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located in

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

in the

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 61,647 in 26,559 households, and a

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of 2,457 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Tsushima is located in far western Aichi Prefecture, on the alluvial plain of the

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Climate

The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Tsushima is 15.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1710 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C with occasional

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s , and lowest in January, at around 4.4 °C with occasional snow. The

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occurs in June.

Demographics

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Surrounding municipalities

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* Aisai * Ama *

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History

Middle ages

Tsushima developed as a ''monzen-machi'' catering to the pilgrimage traffic to the well-known

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of Tsushima Jinja from the

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Early modern period

During the

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, the area was controlled by the

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and subsequently in the

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was part of the holdings of the

Owari-Tokugawa family The is a branch of the Tokugawa clan, and it is the seniormost house of the ''Gosanke'' ("three honourable houses of the Tokugawa").Owari Domain The Owari-Han, also known as the Owari Domain, was a significant feudal domain in Tokugawa shogunate, Japan during the Edo period. Situated in the western region of what is now Aichi Prefecture, it covered portions of Owari Province, Owari, Mino ...

Late modern period

During the

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, the area was organized into several villages under Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, including the village of Tsushima in 1871 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. During the Meiji period, the area was a center for textile production. Tsushima was elevated to town status on October 1, 1889, and to city status on March 1, 1947.

Contemporary history

Tsushima was hit by the

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in 1959 which caused widespread damage and flooding.

Government

Tsushima has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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city legislature of 18 members. The city contributes one member to the Aichi Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aichi District 9 of the

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of the

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Sister cities

International

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, United States, since November 5, 1981

National

;Disaster alliance city * Fujioka,

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, since September 1, 2004 * Kasukabe,

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, since September 1, 2004 * Kōnan,

, since September 1, 2004

Education

Schools

Tsushima has eight public elementary schools and four public junior high schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Aichi Prefectural Board of Education. There are also one high school operated by the city government.

Transportation

Railways

Conventional lines

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* Tsushima Line: - – (Shobata) - (Fujinami) - - * Bisai Line: - -

Roads

Expressways

* Higashi-Meihan Expressway

Japan National Route

Local attractions

* The Japan Mosque of the Ahmadiyyas, largest mosque (by capacity) in Japan. * Tsushima Shrine Tsushimajinja4.JPG, Tsushima Shrine Tushimatennousai1.JPG, Tenno Matsuri Tsushimahuji.JPG, Wisteria Festival Tennogawa1.JPG, Tennōgawa Park Tsushima.JPG, Temple town Hottakehouse.JPG, Hottake House

Culture

Festival

* Tenno Matsuri, a festival with a history of over two hundred years. The highlight of this two-day event is the evening festival in which a dozen boats, each decorated with nearly 400 paper lanterns, float down the Tenno River.

Notable people from Tsushima

* Mitsuharu Kaneko (1895–1975), poet * Yone Noguchi (1875–1947), poet * Kanematsu Sugiura (1892-1979), cancer researcher * Kiyoshi Takayama (b. 1947),

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tycoon

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Aichi Prefecture