Tsushima, Aichi

Tsushima 津島市
City
Tsushima Tenno Festival
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tsushima in Aichi Prefecture
Tsushima
Coordinates: 35°10′37.4″N 136°44′28.6″E / 35.177056°N 136.741278°ECoordinates: 35°10′37.4″N 136°44′28.6″E / 35.177056°N 136.741278°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Aichi Prefecture
Government
Area
• Total	25.09 km^2 (9.69 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
• Total	62,879
• Density	2,510/km^2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Pinus thunbergii
- Flower	Japanese wisteria
- Bird	Egret
Phone number	0567-24-1111
Address	2-21 Tatekomi-chō, Tsushima-shi, Aichi-ken 496-8686
Website	Official website

Tsushima (津島市 Tsushima-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 62,879 and a population density of 2,591 persons per km². The total area was 25.09 square kilometres (9.69 sq mi).

Geography

Tsushima is located in far western Aichi Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

• Aichi Prefecture
  • Aisai
  • Kanie
  • Ama

Climate

Average winter temperatures range from around 0-10 degrees C with occasional snowfall. Summer is hot and humid with occasional typhoons. Summer temperatures are regularly around 30 degrees C. The East Asian rainy season occurs in June.

History

Tsushima developed as a monzen-machi catering to the pilgrimage traffic to the well-known Shinto shrine of Tsushima Jinja from the Muromachi period. During the Sengoku period, it was controlled by the Oda clan and subsequently in the Edo period was part of the holdings of the Owari Tokugawa of Nagoya.

During the Meiji period, the area was organized into several villages under Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, including the village of Tsushima in 1871. During the Meiji period, the area was a center for textile production. Tsushima was elevated to town status on October 1, 1889, and to city status on March 1, 1947.

Tsushima was hit by the Ise-Wan Typhoon in 1959 which caused widespread damage and flooding.

Transportation

Railways

• Meitetsu – Tsushima Line
  • Tsushima – (Shobata) - (Fujinami) - Aotsuka
• Meitetsu – Bisai Line
  • Tsushima

Highways

• Higashi-Meihan Expressway
• Japan National Route 155

Education

Tsushima has four public middle schools and eight public elementary schools.

It is also the location of the private Seirinkan High School.

Sister city relations

• - Hercules, California USA^[1]

Local attractions

• Tsushima Shrine
• Tenno Matsuri, a festival with a history of over two hundred years. The highlight of this two-day event is the evening festival in which a dozen boats, each decorated with nearly 400 paper lanterns, float down the Tenno River.

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  Tsushima Shrine
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  Tenno Matsuri
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  Wisteria Festival
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  Tennōgawa Park
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  Temple town
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  Hottake House

Notable people from Tsushima

• Yone Noguchi (1875–1947), poet
• Mitsuharu Kaneko (1895–1975), poet
• Kiyoshi Takayama (b. 1947), yakuza tycoon
• Kanematsu Sugiura (1892-1979), cancer researcher

References

1. "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)