Higashimurayama District, Yamagata

Higashimurayama (東村山郡, Higashimurayama-gun) is a rural district located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

The portion of the cities of Yamagata and Tendō were formerly part of Higashimurayama District.

Murayama County was an ancient place name in part of Dewa Province, occupying the area of modern Mogami, Nishimurayama, Kitamurayama and Higashimurayama districts.

Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the area Higashimurayama district was a complicated mosaic.

With the establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, the district was consolidated into one town (Tendō) and 23 villages.

Map showing original extent of Higashimurayama District in Yamagata Prefecture
yellow & green area=original extent in Meiji period; green=present area; 1=Yamanobe; 2=Nakayama
Historic Map of Higashimurayama District:
  1. Tendō
  2. Nariu
  3. Kurazō
  4. Tsuyama
  5. Hoshinuno
  6. Yamadera
  7. Takase
  8. Tateyama
  9. Suzukawa
  10. Chitose
  11. Dewa
  12. Takatama
  13. Terazu
  14. Meiji
  15. Ōsato
  16. Kanei
  17. Mogami
  18. Toyoda
  19. Yamanobe
  20. Ōtera
  21. Naka
  22. Sakuyazawa
  23. Sagami
  24. Ōsone
Purple=Yamagata City
Orange=Yamanobe Town
Red=Nakayama Town
Pink=Tendō City