Yonjū

Yonjū [邵类 よんじゅう] is a city located in southern Kōfu Prefecture. As of 2022, it had a population of around 23,000.
Yonjū is located on the Eiho Plain, one of the most fertile regions in the prefecture. The Maiko River, a tributary of the Hyōzu, runs along the northern border of the city, with many of its smaller tributaries flowing through the city itself. Yonjū is close to the prefectural capital Minami and serves as a bedroom community for the larger city. Due to its development as a residential area and a commuter community in the late 1990s, the area experienced rapid population growth, leading to the development of public housing 'new towns'. Many of these areas have become run-down and rife with crime and poverty over the decades. In the modern day, Yonjū has a reputation as one of the most dangerous cities in the Honzura region.