Yaotsu, Gifu

Yaotsu
八百津町
Town

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Location of Yaotsu in Gifu Prefecture
Yaotsu

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°29′N 137°8′E / 35.483°N 137.133°E / 35.483; 137.133Coordinates: 35°29′N 137°8′E / 35.483°N 137.133°E / 35.483; 137.133
Country Japan
Region Chūbu
Prefecture Gifu Prefecture
District Kamo
Government
 • Mayor Masanori Kaneko
Area
 • Total 128.81 km2 (49.73 sq mi)
Population (July 2011[1])
 • Total 11,855
 • Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Flower Lilium japonicum[2]
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address Yaotsu 3903-2, Yaotsu-chō, Kamo-gun, Gifu-ken
505-0392
Website www.town.yaotsu.gifu.jp

Yaotsu (八百津町 Yaotsu-chō) is a town located in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 2011, the town has an estimated population of 11,855. The total area is 128.81 km².

Until recently there was also a thing saying Yaotsu was the birthplace of Chiune Sugihara , but it was clear that he was born in Mujiri-gun Kurichi-cho (present Mino City), not Yaotsu by confirmed his family register in the past,[3]

Alleged falsification of the birthplace and handwritten notes of Chiune Sugihara of the UNESCO "Memory of the World"

Yaotsu claims that own town is the birthplace of Chiune Sugihara and applies for registration as "Memory of the World" to UNESCO for its feat, but in applying for that, the town is located at the birthplace of Chiune and there is a doubt that falsification has been made and false allegations have been filed as application for 2 handwritten notes of Chiune.[4][5]

Etymology of "Uso Happyaku" "Uso Yaotsu" meaning "there are many lies" in Japanese

In Japanese, the phrase "many lies, everything is a lie" is called "Uso Happyaku" "Uso Yaotsu" (meaning lie-eight hundred cents as Yaotsu), and the origin of the word comes from the name of the village

Ya-Un-chi

Ya-Un-chi (八うんち?) is a mascot created by the Yaotsu-cho village, Japan.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 岐阜県の人口・世帯数人口動態統計調査結果. Gifu prefectural website (in Japanese). Gifu Prefecture. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ 統計>ふるさと40年の歩み. Yaotsu official website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Where is your birth place? The fourth son of Sugihara Chiune rounds around Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd Evening news Ippou August 08, 2016
  4. ↑ Where is your birth place? The fourth son of Sugihara Chiune rounds around Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd Evening news Ippou August 08, 2016
  5. ↑ "世界記憶遺産に申請、杉原千畝「命のビザ」手記に改竄疑惑　四男が語る". Weekly Shincho. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  6. ↑ "八百津町イメージキャラクターやうんちについて". 八百津町. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-11-18.


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