is one of the 18

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of the city of

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Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...

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. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated

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of 199,258 and a

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of 7,130 persons per km². The total area was 27.93 km².

Geography

Tsuzuki Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and north of the geographic center of the city of Yokohama.

Surrounding municipalities

* Kōhoku Ward * Midori Ward * Aoba Ward

History

The area around present-day Tsuzuki Ward was formerly part of Tsutsuki District in

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. During the

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, it was a rural region classified as ''

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'' territory controlled directly by the

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, but administered through various ''

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''. After the

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, the area became part of the new

. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages. In April 1939, the area was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama, becoming part of Kōhoku Ward. In a major administrative reorganization of October 1, 1969, Kōhoku was divided, with parts of the present-day area of Tsuzuki becoming part of the new Midori-ku. On November 6, 1994, Kōhoku and Midori were recombined, and then re-divided into four Wards (Kōhoku, Midori, Tsuzuki and Aoba). The division and re-division of Wards has much to do with the development of northern Yokohama by railroad companies. The opening of the

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and associated residential communities led to the rapid

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development in this region. This was followed by the project in the 1980s and early 1990s. The core of the Kōhoku New Town became a significant commercial centre once the subway line extension between

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and

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was completed in 1993. The influx of new population resulted in the entire “Kōhoku New Town” being re-organized into the new Tsuzuki Ward.

Economy

Tsuzuki Ward is primarily a regional commercial center and

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for central Yokohama, Kawasaki and Tokyo. There is some light manufacturing and residual agriculture. Prior to

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, the area was known for its production of

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s. Car Make T&E and Weld X Overdose Techniques Factory are headquartered in Tsuzuki Ward.

Transportation

Railroads

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– Blue Line ** – – – *

– Green Line ** - - - - -

Highways

* Daisan Keihin *

Japan National Route 246 is a major highway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It originates in Chiyoda, Tokyo and terminates in Numazu, Shizuoka. In and near Tokyo, it parallels the routes of the Dai-ichi Keihin, Dai-ni Keihin, and Tōmei Expressways, the Tōkyū Den- ...

Education

Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education The is the board of education for Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. The board consists of six members; one of them is elected as the chair, and one of them is appointed by the board as the superintendent. The board administers municipal education and ...

operates public high schools. Public high schools: *

Kawawa High School Kanagawa Prefectural Kawawa High School (神奈川県立川和高等学校, ''Kanagawa Kenritsu Kawawa Kōtōgakkō'') is a high school in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Japan, founded in 1962. The school is operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Ed ...

* * operates public elementary and junior high schools. Public junior high schools: *Chigasaki ( 茅ケ崎) *Edaminami ( 荏田南) *Hayabuchi ( 早渕) *Higashi-yamata ( 東山田) *Kawawa ( 川和) *Nakagawa ( 中川) *Nakagawa-nishi ( 中川西) *Tsuda (都田) Public elementary schools: *Chigasaki ( 茅ケ崎) *Chigasakidai ( 茅ケ崎台) *Chigasaki-higashi (茅ケ崎東) *Eda ( 荏田) *Edahigashi-Dai-ichi ( 荏田東第一) *Edaminami ( 荏田南) *Higashi-yamata (東山田) *Kachida ( 勝田) *Kawawa (川和) *Kawawa-higashi (川和東) *Kita-yamata ( 北山田) *Minami-yamata ( 南山田) *Nakagawa (中川) *Nakagawa-nishi (中川西) *Orimoto (折本) *Sumiregaoka ( すみれが丘) *Tsuda (都田) *Tsuda-nishi (都田西) *Tsuzuki (都筑) *Tsuzuki-no-oka ( つづきの丘) *Ushikubo ( 牛久保) *Yamata (山田) Additionally, Higashiichigao Elementary (ケ尾小学校), Kamoi Elementary ( 鴨居小学校), and Shinyoshida Daini Elementary (新吉田第二小学校), which have their campuses outside of Tsuzuki-ku, have zones that include portions of Tsuzuki-ku. Private international schools: *

German School Tokyo Yokohama The German School of Tokyo Yokohama, ja, 東京横浜独逸学園, Tōkyō Yokohama Doitsu Gakuen, german: Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama, DSTY is an officially approved German school in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the oldest German schoo ...

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" German School of Tokyo Yokohama. Retrieved on January 18, 2015. "2-4-1 Chigasaki-Minami, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama 224-0037, Japan" Post-secondary institutions: *

Musashi Institute of Technology , often called or TCU for short, is an engineering, environmental and information sciences focused private university located in Tokyo, Japan. The university has four campuses, the Setagaya campus close to the Tama River at Oyamadai, Setagay ...

Tokyo City University , often called or TCU for short, is an engineering, environmental and information sciences focused private university located in Tokyo, Japan. The university has four campuses, the Setagaya campus close to the Tama River at Oyamadai, Setagay ...

Local attractions

Yokohama History Museum is a history museum in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the ...

Noted people from Tsuzuki

Reiko Nakamura is a Japanese Olympic and Asian record-holding swimmer. She swam in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medals in the 200m backstroke at both editions. In doing so, she became the first Japanese woman in 72 years to win medals at ...

, Olympic swimmer *

Yuya Tegoshi is a Japanese singer, actor, and television personality. He debuted as a member of Japanese boy band NEWS under Johnny & Associates and was also part of its sub-group, Tegomass. Career 2002–2019: NEWS, Tegomass Tegoshi entered Johnny & ...

, musician

References

* Kato, Yuzo. ''Yokohama Past and Present''. Yokohama City University (1990).

External links

Tsuzuki Ward Office
* {{Authority control Wards of Yokohama