is one of five neighborhoods within the city of
Date
Date or dates may refer to:
* Date, the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'')
* Jujube, also known as red date or Chinese date, the fruit of ''Ziziphus jujuba''
Social activity
*Dating, a form of courtship involving social activi ...
,
Fukushima, along with the former towns of Date,
Hobara,
Ryozen, and
Yanagawa Yanagawa may refer to:
* Yanagawa, Fukuoka
* Yanagawa, Fukushima
* Yanagawa (surname)
* Yanagawa (film)
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. Until the merger in 2006 it was a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in
Date District, Fukushima Prefecture,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 4,443, and a
density
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of 101.83 persons per km
2. The total area is 43.63 km
2.
Tsukidate is primarily known for rice and wasabi cultivation. It is host to a hydrangea festival in Spring.
History
The town symbol was established in 1965. It includes a representation of the kanji "tsuki" (月), with the horizontal lines extended to indicate unlimited progress. In 1985, the golden-rayed lily, Japanese zelkova, and Japanese bush warbler were named the town's official flower, tree, and bird, respectively.
On January 1, 2006, Tsukidate, along with the towns of
Date
Date or dates may refer to:
* Date, the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'')
* Jujube, also known as red date or Chinese date, the fruit of ''Ziziphus jujuba''
Social activity
*Dating, a form of courtship involving social activi ...
,
Hobara,
Ryōzen and
Yanagawa Yanagawa may refer to:
* Yanagawa, Fukuoka
* Yanagawa, Fukushima
* Yanagawa (surname)
* Yanagawa (film)
{{disambig ...
(all from
Date District), was merged to create
Date
Date or dates may refer to:
* Date, the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'')
* Jujube, also known as red date or Chinese date, the fruit of ''Ziziphus jujuba''
Social activity
*Dating, a form of courtship involving social activi ...
.
Local attractions
* ''Hana Koubo'' (resort and bathhouse)
* 16 Rakan Statues
* Tsukimidate Forest Park
International relations
Since 1994, Tsukidate has been involved in a cultural exchange program with students from
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere (, ) is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Located approximately northeast of Downtown Boston, Revere is the terminus of the Blue Line (MBTA), MBTA Blue Line, with three stations located within the city: Wonderland station, Wonderla ...
. Every two years, students from Tsukidate travel to the US for a week-long home-stay. On alternate years, those same students from Revere visit Tsukidate and stay in the student's homes. This program was expanded to include all of Date in 2006. In the summer of 2016, Date and Revere became sister cities. The program has been on hiatus since 2017.
References
External links
Date official websitein Japanese
Dissolved municipalities of Fukushima Prefecture
Date, Fukushima
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