Tosu 鳥栖市 | |
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 Tosu City Hall | |
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 Location of Tosu in Saga Prefecture | |
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  Tosu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:33°23′N130°30′E / 33.383°N 130.500°E /33.383; 130.500 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Saga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yasushi Hashimoto (since March 2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.72 km2 (27.69 sq mi) |
| Population (April 30, 2024) | |
• Total | 74,334 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1118 Shukumachi, Tosu-shi, Saga-ken 841-8511 |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Japanese white-eye |
| Flower | Japanese iris |
| Tree | Round leaf holly |
Tosu (鳥栖市,Tosu-shi) is acity located in the eastern part ofSaga Prefecture on the island ofKyushu,Japan. As of 30 April 2024[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 74,334 in 33597 households, and apopulation density of 1000 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 71.72 km2 (27.69 sq mi).
Located in the Saga Plains, the Chikushi River runs along the southern border of Tosu. The lowlands are used forpaddy fields and is where the urban center is located. The northwestern part of the city is in the eastern part of the Sefuri Mountaians.
Tosu has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tosu is 15.1 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1766 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.3 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data, the population of Tosu is as shown below.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 31,401 | — |
| 1950 | 39,781 | +26.7% |
| 1960 | 41,870 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 47,369 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 54,254 | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 55,877 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 60,726 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 69,074 | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 74,196 | +7.4% |
The area of Tosu was part of ancientHizen Province, and during theEdo period was an exclave ofTsushima-Fuchū Domain under theTokugawa shogunate. Tashiro-juku was home to the taxation rice storehouse and magistrate's office of the domain. It was also a stopping place forJoseon missions to Japan. TheSō clan prospered from its knowledge ofChinese traditional medicine and access to supplies imported from Korea, and the region was considered one of the four major pharmaceutical centers in pre-modern Japan. Following theMeiji restoration, the area was the center of the 1874Saga Rebellion, and a battle between the government troops and the rebel army occurred on Mount Asahi. The villages Asahi, Fumoto, Kizato, Tashiro and Todoroki were created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Todoroki was elevated to town status on March 19, 1907 and renamed Tosu. Tashiro was elevated to town status on March 11, 1936. On April 1, 1954 Tosu merged with Tashiro and the villages of Asahi, Fumoto and Kizato and was raised to city status.
Tosu has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 22 members. Tosu contributes three members to the Saga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of theSaga 1st district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Tosu is a regional commercial center and logistics and distribution hub, due to its location at the intersection of several major highways and rail line. The local economy remains centered on agriculture, food processing and light manufacturing.Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical is headquartered inn Tosu.
Tosu has eight public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Saga Prefectural Board of Education.
Tosu is one of the major transportation hubs ofKyushu. Its maintrain station isTosu Station which connects theNagasaki Main Line and theKagoshima Main Line. There is also ajunction connecting theKyūshū Expressway,Nagasaki Expressway andŌita Expressway. Economically it is part of theFukuoka metropolitan area, and according to a 2000 census about 5% of the total population of Tosu commute to work or school in Fukuoka.
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JR Kyushu -Kagoshima Main Line
Kyushu Expressway (Tosu Junction and Tosu Interchange)
Nagasaki Expressway (Tosu Junction and Tosu Interchange)Ōita Expressway (Tosu Junction)
National Route 3
National Route 34
National Route 500
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