is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 23,158 in 9987 households,Uenohara City official statistics and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography Uenohara is located on the extreme eastern edge of Yamanashi Prefecture, on a fluvial terrace of the Sagami River. Mountains: Mount Mikuni, Mount Mitou, Mount Ougi Rivers: Sagami River, Tsuru River, Nakama River
Surrounding municipalities
Kanagawa Prefecture Sagamihara Tokyo Okutama, Hinohara Yamanashi Prefecture Dōshi Kosuge Ōtsuki Tsuru
Climate The climate in the city is characterized by hot, humid summers and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Uenohara is 13.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1497 mm, with September being the wettest month. The highest temperatures are typically in August, averaging around 25.5 °C, and the lowest in January, averaging around 2.2 °C.Uenohara climate data
Demographics Per Japanese census data,Uenohara population statistics Uenohara's population peaked around the year 2000 and has been declining since.
History The area around present-day Uenohara was heavily settled during the Jōmon period, and numerous Jōmon sites have been found within the city limits. However, there are fewer Yayoi period sites. During the Nara period ritsuryo organization of Kai Province, the area came under Tsuru County. From the middle of the Kamakura period, much of the province came under the control of the Takeda clan, although as a border area adjacent to the holdings of the Uesugi clan and the Odawara Hōjō clan, it was the location of many skirmishes and battles. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During this period, the Kōshū Kaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes, passed through Uenohara, which had four of the 45 post stations on that route. The area was also a noted center for sericulture.
After the Meiji restoration, the village of Uenohara was established on December 27, 1897, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Uenohara became a town on April 1, 1955, by annexing seven neighboring villages. The modern city of Uenohara was established on February 13, 2005, by the mergers of the former town of Uenohara (from Kitatsuru District), absorbing the village of Akiyama (from Minamitsuru District).
Government Uenohara has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.
Economy The economy of Uenohara is dominated by agriculture, sericulture and textile manufacturing.
Education Uenohara has five public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The city also hosts the private Teikyo University of Science.
Universities Teikyo University of Science High Schools Japan University Meisei High School Uenohara High School Middle schools Akiyama Middle School Nishi Middle School Uenohara Middle School Primary Schools Akiyama Elementary School Nishi Elementary School Saihara Elementary School Shimada Elementary School Uenohara Elementary School
Transportation Railway East Japan Railway Company - Chūō Main Line –
Highway Chūō Expressway
Kōshū Kaidō
Local attractions Mushono-Dainembutsu dance (National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property)
Notable people Ken Mizorogi, actor
References
External links
Official Website