Yūki-shi (Japan)

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Name (Latin)
Yūki-shi (Japan)
Other forms of name
nnaa Yūki, Japan
Associated country
Japan
Biographical or Historical Data
municipality, 36p0s16ʹN 139p0s52ʹE
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 258699571
Wikidata: Q847569
Library of congress: n 81084402
Sources of Information
  • Ishijima, T.
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Wikipedia description:

Yūki (結城市, Yūki-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 49,252 in 19,889 households and a population density of 749 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 30.8%. The total area of the town is 65.76 square kilometres (25.39 sq mi). Yūki is famous for its production of yūki-tsumugi, a traditional fabric production technique which is an Important Intangible Cultural Property, and the city has a rich religious history, with many older Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.

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