Tsu, Mie
Tsu (津市 Tsu-shi) is a ceety locatit in Mie Prefectur, Japan. It is the caipital o Mie Prefectur. As o September 2012, the ceety haed an estimatit population o 282,980 an a population density o 398 persons per km². The tot aurie wis 710.81 km².
Tsu 津市 | |
|---|---|
Ceety | |
 Tsu Ceety Haw | |
 Banner  Seal | |
 Location o Tsu in Mie | |
  Tsu | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′N 136°30′E / 34.717°N 136.500°ECoordinates: 34°43′N 136°30′E / 34.717°N 136.500°E | |
| Kintra | Japan |
| Region | Kansai |
| Prefectur | Mie |
| Govrenment | |
| • -Mayor | Yasuyuki Maeba (since May 2011) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 710.81 km2 (274.45 sq mi) |
| Population (September 2012) | |
| • Total | 298,980 |
| • Density | 398/km2 (1,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
| - Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| - Flouer | Azalea |
| -Bird | Japanese Bush Warbler |
| Phone nummer | 059-229-3110 |
| Address | 23-1 Nishi-Marunouchi, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken 514-8611 |
| Website | www |
Geografie
eeditTsu is locatit in east-central Kii Peninsula, in central Mie Prefectur. It stretches the width o Mie Prefectur, an is bordered bi Ise Bay on the Paceefic Ocean tae the east, an Nara Prefectur tae the wast. Pairts o the ceety are within the leemits o the Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-Naitional Pairk.
Neighborin municipalities
eedit- The ceety o Suzuka, tae the north.
- The ceety o Kameyama, tae the north.
- The ceety o Matsuzaka, tae the sooth.
- The ceety o Iga, tae the wast.
- The ceety o Nabari tae the wast.
- The veelage o Soni, Nara tae the wast.
- The veelage o Mitsue, Nara tae the wast
Climate
eeditTsu haes a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) wi het simmers an cuil winters. Precipitation is signeeficant throughoot the year, but is hiviest frae Mey tae September.
| Climate data for Omu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
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) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| 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 (63.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
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) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.3 (1.78) |
60.6 (2.39) |
103.9 (4.09) |
149.0 (5.87) |
162.2 (6.39) |
236.4 (9.31) |
218.6 (8.61) |
175.7 (6.92) |
237.7 (9.36) |
145.3 (5.72) |
80.3 (3.16) |
39.7 (1.56) |
1,654.7 (65.16) |
| 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 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine oors | 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
eeditTsu oreeginally developed as a port toun kent as Anotsu (安濃津) in the Nara an Heian periods. The port wis destroyed bi a tsunami in the 1498 Meiō Nankaidō yirdquauk. The toun wis rebuilt as a castle toun an a post station bi the Sudo clan, daimyo o Tsu Domain unner the Tokugawa shogunate. Durin the Edo era, it acame a popular stoppin pynt for travelers tae Ise shrine, aboot 40 km tae the sootheast.
Followin the Meiji restoration, it acame the caipital o Mie Prefectur in 1871. Wi the establishment o municipalities on Aprile 1, 1889, Tsu wis ane o oreeginal 31 ceeties tae be proclaimed.
Durin Warld War II, Allied air raids on Julie 24 an Julie 28, 1945 destroyed maist o the ceety an killed 1239 fowk
On Januar 1, 2006, the neighborin ceety o Hisai, the touns o Anō, Geinō an Kawage, an the veelage o Misato, aw frae Age Destrict; an the touns o Hakusan, Ichishi an Karasu, an the veelage o Misugi frae Ichishi Destrict, wur merged intae Tsu. As a result o the merger, the ceety acame the seicont lairgest in Mie bi population behind Yokkaichi, an acame the lairgest in Mie bi aurie ahead o Matsusaka.
Economy
eeditImuraya, a confectionery company,[2] an ZTV, a cable telly operator, are heidquartered in Tsu.[3]
Transportation
eeditRailway
eedit- 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
- Mie - Toyotsu-Ueno - Shiratsuka - Takadahonzan - Edobashi - Tsu - Tsu-shimmachi - Minamigaoka - Hisai - Momozono
- Kintetsu – Osaka Line
- Ise Railway – Ise Line
- Ise-Ueno – Kawage – Higashi-Ishinden - Tsu
Highway
eedit- Ise Expressway
- Japan Naitional Route 23
- Japan Naitional Route 163
- Japan Naitional Route 165
- Japan Naitional Route 306
- Japan Naitional Route 368
- Japan Naitional Route 369
- Japan Naitional Route 422
Seaports
eeditEddication
eedit- Mie Varsity, the prefectur's anly naitional varsity.
- Tsu Ceety College
- Mie Prefectural College o Nursin
- Takada Junior College
Sister ceety relations
eedit
– Higashishirakawa, Gifu, syne Juin 28, 1989- – Shūnan, Yamaguchi, syne Mey 8, 1990
- – Kamifurano, Hokkaidō, syne Julie 30, 1997
– Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil, syne October 18, 1976
– Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, Cheenae – syne Juin 11, 1984
Local attractions
eeditTsu is famous for its Tōjin Odori (唐人踊り), a festival commemoratin the arrival o the Joseon Tongsinsa delegation frae Korea durin the feudal period.[4] Thare are twa ither ceeties that celebrate Tōjin Odori: Suzuka ceety in Mie Prefectur an Ushimado-chō in Okayama Prefectur.[5]
The ruins o Tsu Castle hae been made intae a dountoun ceety pairk.
Notit fowk
eedit- 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 – umwhile preses o Toyota Motors
- Edogawa Rampo – author
- Chikara Sakaguchi - politeecian
- Hidesaburō Ueno – agricultural scientist
- Saori Yoshida – Olympic wrestler
References
eedit- ↑ "Tsu Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "Corporate profile Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine." Imuraya Confectionery. March 30, 2008. Retrieved on January 11, 2010.
- ↑ Home page. ZTV. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.searchnavi.com/~hp/tojin/eng/ Toujin House
- ↑ http://www006.upp.so-net.ne.jp/asao/toujin.htm Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine 唐人踊り (Tōjin Odori)
Freemit airtins
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Media relatit tae Tsu, Mie at Wikimedia Commons
- Tsu offeecial wabsteid in Japanese