Ōe, Yamagata

Ōe 大江町
Town
Aterazawa neighborhood of Ōe
Flag Seal
Location of Ōe in Yamagata Prefecture
Ōe
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Yamagata
District	Nishimurayama
Area
• Total	153.92 km2 (59.43 sq mi)
Population (November 2013)
• Total	8,721
• Density	56.7/km2 (147/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
• Tree	Cryptomeria
• Flower	Hydrangea macrophylla
• Bird	Crested kingfisher
• Fish	Masu salmon
Phone number	0237-62-2111
Address	882-1 Aterazawa, Ōe-machi, Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken 990-1101
Website	Official website

Ōe (大江町, Ōe-machi) is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 2013, the town had an estimated population of 8,721 and a population density of 56.7 persons per km². The total area was 153.92 square kilometres (59 sq mi).

Geography

Ōe is located in mountainous central Yamagata. Like many small towns in Japan, Ōe is a collection of smaller hamlets. Elevation rises and populations decrease from east to west. The easternmost hamlet is Aterazawa, and contains about 4/5 of the town's population. The Mogami River forms the eastern border of the town.

Neighboring municipalities

• Yamagata Prefecture
  • Sagae, Yamagata
  • Asahi, Yamagata
  • Nishikawa, Yamagata
  • Nakayama, Yamagata
  • Yamanobe, Yamagata

Climate

Ōe has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

History

The area of present-day Ōe was part of ancient Dewa Province. During the Kamakura period it was controlled by the Ōe clan. During the early Tokugawa period, it was the site of a castle and center of the briefly-lived Aterazawa Domain (12,000 koku), which was absorbed into Tsuruoka Domain. After the start of the Meiji period, the area became part of Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. The modern town of Ōe was established on August 20, 1959 by the merger of the town of Aterazawa and the village of Urushikawa.

Economy

The economy of Ōe is based on agriculture.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Aterazawa Line
  • Aterazawa

Highway

• National Route 287
• National Route 458

Local attractions

Events

• Oe Doll's Festival (March)
• Mogami River rower's song contest (June)

Landmarks

• Tateyama Park(ruin of The Tateyama castle)
• Yanagawa spa

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  Aterazawa Station

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  Oe Office

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  Mogami River

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  Mogami Bridge

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  Aterazawa Haramachi

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  Kokain Temple

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  Yanagawa spa

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  Duck family

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)