Tsuyama, Okayama
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Tsuyama 津山市 |
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 Location of Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 35°4′10″N 134°0′16″E / 35.06944°N 134.00444°ECoordinates: 35°4′10″N 134°0′16″E / 35.06944°N 134.00444°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Chūgoku (Sanyō) | |
| Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture | |
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| • Mayor | Akinori Miyaji (since March 2010) | |
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| • Total | 506.36 km2 (195.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (December 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 108,057 | |
| • Density | 213.40/km2 (552.7/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Camphor laurel | |
| • Flower | Satsuki azalea, Sakura | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 520 Yamakita, Tsuyama-shi, Okayama-ken 708-8501 |
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| Website | www |
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Tsuyama (津山市 Tsuyama-shi?) is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003[update], the city had an estimated population of 89,974 and a population density of 484.43 persons per km². The total area was 185.73 km². The area increased in 2005 as the result of a merger with adjacent towns, which also boosted the city's population to more than 100,000.
The city was founded on February 11, 1929.
Tsuyama is known for the 17th century Tsuyama Castle, whose grandeur was said to rival that of Himeji Castle in neighboring Hyōgo Prefecture. The castle was destroyed in 1874, and today only the stone foundations remain, save for a single turret that was reconstructed in 2005. The castle ruins remain Tsuyama's main tourist attraction along with Joto Street, a narrow street of old, traditional buildings that was once part of the pilgrimage route from Kyoto to Izumo, and Shurakuen Garden, a traditional Japanese garden constructed in 1657.
The 1938 Tsuyama massacre, in which 21-year-old Mutsuo Toi murdered 30 people in the course of one and a half hours, took place in a village near Tsuyama which became part of the city of Tsuyama in 2005. It was considered for several decades to be the world's largest massacre committed by a single criminal.
On February 28, 2005, the town of Kamo, the village of Aba (both from Tomata District), the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), and the town of Kume (from Kume District) were merged into Tsuyama.
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