Kaminoyama, Yamagata
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is a city
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture
-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...

, Japan
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.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
Population
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 of 34,784 and the density
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 of 144 persons per km². The total area is 240.95 km².

The city was founded on October 1, 1954.

Railway stations

  • Kaminoyama Onsen Station
    Kaminoyama Onsen Station
    is a JR East railway station located in Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan.-Lines:Kaminoyama-Onsen Station is located on the Ōu Main Line and also the Yamagata Shinkansen.-History:The station opened on 15 February 1901 as...

     (Yamagata Shinkansen
    Yamagata Shinkansen
    The is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tōhoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line....

    , Ōu Main Line
    Ou Main Line
    The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It runs from Fukushima Station in Fukushima, Fukushima through Akita Station in Akita, Akita to Aomori Station in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture...

    )
  • Uzen-Nakayama Station
    Uzen-Nakayama Station
    is a JR East railway station located in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan....

     (Ōu Main Line)
  • Mokichi Kinenkan-mae Station
    Mokichi Kinenkan-mae Station
    is a JR East railway station located in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.It takes its name after the Mokichi Saitō Memorial Museum.-History:*1952-03-05: Station begins operation, as *1992-07-01: Station is renamed to Mokichi Kinenkan-mae Station...

     (Ōu Main Line)

Major roads

  • Tōhoku Chūō Expressway: Yamagata-Kamiyama interchange
  • Route 13, Route 458
    Route 458 (Japan)
    National Route 458 is a national highway of Japan connecting Shinjō, Yamagata and Kaminoyama, Yamagata in Japan, with a total length of 112.5 km ....


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