Yamanashi山梨市

Yamanashi-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Yamanashi (山梨市, Yamanashi-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 33,435 (2020 census), area 289.8 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

山梨市

Reading

Yamanashi-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

33,435 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.9% from 35,141

Area

289.8 km²

Density

115 people per km²

Households

13,001

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

34.3%

Foreign residents

190 (0.6%)

Code

19205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.yamanashi.yamanashi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Yamanashi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chichibu City秩父市(Saitama)
• Kofu City甲府市
• Fuefuki City笛吹市
• Koshu City甲州市
• Kawakami Village川上村(Nagano)

Questions about Yamanashi

Is Yamanashi a city or a prefecture?

Yamanashi (山梨市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Yamanashi?

Yamanashi is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Yamanashi?

33,435 at the 2020 census, down 4.9% from 35,141 in 2015. The area is 289.8 km², which is 115 people per km². 13,001 households. 34.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamanashi?

Five: Chichibu City (秩父市) in Saitama, Kofu City (甲府市), Fuefuki City (笛吹市), Koshu City (甲州市), and Kawakami Village (川上村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamanashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamanashi written in Japanese?

山梨市, read Yamanashi-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yamanashi begin?

山梨県山梨市… (Yamanashi-ken, Yamanashi-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.