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Tsu 津市 | |||||||
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 Location of Tsu in Mie Prefecture | |||||||
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  Tsu | |||||||
| Coordinates:34°43′59″N136°30′48″E / 34.73306°N 136.51333°E /34.73306; 136.51333 | |||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||
| Region | Kansai (Tōkai) | ||||||
| Prefecture | Mie | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • -Mayor | Yasuyuki Maeba (since May 2011) | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• Total | 711.11 km2 (274.56 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (August 2021) | |||||||
• Total | 274,879 | ||||||
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | ||||||
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| • 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 | Official website | ||||||
Tsu (津市,Tsu-shi) is the capital city ofMie Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2021[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 274,879 in 127,273 households and apopulation density of 390 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 711.11 square kilometres (274.56 sq mi). Although the second largest city in the prefecture in terms of population (behindYokkaichi), its designation as the prefectural capital and its holding of a large concentration of national government offices and educational facilities make the city the administrative and educational center of Mie Prefecture.
Tsu is located in east-centralKii Peninsula, in central Mie Prefecture. It is the largest city in Mie Prefecture in terms of area and stretches the width of Mie Prefecture, and is bordered byIse Bay on thePacific Ocean to the east, andNara Prefecture to the west. Parts of the city are within the limits of theMurō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park.
Tsu has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tsu is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1931 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.0 °C.[2] Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from May to September.
| Climate data for Tsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1889−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 31.0 (87.8) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.7 (98.1) | 39.1 (102.4) | 39.5 (103.1) | 37.7 (99.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.6 (88.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 18.8 (65.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 2.4 (36.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 12.9 (55.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −7.0 (19.4) | −5.6 (21.9) | −3.0 (26.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.7 (47.7) | 2.3 (36.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | −6.4 (20.5) | −7.8 (18.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 48.5 (1.91) | 57.1 (2.25) | 104.5 (4.11) | 129.0 (5.08) | 167.3 (6.59) | 201.8 (7.94) | 173.9 (6.85) | 144.5 (5.69) | 276.6 (10.89) | 186.1 (7.33) | 76.4 (3.01) | 47.2 (1.86) | 1,612.9 (63.50) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 2 (0.8) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 6 (2.4) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.5 mm) | 6.4 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 115.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 67 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 162.9 | 156.2 | 186.1 | 192.7 | 197.8 | 146.9 | 180.2 | 220.7 | 165.3 | 164.5 | 163.7 | 171.5 | 2,108.6 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Tsu has been relatively stable over the past 40 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 226,065 | — |
| 1970 | 242,000 | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 265,443 | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 280,384 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 286,521 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 285,728 | −0.3% |
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Tsu originally developed as a port town known as Anotsu (安濃津) in theNara andHeian periods.
The port was destroyed by atsunami in the1498 Meiō Nankaidō earthquake.
The town was rebuilt as acastle town and apost station by theTōdō clan,daimyō ofTsu Domain under theTokugawa shogunate. During theEdo period, it became a popular stopping point for travelers toIse Grand Shrine, about 40 km to the southeast.
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Following theMeiji Restoration, Tsu became the capital of Mie Prefecture in 1871. With the establishment of then modern municipalities on April 1, 1889, Tsu was one of the original 31 cities to be proclaimed. The city borders gradually expanded, with Tsu annexing the neighboring villages of Tatebe and Tosa in 1909, Shinmachi in 1934, Fujimi in 1936, Takachaya in 1939 and Anto, Kanbe and Kushigata in 1943. DuringWorld War II, Allied air raids on July 24 and July 28, 1945, destroyed most of the city and killed 1,239 people. In 1953, Tsu annexed the neighboring villages of Kumozu in 1953, Isshinden, Shiratsuka, Kurima, and Katada in 1954 and Toyosato in 1973.
On January 1, 2006, the neighboring city ofHisai, the towns ofAnō,Geinō andKawage, and the village ofMisato (all inAge District), the towns ofHakusan,Ichishi andKarasu, and the village ofMisugi (all inIchishi District) were merged into Tsu. As a result of the merger, the city became the second largest in Mie by population behindYokkaichi, and the largest in Mie by area ahead ofMatsusaka.
Tsu has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 34 members. Tsu contributes seven members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 1st district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
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Imuraya Confectionery, a confectionery company,[5] andZTV, a cable television operator, are headquartered in Tsu.[6]
Ise Railway -Ise Railway Ise Line
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Higashishirakawa, Gifu, since June 28, 1989
Osasco,São Paulo, Brazil, since October 18, 1976[8]
Zhenjiang,Jiangsu, China, since June 11, 1984[8]Tsu is famous for its Tōjin Odori (唐人踊り), a festival commemorating the arrival of theJoseon Tongsinsa delegation from Korea during the feudal period.[9] There are two other cities that celebrate Tōjin Odori:Suzuka city in Mie Prefecture and Ushimado-chō inOkayama Prefecture.[10]
The ruins ofTsu Castle have been made into a downtown city park.
Kitabatake Shrine andYūki Shrine are notable localShinto shrines.
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