| Yahiko | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
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| Coordinates: | 37.6911°N 138.8553°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Niigata |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nishikanbara |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 25.17 |
| Population Total: | 7824 |
| Population As Of: | July 1, 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
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| Blank1 Name Sec1: | • Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Castanopsis |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Flower |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | • Bird |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0256-94-3131 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 402 Yahagi, Yahiko-mura, Nishikambara-gun, Niigata-ken 959-0392 |
is a village located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 7,824, and a population density of 311 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 25.17sqkm.
Yahiko is located in a coastal region of central Niigata Prefecture, but is not on the coast. Yahiko lies on the south side of Mount Yahiko. This mountain and nearby Mount Kakuda, stand alone on the Sea of Japan coast not far from Niigata City. Yahiko has one of the oldest family owned hotels in Niigata prefecture called Yamamotokan.
Yahiko has a Humid climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yahiko is 13.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2081 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.1 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.3 °C.[1]
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Yahiko has remained relatively steady over the past 50 years.
The area of present-day Yahiko was part of ancient Echigo Province, and developed as a settlement around Yahiko-jinja, a Shinto shrine which was established in the 8th century. The modern village was established within Nishikanbara District, Niigata on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the municipalities system. The present shrine was rebuilt in 1916. The earlier shrine buildings were destroyed by a 1912 fire which started in the village.[3] It is the only village left in its district after the two towns from the same district merged into the city of Tsubame on March 20, 2006.
Yahiko has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government, but no public high school.