Tsu (Mie)

Tsu-shi 津市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Mie
Coordinates :	34 ° 43 '  N , 136 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 43 '7 "  N , 136 ° 30' 20"  E
Basic data
Surface:	710.81 km²
Residents :	275,371 (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	387 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	24201-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	azalea
Flower :	azalea
town hall
Address :	Tsu City Hall 23 - 1 , Nishimarunouchi Tsu -shi Mie  514-8611
Website URL:	http://www.info.city.tsu.mie.jp
Location Tsus in Mie Prefecture

Tsu ( jap. 津市 , - shi , literally: port ) is a city and the administrative seat of the prefecture Mie on Honshū , the main island of Japan , on the Ise Bay about 60 km south of Nagoya .

history

Tsu was originally a castle town (see Tsu Castle ). During the Edo period , many hikers stopped in town on the way to the Ise Shrine , which is 40 km to the southeast.

He was appointed Shi on April 1, 1889.

religion

In Tsu there is a Catholic church, which is subordinate to the Diocese of Kyoto .

traffic

• Street:
  • Ise highway
  • National roads 23, 163, 165, 306, 368, 369, 422
• Train:
  • JR Kisei main line
  • JR Meisho Line
  • Kintetsu Osaka line
  • Kintetsu Nagoya Line

education

• University of Mie

Neighboring cities and communities

• Mie prefecture
  • Suzuka
  • Iga
  • Matsusaka
  • Kameyama
  • Nabari
• Nara prefecture
  • Soni
  • Mitsue

Town twinning

• Osasco , Brazil, since 1976
• Zhenjiang , People's Republic of China, since 1984
• Higashishirakawa , Japan, since 1989
• Shūnan , Japan, since 1990
• Kamifurano , Japan, since 1997

sons and daughters of the town

• Matsusaburô Fujiwara (1881–1946), mathematician
• Saori Yoshida (* 1982 in what was then Ichishi ), wrestler
• Leiko Ikemura (* 1951), painter and sculptor
• Futahaguro Kōji (born 1963), sumo wrestler
• Mū Kanazaki (* 1989), Japanese football player
• Naoya Senoo (born 1996), soccer player

Web links

Commons : Tsu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Tsu City Hall

Individual evidence

1. ^ Catholic Tsu Church