Yachiyo, Ibaraki

Yachiyo 八千代町
Town
Yachiyo town office
Flag Seal
Location of Yachiyo in Ibaraki Prefecture
Yachiyo
Coordinates: 36°10′53.8″N 139°53′28″E / 36.181611°N 139.89111°ECoordinates: 36°10′53.8″N 139°53′28″E / 36.181611°N 139.89111°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Ibaraki Prefecture
District	Yūki
Area
• Total	58.99 km^2 (22.78 sq mi)
Population (September 2015)
• Total	21,978
• Density	373/km^2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Keyaki
- Flower	Chrysanthemum
- Bird	Eurasian skylark
Phone number	0296-48-1111
Address	1170, Ōaza Sugenoya, Yachiyo-machi, Yūki-gun, Ibaraki-ken 300-3592
Website	Official website

Yachiyo (八千代町 Yachiyo-machi) is a town located in Yūki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of September 2015, the town had an estimated population of 21,978 and a population density of 373 persons per km². Its total area was 58.99 km².

Geography

Located in far southwestern Ibaraki Prefecture, the Kinugawa River flows through Yachiyo.

Surrounding municipalities

• Ibaraki Prefecture
  • Yūki
  • Shimotsuma
  • Chikusei
  • Bandō
  • Koga

History

During the Edo period, the area around Yachiyo was part of Shimosa Province. It was transferred to Hitachi Province in 1875.

With the creation of the municipalities system after the Meiji Restoration on April 1, 1889, the villages of Nakayūki and Shimoyūki were created within Yūki District of Ibaraki Prefecture, as well as the village of Anjō in Okada District and Kawanishi in Makabe District, and Nishitoyoda in Toyoda District. These five villages merged to form the village of Yachiyo on January 1, 1955. Yachiyo was elevated to town status on February 1, 1972.

Education

Yachiyo has 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 1 high school.

Transportation

Train

• Yachiyo is not served by any passenger train stations

Highway

• Japan National Route 125

Noted people from Yachiyo

• Shigeo Nakajima – boxer
• Hiroyuki Takasaki – professional soccer player

External links

Media related to Yachiyo, Ibaraki at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)