Yokote, Regional administrative center in Akita Prefecture, Japan
Located in the Yokote Basin, the city extends across 692 square kilometers with the Yokote River flowing through its urban areas.
During the Heian period, the Kiyohara clan controlled the region until the Sengoku period when the Onodera clan took leadership of the territory.
The Kamakura Festival features snow houses across the city where children serve amazake and mochi to visitors during winter celebrations.
The East Japan Railway Company provides transportation through the Ou Main Line and Kitakami Line, connecting Yokote with surrounding regions.
The Omagari Fireworks Festival draws 800,000 spectators annually, presenting teams from across Japan in pyrotechnic competitions with musical accompaniment.
Location: Akita Prefecture
Inception: April 1, 1889
Shares border with: Daisen, Yurihonjo, Yuzawa, Ugo, Misato, Nishiwaga, Higashinaruse
Website: https://city.yokote.lg.jp
GPS coordinates: 39.31372,140.56661
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:32
Yokote Castle
848 m
Former Ikeda Family Gardens
16.6 km
Akita Furusato-mura
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Yokote Masuda Manga Museum
12.2 km
ÆON YOKOTE
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横手市増田伝統的建造物群保存地区
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Akita Museum of Modern Art
2.9 km
Horowasan haushiwake-jinja
23 km
Kanezawa-hachimangū
6.7 km
Yokote Park
847 m
Yokote-shinmeisha
666 m
Ōtoriiyama ruins
1.7 km
Jumonji toll booth
10 km
Yokote City Akasaka General Park Baseball Stadium
2.7 km
横手市役所
0 m
Janosaki-bashi
449 m
Akita Prefectural Museum of Agricultural Science
17.6 km
Gosannen Kassen Kanezawa Archive Museum
6.8 km
Omori Park
12.3 km
本覚寺
12.1 km
Kamakura-kan Hall
46 m
Asamai Park
8.8 km
Yōjirō Ishizaka Literature Memorial Museum
1.2 km
Kanezawa Park
6.6 km
Akasaka General Park
2.7 km
Asamai-no-Keyaki
8.8 km
香積寺
27.8 km
横手区検察庁
640 mReviews
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