Tsuru, Yamanashi

Tsuru
都留市

City

Tsuru City Hall

Flag

Seal

Location of Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture

Tsuru

Coordinates: 35°33′5.5″N 138°54′19.6″E / 35.551528°N 138.905444°ECoordinates: 35°33′5.5″N 138°54′19.6″E / 35.551528°N 138.905444°E

Chūbu (Tōkai)

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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