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Tsushima, Aichi

Tsushima
津島市
City
Tsushima Tenno Festival
Tsushima Tenno Festival
Flag of Tsushima
Flag
Coat of arms of Tsushima
Coat of arms
Location of Tsushima in Aichi Prefecture
Location of Tsushima in Aichi Prefecture
Tsushima is located in Japan
Tsushima
Tsushima
 
Coordinates: 35°10′37.4″N 136°44′28.6″E / 35.177056°N 136.741278°E / 35.177056; 136.741278Coordinates: 35°10′37.4″N 136°44′28.6″E / 35.177056°N 136.741278°E / 35.177056; 136.741278
Country Japan
Region Chūbu (Tōkai)
Prefecture Aichi Prefecture
Government
Area
 • Total 25.09 km2 (9.69 sq mi)
Population (May 2015)
 • Total 62,879
 • Density 2,510/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Pinus thunbergii
- Flower Japanese wisteria
- Bird Egret
Phone number 0567-24-1111
Address 2-21 Tatekomi-chō, Tsushima-shi, Aichi-ken 496-8686
Website Official website

Tsushima (津島市 Tsushima-shi?) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan.

As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 62,879 and a population density of 2,591 persons per km². The total area was 25.09 square kilometres (9.69 sq mi).

Tsushima is located in far western Aichi Prefecture.

Average winter temperatures range from around 0-10 degrees C with occasional snowfall. Summer is hot and humid with occasional typhoons. Summer temperatures are regularly around 30 degrees C. The East Asian rainy season occurs in June.

Tsushima developed as a monzen-machi catering to the pilgrimage traffic to the well-known Shinto shrine of Tsushima Jinja from the Muromachi period. During the Sengoku period, it was controlled by the Oda clan and subsequently in the Edo period was part of the holdings of the Owari Tokugawa of Nagoya.

During the Meiji period, the area was organized into several villages under Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, including the village of Tsushima in 1871. 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.


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