Yuzawa

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Yuzawa

Total population

42,091

Coordinates39.16°, 140.50°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yuzawa is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the city had an estimated population of 41,404 in 17,551 households and a population density of 52 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 790.91 km2 (305.37 sq mi). Yuzawa claims to be the birthplace of the famous Heian period poet Ono no Komachi.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Kentaro Minagawa

Japanese alpine skier

Kiyokuni Katsuo

Japanese sumo wrestler

Kantarō Suga

Japanese actor (1934–1994)

Satō Nobuhiro

Japanese scientist (1769-1850)

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Kōka Nakamura

Japanese actor (1899-1961)

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Kimiko Kyōno

Japanese politician

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Josei Itō

Japanese businessman

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Shōichirō Satō

politician

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Ryūzō Satō

Japanese economist

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Yūta Yamazaki

Japanese actor and seiyū

Kumi Iwamoto

Japanese artist

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Eikichi Saitō

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Kyōichi Katano

Japanese businessperson and banker (1915-2002)

Tamizō Ishida

Japanese film director (1901–1972)

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Miho Toshima

Japanese novelist

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Yasujirō Kon

Japanese Shogi player (1890-1980)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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