Nagai, Yamagata Prefecture, Tōhoku Region, Japan

🇯🇵 Nagai is a city located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Geography Nagai is located in mountainous southern Yamagata Prefecture. The Mogami River passes through eastern portion the city, and the north-west end of the city includes Mount Asahi.

Neighboring municipalities Yamagata Prefecture ◦ Nan'yō; ◦ Shirataka; ◦ Iide; ◦ Oguni; ◦ Kawanishi; ◦ Asahi.

History The area of present-day Nagai was part of Dewa Province and was part of the holdings of Yonezawa Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The village of Nagai was created within Nishiokitama District, Yamagata with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Nagai merged with the neighboring villages of Toyoda, Hirano, Nishine and Isazawa on November 15, 1954 to form the city of Nagai.

Government Nagai has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members. The city contributes two members to the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly shared with Nishiokitama District. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Yamagata District 2 of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy The economy of Nagai is based on agriculture and light manufacturing of electronic and robotic components and pharmaceuticals.

Education Nagai has six public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the city government and two public high schools operated by the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education.

Transport: Rail East Japan Railway Company - Yonesaka Line • Imaizumi

Yamagata Railway Company - Flower Nagai Line • Imaizumi - Tokiniwa - Minami-Nagai - Nagai - Ayame Kōen - Uzen-Narita - Shirousagi

Transport: Road • National Route 113 • National Route 287