Yokote, Akita

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Yokote, Akita is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan, known for its heavy snowfall and the traditional Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival featuring igloo-like snow huts.

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Yokote, Akita canonical 2
central Yokote city 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
winter festival
administrativeStatus city
averageAnnualRainfall around 1700 mm
averageAnnualTemperature around 10 °C
borderedBy Daisen, Akita
Higashinaruse, Akita
Kakunodate area of Semboku
Misato, Akita
Ugo, Akita
Yurihonjo, Akita
linked to: Yurihonjō
climateClassification Dfa
climateType humid continental climate
country Japan
feature igloo-like snow huts
governedBy Yokote City Hall
hasCulturalHeritage kamakura snow hut tradition
hasFestival Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival
hasHeavySnowfall true
hasJapaneseName 横手市
hasLocalSpecialty Yokote yakisoba
kiritanpo
hasMascot Yokote-chan
hasRailwayStation Yokote Station NERFINISHED
hasSisterCity Hachioji, Tokyo
Ninohe, Iwate
heldIn Yokote, Akita
heldInMonth February
knownFor Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival
heavy snowfall
kamikatsu-style kamakura snow huts
locatedIn Akita Prefecture
Tohoku region
linked to: Tohoku
locatedOn Honshu
mayorTitle Mayor of Yokote
partOf Yokote Basin
primaryCrops rice
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
light manufacturing
region inland southern Akita Prefecture
river Yokote River
servedBy Kitakami Line
Ōu Main Line
servedByExpressway Akita Expressway
servedByNationalRoute National Route 107
National Route 13
National Route 342
timeZone Japan Standard Time
traditionalFoodServed amazake
mochi
utcOffset +09:00

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Kanegasaki, Iwate, Japan borderedBy Yokote, Akita
Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival heldIn Yokote, Akita
subject linked to: Yokote, Akita
Yokote Kamakura Festival mainVenue central Yokote city
linked to: Yokote, Akita