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Nirasaki, Yamanashi

Nirasaki
韮崎市
City
Ganjo-ji temple in Nirasaki
Ganjo-ji temple in Nirasaki
Flag of Nirasaki
Flag
Official seal of Nirasaki
Seal
Location of Nirasaki in Yamanashi Prefecture
Location of Nirasaki in Yamanashi Prefecture
Nirasaki is located in Japan
Nirasaki
Nirasaki
 
Coordinates: 35°42′31.9″N 138°26′46.1″E / 35.708861°N 138.446139°E / 35.708861; 138.446139Coordinates: 35°42′31.9″N 138°26′46.1″E / 35.708861°N 138.446139°E / 35.708861; 138.446139
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Kantō)
Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Komei Yokouchi (since November 2006)
Area
 • Total 143.69 km2 (55.48 sq mi)
Population (November 1 2015)
 • Total 31,006
 • Density 216/km2 (560/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 407-8501
Website Official website

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

As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 31,006 and a population density of 216 persons per km². The total area was 132.69 square kilometres (51.23 sq mi).

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

Yamanashi Prefecture

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.

Nirasaki has five elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools.


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