Yazu

Yazu is located to the far east of Tottori Prefecture. Its highest peak is Ōginosen ({{Convert|1309.9|m|ft|disp=or}}), which is located on the border of the city of Tottori, the towns of Misasa and Chizu, as well as Shin'onsen in Hyōgo Prefecture. Ōginosen is part of the Daisen Volcanic Belt. The mountain is part of Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park, and has facilities for skiing and camping.{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) | title = 扇ノ山 | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/| access-date = 2012-05-28 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | trans-title = Ōginosen | oclc = 153301537}} The Hattō River ({{Convert|39.1|m|ft}}), the largest tributary of the Sendai River, flows through Yazu, as does a smaller tributary, the Kisaichi River ({{Convert|28.1|m|ft}}), which traces its origin to Ōginosen.{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei | title = Hattō River | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | access-date = 2012-06-02 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | trans-title = Kisaichi River | id = DLC 2009238904 | oclc = 173191044}}{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei | title = 私都川 | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | access-date = 2012-06-02 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | trans-title = Kisaichi River | id = DLC 2009238904 | oclc = 173191044}}

Tottori Prefecture

• Chizu
• Tottori
• Wakasa

Yazu has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with moderate snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yazu is 13.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1851 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 21.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C.[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/tottori-prefecture/yazu-718538/ Yazu climate data]

Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-tottori.php?cityid=31329 Yazu population statistics] the population of Yazu has been as follows:

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 22088

| 1930 | 23220

| 1940 | 22208

| 1950 | 20519

| 1960 | 26658

| 1970 | 25562

| 1980 | 22142

| 1990 | 21091

| 2000 | 20245

| 2010 | 18428

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The area of Yazu was part of ancient Inaba Province, and is the setting of the Hare of Inaba legend. During the Edo period, the area was part of the holdings of Tottori Domain ruled by a branch of the Ikeda clan from their seat at Tottori Castle. Yazu District, Tottori was established after the Meiji restoration and divided into several villages with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1896. The town of Yazu was formed on March 31, 2005, by the merger of the towns of Funaoka, Hattō and Kōge, all from Yazu District.{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) | title = 八頭町 | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/| access-date = 2012-05-28 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | trans-title = Yazu-chō | oclc = 153301537}}{{cite web | url = http://www.town.yazu.tottori.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=1002 | script-title=ja:まちの概要 | date = 2012 | publisher = Yazu-Town | location = Yazu, Tottori Prefecture | language = ja | trans-title = Overview of Yazu | access-date = July 18, 2012}} villages.

Yazu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 18 members headed by a chairperson and vice-chairperson.{{cite web | url = http://www.town.yazu.tottori.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=1506 | script-title=ja:町議会の仕組み・構成 | date = 2012 | publisher = Yazu-Town| location = Yazu, Tottori Prefecture | language = ja | trans-title = Structure and Organization of the Town Council | access-date = July 18, 2012}} Yazu, collectively with the other municipalities of Yazu District, contributes two members to the Tottori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Tottori 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Yazu has four public elementary schools and one junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Tottori Prefectural Board of Education.

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• {{flagicon|Korea}} Hoengseong County, Gangwon, Republic of Korea, friendship city since 1996
• {{flagicon|China}} Da'an, Jilin, China, friendship city since 1996

• Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park, founded on April 10, 1969, spans across Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture. Much of the area of the town of Yazu is included in the quasi-national park.{{cite web|url=http://www.biodic.go.jp/jpark/qnp/hyonosen.html|title=氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園|publisher=Ministry of the Environment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523093412/http://www.biodic.go.jp/jpark/qnp/hyonosen.html|archive-date=May 23, 2011|access-date=13 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.npaj.or.jp/parks/quasi-np/10.html#q40 |title=丹後天橋立大江山／明治の森箕面／金剛生駒紀泉／氷ノ山後山那岐山 |publisher=National Parks Association of Japan |access-date=10 May 2011}}

• Shigeru Ishiba, politician

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