Tsu, Mie
| Tsu 津市 | |||
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| City | |||
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Tsu City Hall | |||
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 Location of Tsu in Mie Prefecture | |||
  Tsu
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| Coordinates: 34°43′6.4″N 136°30′20.6″E / 34.718444°N 136.505722°ECoordinates: 34°43′6.4″N 136°30′20.6″E / 34.718444°N 136.505722°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kansai, Tōkai | ||
| Prefecture | Mie Prefecture | ||
| Government | |||
| • -Mayor | Yasuyuki Maeba (since May 2011) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 711.11 km2 (274.56 sq mi) | ||
| Population (August 2015) | |||
| • Total | 279,304 | ||
| • Density | 393/km2 (1,020/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| Symbols | |||
| • Tree | Zelkova serrata | ||
| • Flower | Azalea | ||
| • Bird | Japanese bush warbler | ||
| Phone number | 059-229-3110 | ||
| Address | 23-1 Nishi-Marunouchi, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 514-8611 | ||
| Website |
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Tsu (津市 Tsu-shi) is the capital city of Mie Prefecture, Japan.
As of August 2015, the city had an estimated population of 279,304 and a population density of 393 persons per km2. The total area was 711.11 square kilometres (274.56 sq mi).
Geography
Tsu is located in east-central Kii Peninsula, in central Mie Prefecture. It stretches the width of Mie Prefecture, and is bordered by Ise Bay on the Pacific Ocean to the east, and Nara Prefecture to the west. Parts of the city are within the limits of the Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park.
Neighboring municipalities
- The city of Suzuka, to the north
- The city of Kameyama, to the north
- The city of Matsusaka, to the south
- The city of Iga, to the west
- The city of Nabari to the west
- The village of Soni, Nara to the west
- The village of Mitsue, Nara to the west
Climate
Tsu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from May to September.
| Climate data for Omu, Tsu, Mie | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.8 (64) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
19.29 (66.72) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.2 (63) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
15.12 (59.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.9 (57) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.27 (52.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.3 (1.783) |
60.6 (2.386) |
103.9 (4.091) |
149.0 (5.866) |
162.2 (6.386) |
236.4 (9.307) |
218.6 (8.606) |
175.7 (6.917) |
237.7 (9.358) |
145.3 (5.72) |
80.3 (3.161) |
39.7 (1.563) |
1,654.7 (65.144) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 2 (0.8) |
2 (0.8) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
5 (2) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 70.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164.9 | 151.8 | 178.0 | 169.0 | 190.8 | 144.5 | 168.9 | 198.8 | 139.0 | 159.7 | 155.7 | 165.4 | 1,986.5 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [1] | |||||||||||||
History
Tsu originally developed as a port town known as Anotsu (安濃津) in the Nara and Heian periods. The port was destroyed by a tsunami in the 1498 Meiō Nankaidō earthquake. The town was rebuilt as a castle town and a post station by the Tōdō clan, daimyo of Tsu Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. During the Edo era, it became a popular stopping point for travelers to Ise shrine, about 40 km to the southeast.
Following the Meiji restoration, it became the capital of Mie Prefecture in 1871. With the establishment of municipalities on April 1, 1889, Tsu was one of original 31 cities to be proclaimed.
During World War II, Allied air raids on July 24 and July 28, 1945 destroyed most of the city and killed 1,239 people
On January 1, 2006, the neighboring city of Hisai, the towns of Anō, Geinō and Kawage, and the village of Misato (all from Age District), the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, and the village of Misugi (all from Ichishi District) were merged into Tsu. As a result of the merger, the city became the second largest in Mie by population behind Yokkaichi, and became the largest in Mie by area ahead of Matsusaka.
Economy
Imuraya Confectionery, a confectionery company,[2] and ZTV, a cable television operator, are headquartered in Tsu.[3]
Education
Colleges and universities
- Mie University, the prefecture's only national university.
- Tsu City College
- Mie Prefectural College of Nursing
- Takada Junior College
Primary and secondary education
- Tsu has 56 public elementary schools, 21 public and two private middle schools, and nine public and three private high schools
- The city also has six special education schools.
Transportation
Rail
- JR Central – Kisei Main Line
- JR Central – Meishō Line
- Ise-Hata - Ichishi - Isegi - Ise-Ōi – Ise-Kawaguchi - Sekinomiya - Ieki - Ise-Takehara - Ise-Kamakura - Ise-Yachi - Hitsu - Ise-Okitsu
- Kintetsu Nagoya Line
- Chisato - Toyotsu-Ueno - Shiratsuka - Takadahonzan - Edobashi - Tsu - Tsu-shimmachi - Minamigaoka - Hisai - Momozono
- Kintetsu Osaka Line
- Ise Railway Ise Line
- Ise-Ueno – Kawage – Higashi-Ishinden - Tsu
Highways
- Ise Expressway
- National Route 23
- National Route 163
- National Route 165
- National Route 306
- National Route 368
- National Route 369
- National Route 422
Seaports
- Port of Tsu-Matsusaka
Sister city relations
– Higashishirakawa, Gifu, since June 28, 1989
– Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil,[4] since October 18, 1976
– Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China[4] – since June 11, 1984
Local attractions
Tsu is famous for its Tōjin Odori (唐人踊り), a festival commemorating the arrival of the Joseon Tongsinsa delegation from Korea during the feudal period.[5] There are two other cities that celebrate Tōjin Odori: Suzuka city in Mie Prefecture and Ushimado-chō in Okayama Prefecture.[6]
The ruins of Tsu Castle have been made into a downtown city park.
Kitabatake Shrine and Yūki Shrine are notable local Shinto shrines.
Notable people
- Sho Gokyu – professional soccer player
- Mika Hagi – 2007 Miss Japan
- Mu Kanazaki – professional soccer player
- Kōji Kitao – sumo wrestler
- Kotokaze Kōki – sumo wrestler
- Ayumi Oka – actress
- Hiroshi Okuda – former president of Toyota Motors
- Edogawa Rampo – author
- Chikara Sakaguchi - politician
- Hidesaburō Ueno – agricultural scientist
- Saori Yoshida – Olympic wrestler
References
- ↑ "Tsu Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Corporate profile." Imuraya Confectionery. March 30, 2008. Retrieved on January 11, 2010.
- ↑ Home page. ZTV. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.
- 1 2 "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.searchnavi.com/~hp/tojin/eng/ Toujin House
- ↑ http://www006.upp.so-net.ne.jp/asao/toujin.htm 唐人踊り (Tōjin Odori)
External links
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- Official website (Japanese)
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| Kuwana District | ||
| Inabe District | ||
| Mie District | ||
| Taki District | ||
| Watarai District | ||
| Kitamuro District | ||
| Minamimuro District | ||
