Tsuru, Yamanashi

Tsuru 都留市
City
Tsuru City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture
Tsuru
Coordinates: 35°33′5.5″N 138°54′19.6″E / 35.551528°N 138.905444°ECoordinates: 35°33′5.5″N 138°54′19.6″E / 35.551528°N 138.905444°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture	Yamanashi Prefecture
Area
• Total	161.63 km^2 (62.41 sq mi)
Population (November 1, 2015)
• Total	32,584
• Density	202/km^2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	Pinus
- Flower	Prunus mume
-Bird	Cettia diphone
Phone number	0554-43-1111
Address	Kamiya 1-1-1, Tsuru City, Yamanashi Prefecture 402-8501
Website	www.city.tsuru.yamanashi.jp

Tsuru (都留市 Tsuru-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 32,584 and a population density of 202 persons per km². The total area was 161.63 square kilometres (62.41 sq mi).

Geography

Tsuru is located in southeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills of Mount Fuji.

Neighboring municipalities

Yamanashi Prefecture

• Fujiyoshida
• Ōtsuki
• Uenohara
• Minamitsuru District - Yamanakako, Oshino, Nishikatsura, Fujikawaguchiko

History

The area around Tsuru has been continuously inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period, and numerous artifacts from the Jōmon period and Kofun period have been found within its borders. The area has been part of ancient Tsuru County of Kai Province since the Nara period. During the Sengoku period, the area was controlled by the Takeda clan. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in April 1, 1889, the village of Tani was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture. Tani was raised to town status on March 7, 1896. On April 29, 1954 Tani merged with four neighboring villages to form the city of Tsuru.

Education

• Tsuru University
• Tsuru has eight elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school.

In March 2016 Katsura High School and Yamaura High School closed. The newly opened Tsuru Kojokan High school replaced the closing schools.

Transportation

Railway

• Fuji Kyuko - Ōtsuki Line
  • Tanokura-Kasei-Akasaka-Tsurushi-Yamuramachi-Tsuru-bunkadaigaku-mae-Tōkaichiba-Higashi-Katsura

Highway

• Chūō Expressway
• Japan National Route 139

Sister cities

• - Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA^[1]

Noted people from Tsuru

• Kazuo Dan - novelist
• Jinpachi Nezu – actor
• Yasuyo Yamasaki – Colonel in command of IJA forces at Battle of Attu

References

1. "US-Japan Sister Cities by State". Asia Matters for America. Honolulu, HI: East-West Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.

External links

Media related to Tsuru, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)