Akita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Its population is approximately 966,000 and its geographic area is 11,637 km². Akita Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Iwate Prefecture to the east, Miyagi Prefecture to the southeast, and Yamagata Prefecture to the south.
The Tōhoku region, Northeast region, or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (ken): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.
Yamagata is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the city had an estimated population of 248,772 in 103,165 households, and a population density of 650 persons per km². The total area of the city is 381.58 square kilometres (147 sq mi).
Yonezawa is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the city had an estimated population of 81,707 in 33278 households, and a population density of 150 persons per km². The total area of the city is 548.51 square kilometres (212 sq mi). Yonezawa is most famous for its local delicacies and for being a castle town that was once home to the Uesugi clan, including the daimyō Uesugi Yozan.
Tsuruoka is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2020, the city had an estimated population of 125,389 in 49,024 households, and a population density of 95.74 persons per km². The total area of the city is 1,311.53 square kilometres. Tsuruoka is the biggest city in Tōhoku region in terms of surface area.
Sakata is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2015, the city has an estimated population of 106,244 in 39320 households, and a population density of 180 people per km². The total area of the city is 602.97 square kilometres (232.81 sq mi).
Shinjō is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2020, the city had an estimated population of 34,937, and a population density of 160 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 223.08 km2.
Dewa Province was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was Ushū (羽州).
Mamurogawa is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020, the town has an estimated population of 7,506 in 2678 households, and a population density of 20 persons per km². The total area of the town is 374.29 square kilometres (145 sq mi).
Tozawa is a village located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2020, the village had an estimated population of 4.431 in 1602 households, and a population density of 17 persons per km². The total area of the village is 261.31 square kilometres (101 sq mi).
Higashitagawa District is a rural district located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2013, the district has an estimated population of 29,957 and an area of 282.47 km². Much of the city of Tsuruoka and a portion of the city of Sakata was formerly part of Higashitagawa District.
The Rikuu East Line is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. It connects Kogota Station in Misato, Miyagi Prefecture to Shinjō Station in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, acting as a connector between the Tōhoku Main Line, Ōu Main Line, and Tōhoku Shinkansen in the southern Tōhoku region, and provides access to north-western Miyagi Prefecture and north-eastern Yamagata Prefecture.
Bandai-Asahi National Park is a national park in the Tōhoku region, Honshū, Japan. The park site straddles over Fukushima Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture. The park was designated as a national park on September 5, 1950. The park encompasses 186,404 ha of land, consisting of three independent units: the Dewasanzan-asahi Region, Iide Region, and Bandaiazuma-Inawashiro Region.
National Route 13 is a highway in Japan on the island of Honshū which runs from Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture to Akita in Akita Prefecture.
The Tōhoku-Chūō Expressway is a 2-laned national expressway in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The expressway is numbered E13 under the MLIT's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering."
The Tōhoku dialect, commonly called 東北弁 Tōhoku-ben, is a group of the Japanese dialects spoken in the Tōhoku region, the northeastern region of Honshū. Toward the northern part of Honshū, the Tōhoku dialect can differ so dramatically from standard Japanese that it is sometimes rendered with subtitles in the nationwide media and it has been treated as the typical rural accent in Japanese popular culture.
Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 and has a geographic area of 7,282 km2 (2,812 sq mi). Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the northwest, Yamagata Prefecture to the west, and Fukushima Prefecture to the south.
The Haguro Jinja (羽黒神社) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It is one of many shrines in the region dedicated to the kami of the Dewa Sanzan.
Oguni Castle was a Nanboku-chō period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in what is now part of the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 2002. The site is approximately 30 minutes by car from Atsumi Onsen Station on the JR East Uetsu Main Line. It should not be confused with another Oguni Castle in Dewa Province, located in the Mogami region.
