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Nagai City
Yamagata Prefecture · City
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Nagai City is in the Nagai Basin in southern Yamagata Prefecture, where the Shira River and the Nogawa River join the Mogami River. Under the slogan "a town of water, greenery and flowers," cherry blossoms, azaleas and irises reach their best one after another from spring to summer. The Asahi Mountains spread over the west, and Mt. Oasahi rises at the northwestern end.
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.
Live information
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Places to visit
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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 Yamagata Prefecture
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