Yamatokōriyama

Yamatokōriyama 大和郡山市
City
Location of Yamatokōriyama in Nara Prefecture
Yamatokōriyama Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°39′N 135°47′E / 34.650°N 135.783°ECoordinates: 34°39′N 135°47′E / 34.650°N 135.783°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Kiyoshi Ueda
Population (April 1, 2015)
• Total	86,771
Symbols
• Tree	Japanese Black Pine, Peking Willow
• Flower	Chrysanthemum, Prunus jamasakura
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	248-4 Kitakōriyama-chō, Yamatokōriyama-shi, Nara-ken 639-1198
Website	www.city.yamatokoriyama.nara.jp/index.htm

Yamatokōriyama (大和郡山市 Yamatokōriyama-shi) is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of 1 April 2015, the city has an estimated population of 86,771 and 37,343 households.^[1]

Geography

Located in the northern portion of the Nara Basin, the Saho River and the Tomio River flow through. The majority of the city is flat, although the portion west of the Tomio River is a little elevated. There are many ponds in the city, which were created for cultivating goldfish.

The settlement of Hieda, located east of the Saho River, is well known for its old fashioned buildings, which are surrounded by moats.

Neighboring municipalities

Town of Yamatokōriyama

Yamatokōriyama adjoins the following municipalities.

• Nara
• Ikoma
• Tenri
• Ando
• Ikaruga
• Kawanishi

Notable locations

Dainagon-zuka

• Kōriyama Castle

Shrines

• Himeta Shrine
• Yanagisawa Shrine
• Kasuga Shrine
• Koizumi Shrine

Temples

• Matsuo-dera
• Yata-dera
• Jikō-in
• KyÅ«shō-ji
• Kakuan-ji

Other

• Dainagon-zuka (grave of Toyotomi Hidenaga)

Education

High schools

• Nara Gakuen
• Koriyama High School

Transportation

Rail

• West Japan Railway Company
  • Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line): Kōriyama Station - Yamato-Koizumi Station
• Kintetsu Corporation
  • Kintetsu Kashihara Line: Kujō Station (Nara) - Kintetsu-Kōriyama Station - Tsutsui Station - Hirahata Station - Family-Kōemmae Station

Road

• Expressways
  • Nishi-Meihan Expressway
  • Keinawa Expressway (under construction)
• National Route 24
• National Route 25
• National Route 308

Sister cities

Yamatokōriyama has been twinned with Kofu, Yamanashi in Japan since 1992.^[2]

References

1. "市町村別推計人口・世帯数". Nara Prefecture. April 1, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
2. Sister City Retrieved 7 November 2012.

External links

• Yamatokoriyama City official website (Japanese)
• Yamatokoriyama City official website (English)