Yuki, Ibaraki
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is a city
Cities of Japan
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 located in Ibaraki
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...

, Japan
Japan
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.

As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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 of 51,966, with a household
Household
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 number of 18,132 and the density
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 of 789.28 persons per km². There is a relatively large population of people of Brazil
Brazil
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ian, Filipino
Philippines
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, Peru
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vian, and mixed descent. The total area is 65.84 km².

The city was founded on March 15, 1954.

Yūki is famous for traditional Japanese weavings including cloth and paper, and has a rich religious history with many older Buddhist temples
Buddhist temples in Japan
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 and Shinto shrines.

Famous People from Yūki

  • Mizuno Tadakuni
    Mizuno Tadakuni
    was a daimyō during late-Edo period Japan, who later served as chief senior councilor in service to the Tokugawa Shogunate. He is remembered for having instituted the Tenpo Reform.-Biography:...

    , daimyo
    Daimyo
    is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...

  • Hironari Oshima, boxer
  • Katsumi Hirosawa, baseball player
  • Kazue Shinkawa, poet
  • Yukie Nakayama, sport shooter


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