Ueda, Nagano

Ueda 上田市
City
A sculpture at Utsukushigahara Open-air Museum in Ueda A sculpture at Utsukushigahara Open-air Museum in Ueda
Flag of Ueda Flag
Location of Ueda in Nagano Prefecture Location of Ueda in Nagano Prefecture
Ueda Location in Japan
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Prefecture	Nagano Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Soichi Motai (since April 2002)
Area
• Total	552.00 km2 (213.13 sq mi)
Population (June 1, 2011)
• Total	158,187
• Density	286.57/km2 (742.2/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Texus cospidata
• Flower	Azalea
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	1-11-16 Ote, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-8601
Website	www.city.ueda.nagano.jp/pc/index.html

Ueda (上田市, Ueda-shi) is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

The modern city of Ueda was established on March 6, 2006, from the merger of the old city of Ueda absorbing the towns of Maruko and Sanada, and the village of Takeshi (all from Chiisagata District). The new city replaced the former city of Ueda for the first time in 87 years since Ueda was elevated to city status in 1919.

As of June 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 158,187, with 61,091 households and a population density of 286.57 persons per km². The total area is 552.00 km², which makes it the fifth largest city in the Nagano Prefecture.

Anraku-ji in Bessho Onsen, Ueda has the only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan. The pagoda has been designated as National Treasure.

The city as viewed from the West Turret of Ueda Castle (foreground)

History

Former city of Ueda

• Main Article:
  • Ueda, Nagano (former city)

Former town of Maruko area

• April There Sanada Festival　
• April 1, 1889 - Maruko was established as a village when four hamlets were merged.
• October 30, 1912 - Maruko was elevated to town status.
• April 1966 - Gained the Togaharajibako hamlet from the town of Tobu (now part of the city of Tomi)

International relations

Ueda maintains friendship and sister cities relationships with the following cities.

Friendship cities

• Broomfield, Colorado, United States (from 2001 with Maruko)
• Ningbo, China (from 1995 with Ueda)
• Nerima, Tokyo (from 1994 with Takeshi)

Sister cities

• Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1976 with Sanada)
• Kamakura, Kanagawa (from 1979 with Ueda)
• Jōetsu, Niigata (from 1979 with Ueda)
• Toyooka, Hyōgo (from 1979 between Ueda and former town of Izushi)
• Kudoyama, Wakayama (from 1977 with Sanada)

Cities with emergency collaboration pacts

Ueda has entered into pacts with all the Japanese cities listed above and two more cities listed below for mutual collaboration in case of emergency.

• Ageo, Saitama
• Numazu, Shizuoka

Sightseeing

• Utsukushigahara Open-air Museum - An open-air museum with sculptures on the Utsukushigahara plateau, which opened in June 1981

Education

University and College

• Shinshu University
• Nagano University
• Ueda Women's Junior College

High School

• Ueda High School
• Ueda Someyaoka High School
• Ueda Higashi High School
• Ueda Chikuma High School
• Maruko Syugakkan High School
• Ueda Nishi High school (private)
• Sakura International High School (private)
• KLARK Memorial International High School (private)
• Tsukuba Kaisei High School (private)

Junior High School

• Daiichi Junior High School
• Daini Junior High School
• Daisan Junior High School
• Daiyon Junior High School
• Daigo Junior High School
• Dairoku Junior High School
• Shioda Junior High School
• Maruko Junior High School
• Marukokita Junior High School
• Sanada Junior High School
• Sugadaira Elementary School and Junior High School
• Ueda-shi,Nagawa-machi Tyuugakkou-Kumiairitsu Yodakubonanbu Junior High School

Noted residents

• Katsusaburō Yamagiwa (1863 – 1930), pathologist

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Ueda City official website (Japanese)