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Yurihonjo City
Akita Prefecture · City
Official websiteAkita Prefecture page
Yurihonjo City is in southwestern Akita Prefecture and was formed in 2005 by the merger of Honjo City and 7 towns of Yuri District. It has the largest area of any municipality in the prefecture. The city spreads along the Koyoshi River, which flows into the Sea of Japan, and Mt. Chokai rises to the south. It has Hottai Falls, one of Japan's 100 best waterfalls, and ski areas on the Chokai Highlands.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
CastleHonjo Castlecastle in Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan
WaterfallHottai Fallswaterfall in Akita Prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Buddhist templeChokoku-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Yurihonjō, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Iwakiroadside station in Yurihonjo, Akita prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Ouchiroadside station in Yurihonjo, Akita prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeRyugen-ji Templebuilding in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shimizunosato-Chokaigoroadside station in Yurihonjo, Akita prefecture, Japan- Buddhist templeMyokei-ji Templetemple in Yurihonjo, Akita
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Higashiyuriroadside station in Yurihonjo, Akita prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Nishimeroadside station in Yurihonjo, Akita prefecture, Japan
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Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Akita Prefecture
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