Yamagata
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Yamagata is the name of several places in Japan:
- Yamagata Prefecture
- Yamagata City, the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture
- Yamagata Astronomical Observatory, south of the city (IAU code D89)
- Yamagata, Gifu, a city in Gifu Prefecture
- Yamagata, a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan.
- Yamagata, Iwate, a village in Iwate Prefecture
- Yamagata District, Hiroshima, a district in Hiroshima Prefecture
It is also a Japanese surname. People with the name include:
- Yamagata Aritomo (1838 – 1922), Japanese military leader and politician
- Rachael Yamagata (1977 - )
Yamagata could also refer to the fictional character in the anime Akira, Yamagata.