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Tsuru, Yamanashi

Tsuru
都留市
City
Tsuru City Hall
Tsuru City Hall
Flag of Tsuru
Flag
Official seal of Tsuru
Seal
Location of Tsuru in  Yamanashi Prefecture
Location of Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture
Tsuru is located in Japan
Tsuru
Tsuru
 
Coordinates: 35°33′5.5″N 138°54′19.6″E / 35.551528°N 138.905444°E / 35.551528; 138.905444Coordinates: 35°33′5.5″N 138°54′19.6″E / 35.551528°N 138.905444°E / 35.551528; 138.905444
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture
Area
 • Total 161.63 km2 (62.41 sq mi)
Population (November 1, 2015)
 • Total 32,584
 • Density 202/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Pinus
- Flower Prunus mume
-Bird Cettia diphone
Phone number 0554-43-1111
Address Kamiya 1-1-1, Tsuru City, Yamanashi Prefecture 402-8501
Website www.city.tsuru.yamanashi.jp

Tsuru (都留市, Tsuru-shi?) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of November 2015, the city had an estimated population of 32,584 and a population density of 202 persons per km². The total area was 161.63 square kilometres (62.41 sq mi).

Tsuru is located in southeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills of Mount Fuji.

Yamanashi Prefecture

The area around Tsuru has been continuously inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic period, and numerous artifacts from the Jōmon period and Kofun period have been found within its borders. The area has been part of ancient Tsuru County of Kai Province since the Nara period. During the Sengoku period, the area was controlled by the Takeda clan. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in April 1, 1889, the village of Tani was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture. Tani was raised to town status on March 7, 1896. On April 29, 1954 Tani merged with four neighboring villages to form the city of Tsuru.

In March 2016 Katsura High School and Yamura High School closed. The newly opened Tsuru Kojokan High school replaced the closing schools.


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