9
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) 7.5 6.4 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 18.1
Average relative humidity (%) 74 72 69 67 68 76 77 75 77 74 72 74 73
Mean monthly sunshine hours 72.3 87.7 141.5 182.0 208.6 160.8 171.5 207.1 148.7 156.8 116.5 82.5 1,732.4
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency

Demography

Per Japanese census data, the population of Yonago has been slowly growing since the 1950s as follows.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950 100,836—    
1960 108,583+7.7%
1970 117,056+7.8%
1980 136,053+16.2%
1990 140,503+3.3%
2000 147,837+5.2%
2010 148,090+0.2%

Etymology

The name of Yonago in the Japanese language is formed from two kanji characters. The first, , means "rice", and the second, means "child".

History

The area of Yonago was part of ancient Hōki Province. Per the Kojiki, the tomb of the creator kami Izanami is located on the border of Yonago with neighboring Izumo Province, and many Yayoi period and Kofun period remains have been found within city limits.

In the early Edo Period, the Tokugawa Shogunate appointed Nakamura Kazutada to be daimyō of the 175,000 koku Yonago Domain, and reconstructed Yonago Castle. The center of the modern city of Yonago evolved from the jōkamachi of that castle. After Nakamura died without heir, the domain was abolished and its territories incorporated into the holdings of the Ikeda clan of Tottori Domain. The Ikeda retained Yonago Castle and assigned it to their hereditary karō from the Arao clan who ruled until the Meiji restoration.

The town of Yonago was established within Aioi District of Tottori Prefecture with the creation of the modern municipalities system in October 1889. A post office was founded in 1872, a prison in 1877, and a courthouse in 1884. Railway services were established in 1902. After becoming Saihaku County through county mergers, Yonago was raised to city status on April 1, 1927. Yonago absorbed the town of Yodoe (from Saihaku District) on March 31, 2005.

Government

Yonago City Hall

Yonago has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 26 members. Yonago contributes nine members to the Tottori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tottori 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Mayor of town era (1889 to 1927)

  • Haruhiko Endo (遠藤春彦) December 1889 to April 1892
  • Yajiro Miyoshi (三好八次郎) May 1892 to December 1892
  • Seitaro Otsuka (大塚誠太郎) December 1892 to December 1896
  • Zenhei Sumida (住田善平) December 1896 to December 1900
  • Genjiro Kinemura (杵村源次郎) December 1900 to September 1901
  • Hayami Watanabe (渡辺駛水) October 1901 to October 1909
  • Kenji Hatotani (鳩谷兼次) December 1909 to December 1913
  • Tanji Niwa (丹羽旦次) December 1913 to December 1921
  • Tsunehiko Nishio (西尾常彦) April 1922 to March 1927

Mayor of city era (1927 to present)

  • Tsunehiko Nishio April 1927 to July 1943
  • Kanjo Saito (斎藤干城) August 1943 to December 1945
  • Kanji Nosaka (野坂寛治) December 1945 to April 1963
  • Hiromichi Kawai (河合弘道) April 1963 to April 1983
  • Toru Matsumoto (松本 徹) April 1983 to April 1991
  • Takatomo Morita (森田隆朝) April 1991 to April 2003
  • Yasuo Nosaka (野坂康夫) April 2003 to April 2017
  • Takashi Igi (伊木隆司) April 2017 to present

Economy

Over 70% of the Yonago workforce is employed in the service sector.

Oji Paper has a production facility in Yonago. The city is also home to Sharp Yonago, which produces Sharp-brand flat screen televisions.

Education

Yonago has 23 public elementary schools and 11 public junior high schools operated by the town government and one private junior high school. The city has six public high schools operated by the Tottori Prefectural Board of Education and national public high school and five private high schools. Tottori University has a campus located in Yonago. The prefecture also operates three special education schools for the handicapped.

Transportation

Yonago Railroad Station

Airports

Railway

JR West - San'in Line

JR West - Hakubi Line

JR West - Sakai Line

Highways

Sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Japan

Yonago is twinned with:

Local attractions

National Historic Sites

Other

Notable people

Gallery

  • San'in Historical Museum San'in Historical Museum
  • Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary Yonago Waterbirds Sanctuary
  • Kotobuki Castle of Sweets, in the Yodoe area, is modeled after Yonago Castle Kotobuki Castle of Sweets, in the Yodoe area, is modeled after Yonago Castle
  • Stone wall of Yonago Castle Stone wall of Yonago Castle

References

  1. "Yonago city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  3. 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. Yonago population statistics
  5. ^ 米子市 市勢要覧 2016 (PDF). Yonago City. 2016.
  6. "会社案内 | 王子製紙株式会社". www.oji-paper.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  7. シャープ米子:「再建、本社の結論待つ」 知事に社長 /鳥取 - 毎日新聞. 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  8. 米子鬼太郎空港. www.yonago-air.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  9. "友好都市・姉妹都市". city.yonago.lg.jp (in Japanese). Yonago. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  10. "続日本100名城" (in Japanese). 日本城郭協会. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  11. "History of Kaike Triathlon". www.kaike-triathlon.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.

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