| Yamanakako | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Village | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 35.4167°N 190°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu Tōkai | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Yamanashi | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Minamitsuru | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 52.81 | ||
| Population Total: | 5826 | ||
| Population As Of: | April 30, 2019 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0555-62-9977 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 237-1 Yamanaka Yamanakako-mura, Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi 401-0595 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Dfb | ||
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is a village located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 5,826 in 2401 households,[1] and a population density of . The total area of the village is .
Yamanakako is located in the far southeastern corner of Yamanashi Prefecture, surrounding Lake Yamanaka. Much of the village area is protected forest, extending to the base of Mount Fuji, which is also visible from many locations.
Yamanashi Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
The village has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Yamanakako is 9.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1876 mm with September as the wettest month.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Yamanakako has recently plateaued after a long period of growth.
Numerous Jōmon period remains have been found near Lake Yamanaka, and ancient Tsuru County, of which the area is a part, is mentioned in the late Nara period Engishiki records. The area was a contested border region between the Takeda clan, Imagawa clan and Odawara Hōjō clan during the Sengoku period.
During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. With the establishment of the modern municipalities system in the early Meiji period in 1875, the village of Nakano was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture by the merger of Yamanaka and Hirano hamlets. This village was renamed Yamanakako Village on January 1, 1965.
The economy of Yamanakako is primarily based on tourism and agriculture.
Yamanakako has one public elementary school and one public junior high school, and one combined elementary/middle school, all operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.