Sakata, Yamagata

Sakata (Japanese酒 田 市, - shi) is a coastal city in Yamagata Prefecture in northwest Honshū, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Sakata is located south of Akita and north of Tsuruoka on the Japan Sea. The town lies at the mouth of the River Mogami into Japanese sea.

History

Sakata became a town on April 1, 1933.

Traffic

  • Street: Yamagata highway
  • National Road 7: Aomori and Niigata
  • National Road 47: Sendai
  • National roads 112, 344, 345

The Port of Sakata plays an important role in trade throughout the region.

Economy

In the vicinity of Sakata although there are vast rice fields, as the climate in the area is relatively mild and not very high precipitation, therefore dominates grain agricultural production.

Twinning

  • Russia Zheleznogorsk - Ilimski (Russia, 1979 )
  • People's Republic of China Tangshan (China)

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Ken Domon ( Photographer )
  • Kumiko Ikeda ( long jumper )
  • Munehisa Homma (rice merchant )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Tsuruoka
  • Yurihonjo
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