Maizuru
Maizuru
舞鶴市 | |||||||||
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 Location of Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture | |||||||||
  Maizuru Location in Japan | |||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°28′N 135°23′E / 35.467°N 135.383°E | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||||
| Prefecture | Kyoto | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Mayor | Ryozo Tatami | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 342.13 km2 (132.10 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population (February 28, 2022) | |||||||||
• Total | 78,644 | ||||||||
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||
| City hall address | 1044 Kitasui, Maizuru-shi, Kyōto-fu 625-8555 | ||||||||
| Climate | Cfa | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
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| Flower | Azalea | ||||||||
| Tree | Japanese zelkova | ||||||||
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Maizuru (舞鶴市, Maizuru-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2022[update], the city had an estimated population of 78,644 in 34,817 households and a population density of 230 persons per km².[2] The total area of the city is 342.13 square kilometres (132.10 sq mi).
Geography
Maizuru is located in northern Kyoto Prefecture, facing scenic Maizuru Bay on the Sea of Japan to the north and Fukui Prefecture to the east.
Neighboring municipalities
Fukui Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
Climate
Like Toyooka in Hyōgo Prefecture, Maizuru has a climate resembling the Hokuriku region rather than the rest of Kansai, though it is less wet than other Hokuriku towns during the late autumn and winter because its location on a deep inlet means the northerly winds driven by the Siberian High and Aleutian Low do not produce as much rain and/or snow. In the summer, however, Maizuru can be extremely oppressive as the intense radiation creates extreme humidity around the bay: on August 13, 1994 the town recorded a minimum temperature of 29 °C (84.2 °F).[3]
| Climate data for Maizuru (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1947−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.8 (101.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
19.7 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
10.9 (51.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 183.4 (7.22) |
146.6 (5.77) |
140.5 (5.53) |
116.6 (4.59) |
142.8 (5.62) |
154.9 (6.10) |
192.6 (7.58) |
149.6 (5.89) |
238.3 (9.38) |
179.9 (7.08) |
132.5 (5.22) |
163.6 (6.44) |
1,941.2 (76.43) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 54 (21) |
49 (19) |
9 (3.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
24 (9.4) |
135 (53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.7 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 156.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) | 8.9 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 22.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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82 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.1 | 82.5 | 123.0 | 165.3 | 182.9 | 136.0 | 151.2 | 194.7 | 134.5 | 128.6 | 101.3 | 80.4 | 1,552.4 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Maizuru has declined gradually over the past 30 years.
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History
The area of Maizuru has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and numerous traces of
After the Second World War, Maizuru was a key port for returning Japanese servicemen and detainees from continental Asia for over 13 years.[7] Today, JMSDF Maizuru Naval Base is a key district headquarters for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Government
Maizuru has a
Economy
Maizuru has a mixed economy, with commerce, agriculture, forestry, tourism and commercial fishing all playing major roles. Industry, centered on wood processing and shipbuilding, have declined severely due to overseas competition, but Japan Marine United, a large shipbuilding corporation, has one of its main shipyards in Maizuru.
Education
Colleges and universities
- Kyoto University - Maizuru Fisheries Research Station
- Japan Coast Guard School
- National Institute of Technology, Maizuru campus
Primary and secondary education
Maizuru has 20 public elementary schools and seven public middle schools operated by the town government and two public high schools operated by the Kyoto Prefectural Department of Education. There is also one private high school.
The community previously had a
Transportation
Railways
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Kyoto Tango Railway – Miyazu Line
Highways
Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway
Kyoto Jūkan Expressway
National Route 27
National Route 175
National Route 177
National Route 178
International town twinnings and exchange partnership
- Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai, Russia in June 1961, the first Russian - Japanese sister towns in history.[9]
- Dalian, Liaoning, China since 1982
- Portsmouth, Hampshire, England since 1998.- Rishtan, Fergana region, Uzbekistansince 2019.
Local attractions
Maizuru is dotted with sightseeing spots. There is Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum, a commemorative hall which documents the return of half a million servicemen and detainees from Soviet internment, and an observatory which overlooks the Rias seashore of the Maizuru Bay.
Notable people from Maizuru
- Hisamitsu Springs and Japan women's national volleyball team)
- Tatsuya Ishihara, Japanese television and film director (Kyoto Animation)
- Kazuki Maehara, former actor, known for his role as Ryoma in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
- Kengo Mashimo, Japanese professional wrestler (Active Advance Pro Wrestling)
- swimmer
- character designer
- House of Representatives of Japan
- Shosei Ohira, Japanese singer and dancer, member of JO1
- Jin Ueda, Japanese table tennis player
- Yuki Yamaguchi, former Japanese sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres
References
- ^ 2015 Population Census (in Japanese)
- ^ "Maizuru city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
- ^ Maizuru climate data
- ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ a b Maizuru population statistics
- Memory of the World Register.
- ^ "ウリハッキョ一覧" (). Chongryon. November 6, 2005. Retrieved on October 15, 2015.
- ^ Sister City and Friendly City
External links
- Maizuru City — official website (in Japanese) – some English can be accessed.
- Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum — official website (in English)
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