Nirasaki, Yamanashi

Nirasaki 韮崎市
City
Ganjo-ji temple in Nirasaki
Flag Seal
Location of Nirasaki in Yamanashi Prefecture
Nirasaki
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kantō)
Prefecture	Yamanashi Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Komei Yokouchi (since November 2006)
Area
• Total	143.73 km2 (55.49 sq mi)
Population (July 1 2012)
• Total	32,084
• Density	223/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
-Tree	Cherry blossom
-Flower	Zelkova serrata
-Bird	Falco tinnunculus
Phone number	0551-22-1111
Address	1-3-1 Suijin, Nirasaki-shi, Yamanashi-ken
Postal Code	407-8501

Nirasaki (韮崎市, Nirasaki-shi) is a city in central Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 2012, the city has an estimated population of 32,084 and a population density of 223 persons per km². The total area was 132.73 km².

Geography

Nirasaki is located in northeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, bordered to the east and west by the Minami Alps National Park.

Surrounding municipalities

• Hokuto
• Minami-Alps
• Kai

History

The area around present-day Nirasaki was the ancestral homeland of the Takeda clan, which dominated Kai Province in the Sengoku period. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō territory under the direct administration of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the village of Niirasaki was a post town on the Kōshū Kaidō highway. During the early Meiji period, the area was organized into 14 villages under Kitakoma District, Yamanashi. Nirasaki was elevated to town status on September 20, 1892. Modern Nirasaki City was founded by merger of Nirasaki with ten surrounding villages on October 10, 1954.

Transportation

Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company – Chūō Main Line
  • Nirasaki - Shimpu - Anayama

Highway

• Chūō Expressway
• National Route 20
• National Route 52
• National Route 141

Sister city relations

• – Fairfield, California, USA
• – Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China

Notable people

• Ichizō Kobayashi, industrialist
• Azuma Koshiishi, politician
• Satoshi Omura, scientist

External links

• (Japanese)