Yuzawa, Akita

Japanese Name: 湯沢市
Prefecture: Akita
Population: 53,588
Area: 790.72:
Longitude 140.4956629
Latitude 39.1643041
Homepage: http://www.city-yuzawa.jp/

Yuzawa, Akita

Yuzawa (湯沢市, Yuzawa-shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture, in the northern Tohoku region of Japan.

As of May 2015, the city has an estimated population of 47,119 and a population density of 59.6 persons per km². The total area is 790.91 km2 (305.37 sq mi).

Yuzawa claims to be the birthplace of the famous Heian period poet Ono no Komachi.