Nan'yō

Nan'yo
南陽市
City

Nan'yo City Hall

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Location of Nan'yo in Yamagata Prefecture
Nan'yo

 

Coordinates: 38°3′18.4″N 140°8′51.4″E / 38.055111°N 140.147611°E / 38.055111; 140.147611Coordinates: 38°3′18.4″N 140°8′51.4″E / 38.055111°N 140.147611°E / 38.055111; 140.147611
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Yamagata
Area
 • Total 160.52 km2 (61.98 sq mi)
Population (October 2015)
 • Total 31,976
 • Density 199/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Sakura
- Flower Chrysanthemum
Phone number 0238-40-3211
Address 436-1 Mitsumadori, Nanyō-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-2292
Website Official website

Nanyo (南陽市, Nan'yō-shi) is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. As of October 2015, the city had an estimated population of 31,976 and a population density of 199 persons per km². The total area was 160.52 square kilometres (62 sq mi).

Geography

Nan'yo is located in southern Yamagata Prefecture, with mountains to the north, east and west and the Mogami River forming its southern border.

Neighboring municipalities

Climate

Nan'yo has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

History

The area of present-day Nan'yo was part of ancient Dewa Province. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Higashiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The modern city of Nan'yo was established on April 1, 1967 by the merger of the former towns of Miyauchi and Akayu with the village of Wagō. Akayu is famous for its hot springs, cherries and hang gliding and includes the former village of Nakagawa. Miyauchi is famous for its chrysanthemum festival and the Kumano-taisha Shrine, and includes the former villages of Urushiyama, Yoshino, and Kaneyama. The village of Wago was created in 1955 by the merger of the villages of Okigō and Ringō. The English travel-writer Isabella Bird visited Akayu in 1878 and wrote about the town in Unbeaten Tracks in Japan.[1][2]

Economy

The economy of Nan'yo is based on agriculture, light manufacturing, and tourism.

Wine

A cask of wine from the Sato Winery in Nanyo during the annual wine festival

Nanyo is home to the following three major wineries.

In addition to the three wineries, Nanyo is also home to a sake brewery called Azuma no Fumoto (東の麓).[6]

Education

High schools

Junior high schools

Elementary schools

Transportation

Rail

Highways

Media

Newspapers

Local attractions

Lake Hakuryuu, with a vineyard on the mountain in the background

Local events

Eboshiyama, one of the 100 best places to see the cherry blossoms in Japan

Twin towns and sister cities

Notable people from Nan'yo

References

  1. ↑ Isabella Lucy Bird, Unbeaten tracks in Japan: An account of travels in the interior including visits to the aborigines of Yezo and the shrine of Nikko (1888) online.
  2. ↑ Andrew Elliott, "'A perspective close to our own': footsteps travel and the Japanese reception of Isabella Bird’s Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, 1996–2016." Studies in Travel Writing (2017) 21#1: 1-16.
  3. ↑ "Sakai Winery".
  4. ↑ "Oura Winery".
  5. ↑ "Suto Winery".
  6. ↑ "Azuma Sake Brewery".
  7. ↑ Okitama Times
  8. ↑ "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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