Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Tsuruoka
鶴岡市
City

Tsuruoka City Hall

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Location of Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture
Tsuruoka

 

Coordinates: 38°43′38″N 139°49′36″E / 38.72722°N 139.82667°E / 38.72722; 139.82667Coordinates: 38°43′38″N 139°49′36″E / 38.72722°N 139.82667°E / 38.72722; 139.82667
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Yamagata Prefecture
Area
  Total 1,311.53 km2 (506.38 sq mi)
Population (October 2015)
  Total 129,639
  Density 98.8/km2 (256/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Japanese beech
- Flower Sakura
Phone number 0235-25-2111
Address 9-25, Babachō, Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata-ken 997-8601
Website Official website

Tsuruoka (鶴岡市 Tsuruoka-shi) is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, in the Tohoku region of northern Japan.

As of October 2015, the city had an estimated population of 129,639 and a population density of 98.8 persons per km². The total area was 1,311.53 square kilometres (506.38 square miles).

Geography

Tsuruoka is located on the coast of Yamagata Prefecture bordering the Sea of Japan and has some locally popular beaches such as Yunohama and Sanze. All three of the Three Mountains of Dewa are at least partially within the city limits.

Neighboring municipalities

Climate

Tsuruoka has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, although the months from February to June have somewhat less rainfall.

History

The area of present-day Tsuruoka was part of ancient Dewa Province, and was under the control of the Shonai Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. It was a minor port for the kitamaebune coastal trade.

After the start of the Meiji period, the area organized as Tsuruoka Town under Nishitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture in 1878. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1924 becoming Japan's 100th city. In 1955, the city expanded by annexing the town of Kamo and nine neighboring villages. The town of Oyama was annexed by Tsuruoka in 1963.

On October 1, 2005, the towns of Fujishima, Haguro and Kushibiki, and the village of Asahi (all fromHigashitagawa District), and the town of Atsumi (from Nishitagawa District) were merged into Tsuruoka.

Economy

Tsuruoka has a mixed economy based on light manufacturing, commercial services, agriculture and commercial fishing.

Transportation

Airports

Railway

Highway

Education

Colleges and Universities

High Schools

  • Tsuruoka Minami High School
  • Tsuruoka Kita High School
  • Tsuruoka Kamo Fisheries High School
  • Tsuruoka Higashi High School
  • Tsuruoka Kogyo High School

  • Tsuruoka Chuo High School
  • Yamazoe High School
  • Shonai Agricultural High School
  • Haguro High School

Junior High Schools

  • Tsuruoka Daiichi Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Daini Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Daisan Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Daiyon Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Daigo Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Toyoura Junior High School

  • Tsuruoka Fujishima Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Haguro Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Kushibiki Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Asahi Junior High School
  • Tsuruoka Atsumi Junior High School

Elementary Schools

  • Tsuruoka Tyoyo Daiichi Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Tyoyo Daini Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Tyoyo Daisan Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Tyoyo Daiyon Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Tyoyo Daigo Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Tyoyo Dairoku Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Itsuki Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Kogane Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Sakae Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Oizumi Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Yutagawa Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Kyoden Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Tagawa Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Sanze Elementary School

  • Tsuruoka Kogata Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Yura Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Kamo Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Yunohama Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Oyama Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Nishigo Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Kamigo Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Fujishima Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Toei Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Naganuma Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Watamae Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Haguro Daiichi Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Haguro Daini Elementary School

  • Tsuruoka Haguro Daisan Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Haguro Daiyon Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Kushibiki Higashi Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Kushibiki Nishi Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Kushibiki Minami Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Asahi Oizumi Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Otsuna Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Asahi Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Oami Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Atsumi Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Iragawa Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Nezugaseki Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Fukuei Elementary School
  • Tsuruoka Yamato Elementary School

Health care

Media

TV

Newspapers

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Tsuruoka is twinned with:

Local attractions

Local events

Culture

Food

Tsuruoka is known for "dadacha-mame" (だだちゃ豆), a brand of soybean, which have been called "the king of edamame"; they are also used for other products such as nattō and in manjū. There are two theories as to the origin of the name: one is that it derives from dadacha, the Shonai dialectical word for "father" – gagacha is the dialectical word for "mother", while the other is that the beans came from Date, Fukushima, and were originally called Date-no-chamame, which became Date-chamame and then Dadacha-mame.[5]

Notable people from Tsuruoka

References

  1. 姉妹・友好・兄弟都市 [Twin cities]. Kagoshima International Affairs Division (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  2. "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "International Exchange". List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures. Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. Metropolis, "Fortean Japan", 27 June 2008, p. 12.
  5. Yamagata foods: Dadacha-mame

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