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Yamanobe Town
Yamagata Prefecture · Town
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Yamanobe Town borders Yamagata City to the west across the Sukawa River, and traditional textile industries such as knitwear are active. It has Ankoku-ji Temple, the only one surviving in the former Dewa Province, and the Yamagata Prefectural Citizens' Forest spreads around Mt. Shirataka to the south. Local "Yamabe Milk" is also well known.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
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Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Yamagata Prefecture
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