Tsubata, Ishikawa
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Tsubata 津幡町 |
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 Location of Tsubata in Ishikawa Prefecture |
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 Tsubata
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| Coordinates: 36°40′N 136°44′E / 36.667°N 136.733°ECoordinates: 36°40′N 136°44′E / 36.667°N 136.733°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
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Chūbu Hokuriku |
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| Prefecture | Ishikawa Prefecture | |
| District | Kahoku | |
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| • Total | 110.44 km2 (42.64 sq mi) | |
| Population (2003) | ||
| • Total | 35,467 | |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| Website | www |
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Tsubata (津幡町 Tsubata-machi?) is a town located in Kahoku District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Tsubata is located near the middle of Ishikawa Prefecture. It plays an important role as a crossroads between the Kaga region, the Noto region, and Toyama Prefecture.
Tsubata’s total area is 110.44 square kilometers. To the east, valleys and dales branch out through the low hills, while a flat plain 2-3 kilometers in width spreads out to the west. Approximately 37,000 people reside in Tsubata. Beginning in 1970, the population grew by a modest 1% every year. Following the start of the Heisei Era in 1989, the rate of population growth increased. According to year 2000 census results, Tsubata’s total population increase and population growth rate were the highest in the prefecture. In the center of town limits lies Ishikawa Prefecture Forest Park, the largest park of its kind on the island of Honshu. Kahoku Lagoon, the largest lagoon in the prefecture, is located in southwest Tsubata.
The main part of town is located around the town hall. The old downtown shopping street (商店街), Puppy One, is located to the north, but is dying down and many businesses are moving more toward a newer part of town south of town hall. This area includes a large shopping center called Al Plaza, grocery stores, a number of restaurants and Cygnus, the cultural hall.
The mayor of Tsubata is Yata Tomiro.
There are 4 town mascots: Yoshinaka-kun(よしなかくん), Tomoe-chan (ともえちゃん), Ka-kun (カーくん) and Mo-chan(モーちゃん). They are modeled after a relatively famous, gruesome, possibly fictional battle that took place in the hills that lie between what are now Tsubata and Oyabe, the town next door. During the Genpei War (the war between Genji and Heike clans), a Genji general by the name of Kiso Yoshinaka (よしなかくん) is said to have faced a large Heike host here. The story goes that they defeated the Heike with a cunning plan – they drove bulls with flaming torches attached to their horns (カーくん and モーちゃん) into the enemy camp in the dead of night. The resulting panic caused many surprised soldiers to fall into the ravine below, and thus the Genji troops were able to continue.
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