was a

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located in Kitauwa District,

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 13,284 and a

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of 60.10 persons per km². The total area was 221.05 km². On August 1, 2005, Tsushima, along with the towns of Mima and Yoshida (all from Kitauwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Uwajima. Tsushima residents are also known for pearl farming and fish farming, as well as being part of the prefecture's

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growing industry. Nanrakuen Park is a beautiful place to go for a walk when you're there. There's also a children's amusement area called Playland across the street.

Tourism

Tsushima is known for the Iwamatsu River and the festival, "Shirauo Matsuri", they have each year where people eat tiny, live fish. Another festival is "Tsushima Summer Matsuri" which is held in August. Iwamatsu Machinami in Iwamatsu is a historic street that is promoted by Uwajima City as a tourist attraction with a reference to

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's novel "Ten'ya Wan'ya". There are approximately 20 historic houses from the

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(1868–1911) and additional 30 other historic buildings. Iwamatsu was listed as one of 25 sites of the

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published by

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(WMF) for preservation efforts.

References

External links

Uwajima official website
in Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Ehime Prefecture Uwajima, Ehime {{Ehime-geo-stub