was a

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located in Kashima District,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 5,812 and a

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of 204.65 persons per km². The total area was 28.40 km². On October 1, 2004, Tatsuruhama, along with the towns of Nakajima and

Notojima is a volcanic island in the Nanao Bay () portion of the Sea of Japan, less than 500 meters off the coast of the Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. Notojima Island is administered as part of Nanao city. The two bridges connecting Notojima to the ...

(all from Kashima District), was merged into the expanded city of Nanao and no longer exists as an independent

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. Since 1992, Tatsuruhama's sister city was Morgantown,

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Tatsuruhama Bird Park

The bird park opened in 1997 and was introduced as a natural habitat for birds in the area to improve conservation. Around 2000 trees were planted in an area of approximately 1.8 hectares.

Tatsuruhama High School

Tatsuruhama High School has specialised Nursing and Welfare courses. Students who complete 3rd year high school (12th year of schooling) can go on to either further study in Welfare training colleges, or continue through the school's own speciality training course (専攻) at Noto General Hospital (能登総合病院) for a further two years to become a fully qualified nurse. There is an onsite dormitory for 50 students, and the school used to be a girls-only school, but has recently opened its doors to male students also (the school's population of male students remains fairly low).

References

External links

Official website of Nanao

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Tatsuruhama Senior High School
Dissolved municipalities of Ishikawa Prefecture Nanao, Ishikawa {{Ishikawa-geo-stub