Editing Yuza (section)

==Geography==
Yuza is located in the extreme northwest of Yamagata Prefecture, bordering on [[Akita Prefecture]] to the north and the [[Sea of Japan]] on the west. It is situated at the northern end of the Shōnai Plain, with the Gekkō River running across the town. [[Mount Chōkai]], which has the second highest elevation in the Tohoku region, is on the northern border. Sandy beaches stretch along the coastline in the southern part of the town, whereas the northern coastline is more rugged due to reefs formed by lava flows from Mt. Chōkai. Part of the town is within the borders of the [[Chōkai Quasi-National Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.yamagata.jp/ou/seikatsukankyo/050011/joureikaisei/kouentouichizu.pdf |title=Natural Parks of Yamagata Prefecture |language=ja |publisher=[[Yamagata Prefecture]] |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref>

===Neighboring municipalities===
Akita Prefecture
*[[Nikaho, Akita|Nikaho]]
*[[Yurihonjō]]
Yamagata Prefecture
*[[Sakata, Yamagata|Sakata]]

===Climate===
Nakayama has a [[Humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Nakayama is 11.9&nbsp;°C. The average annual rainfall is 1906&nbsp;mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.1&nbsp;°C, and lowest in January, at around 0.3&nbsp;°C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/yamagata/yuza-1017648/ Yuzaclimate data]</ref>